
Match the following lists:
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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


Important Questions on Plant Kingdom
(A) Elaters
(B) Indusium
(C) Agar


Assertion (A): In evolution, the distribution of Bryophytes and Pteridophytes, was limited.
Reason (R) : The need for water for the transportation of male gametes and fertilization limited their distribution.
The correct option among the following is:

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(A) | Siphonostele | (I) | Dissected siphonostele with overlapping leaf gaps |
(B) | Solenostele | (II) | Siphonostele with scattered leaf gaps |
(C) | Dictyostele | (III) | Central core of xylem surrounded by phloem |
(D) | Protostele | (IV) | Medullated protostele |
The correct match is:

Assertion In pteridophytes, the gametophytes require cool, damp, shady places to grow.
Reason Specific requirement and the need for water for fertilization, the spread of living pteridophytes is limited and restricted to narrow geographical regions.
The correct answer is:

Pteriodophytes, especially ferns possess the following characteristics
i) Circinate vernation
ii) Ramenta
iii) Eustele
iv) Paraphysis
The correct combination is

Arrange the following plants with their respective classes in the same order. Sphenopsida, Psilopsida, Pteropsida, Lycopsida, Gnetopsida
A) Selaginella
B) Equisitum
C) Sphagnum
D) Adiantum
E) Psilotum
F) Gnetum

Assertion (A): The development of zygote into young embryo with in female gametophyte indicates the precursor for the seed habit.
Reason (R) : In pteridophytes, the gametophyte requires cool, damp, shady place to grow.
The correct option among the following is:
