Division Pteridophyta
Division Pteridophyta: Overview
This Topic covers sub-topics such as Pteridophyta, Life Cycle of Pteridophytes, Classification of Pteridophytes, Seed Habit in Pteridophytes, Gametophytes of Pteridophytes, Morphology of Pteridophytes, Habitat of Pteridophytes and, Heterosporous Plants
Important Questions on Division Pteridophyta
In which of the following would you place the plants having vascular tissue lacking seeds?


Pteridophytes differ from mosses/bryophytes in possessing:

A mature ligule, having a prominent basal portion, is called

Identify the pair of heterosporous pteridophytes among the following:


Assertion : Ferns usually possess fronds.
Reason : Fronds are very small leaves.

Choose the incorrect statement from following:

Choose the incorrect statement from the following:

Select the wrong set of features regarding the prothallus of Pteridophytes:

The 'walking' fern is so named because:

Which one of the following is heterosporous?

Identify A, B, C, D and E in the following figure.


The female gametophytes are retained on the parent sporophyte in:




Which of the following plant belongs to the class Sphenopsida?

