Majority of the pteridophytes are:

(I) Homosporous and produce only one kind of spores.

(II) Aquatic in nature.

(III) Heterosporous and produce small and large spores.

(IV) Restricted to narrow geographical zone due to specific requirement of water.

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

Choose correct pair from the following
$\mathrm{I})$ Primary producers: Important step in evolution

$\mathrm{II})$ Specific water requirement for fertilization of Pteridophytes: Restricted to narrow geographical regions

$\mathrm{III})$ Growth of young embryo in female gametophyte: Food cycle of aquatic animals

$\mathrm{IV})$ Colonization of mosses and Lichens on rocks: Ecological significance

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.

Pteriodophytes, especially ferns possess the following characteristics

i) Circinate vernation

ii) Ramenta

iii) Eustele

iv) Paraphysis

The correct combination is 

Assertion $\left(\mathrm{A}\right):$ In pteridophytes, the gametophytes require cool, damp, shady places to grow.

Reason $\left(\mathrm{R}\right):$ 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: