
Heterosporous pteridophytes produce

Important Questions on Plant Kingdom
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): 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:


List- | List- | ||
(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 Bryophytes & Pteridophytes, the number of male gametes produced is several thousand times the number of female gametes produced.
Reason: A large number of male gametes fail to reach the female gametes during transport.

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

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

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:


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




Choose correct pair from the following
Primary producers: Important step in evolution
Specific water requirement for fertilization of Pteridophytes: Restricted to narrow geographical regions
Growth of young embryo in female gametophyte: Food cycle of aquatic animals
Colonization of mosses and Lichens on rocks: Ecological significance


(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.


