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What is megasporangium?

Important Questions on Plant Kingdom

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Winged pollen grains are present in
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Identify the plant that possess all the following characters
A) Xylem and phloem are main conducting elements.
B) Pollen grains are carried by wind.
C) Transfer of pollen is direct.
D) Ovules develop into seeds after fertilisation.
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Which of the following statements is correct?
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From the evolution point of view, retention of the female gametophyte with developing young embryo on the parent sporophyte for some time, is first observed in:
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In which of the following gametophyte is not independent free living?
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Given below are two statements: One is labelled as Assertion A and the other is labelled as Reason R :

Assertion A : In gymnosperms the pollen grains are released from the microsporangium and carried by air currents.

Reason R: Air currents carry the pollen grains to the mouth of the archegonia where the male gametes are discharged and pollen tube is not formed.

In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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Assertion (A): In pteridophytes, the gametophytes require cool, damp, shady places to grow.

Reason R: 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:

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Conifers are adapted to tolerate extreme environmental conditions because of:
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Pinus seed cannot germinate and establish without fungal association. This is because:
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Pteriodophytes, especially ferns possess the following characteristics

i) Circinate vernation

ii) Ramenta

iii) Eustele

iv) Paraphysis

The correct combination is 

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Read the following five statements (A to E) and select the option with all correct statements:

(a) Mosses and lichens are the first organisms to colonize bare rock.
(b) Selaginella is a homosporous pteridophyte.
(c) Coralloid roots in Cycas have VAM.
(d) Main plant body in bryophytes is gametophytic, whereas in pteridophytes it is sporophytic.
(e) In gymnosperms, male and female gametophytes are present within sporangia located on sporophytes.
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Match the following lists:
  List-I   List-II
(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:

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Character of Pteridophyte considered as an important step in evolution
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Choose correct pair from the following
I) Primary producers: Important step in evolution

II) Specific water requirement for fertilization of Pteridophytes: Restricted to narrow geographical regions

III) Growth of young embryo in female gametophyte: Food cycle of aquatic animals

IV) Colonization of mosses and Lichens on rocks: Ecological significance

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Which of the following statements is incorrect about gymnosperms?