
In the life cycle of nonvascular terrestrial plants of moist habitats, the gametophytic structures are

Important Questions on Classification of Plant Kingdom
Match the plant with the kind of life cycle it exhibits:
List-I | List-II | ||
(a) | Spirogyra | (i) | Dominant diploid sporophyte vascular plant, with highly reduced male or female gametophyte |
(b) | Fern | (ii) | Dominant haploid free-living gametophyte |
(c) | Funaria | (iii) | Dominant diploid sporophyte alternating with reduced gametophyte called prothallus |
(d) | Cycas | (iv) | Dominant haploid leafy gametophyte alternating with partially dependent mutlicellular sporophyte |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:


Assertion (A): Bryophytes are the amphibians of the plant kingdom.
Reason (R): They are found in swamps and areas, where water and land meet.


(A) Elaters
(B) Indusium
(C) Agar




Given below are two statements: One is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R).
Assertion (A) : The first stage of gametophyte in the life cycle of moss is protonema stage.
Reason (R): Protonema develops directly from spores produced in capsule.
In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below:




Assertion The peripheral region of the secondary xylem is lighter in colour and is known as the sapwood (alburnum).
Reason It is involved in the conduction of water and minerals from root to leaf.
The correct answer is:


Which of the following are the part of the Periderm?
I. Duramen
II. Phellogen
III. Phellem
IV. Phelloderm
V. Alburnum
The correct answer is





Match the following lists:
List- | List- | ||
A. | Protonema | Useful in spore dispersal | |
B. | Circinate venation | Coiling of young leaves in Pteridophytes | |
C. | Elaters | Storage food in Rhodophyceae | |
D. | Floridean starch | Juvenile stage of Bryophytes | |
Naked ovules |
The correct match is

