The heterosporous pteridophyte belonging to the class lycopsida is
Selaginella
Psilotum
Equisetum
Pteris
Correct Answer :
A. Selaginella
Selaginella is a member of lycopsida, which produce two kinds of spores-macro (large) and micro (small) spores. Thus, known as heterosporous pteridophytes.
Related Questions
Moss peat is used as a packing material for sending flowers and live plants to distant places because
it reduces transpiration.
it serves as a disinfectant.
it is easily available.
it is hygroscopic.
Which of the following groups of plants play an important role in plant succession on bare rocks/soil ?
Algae
Bryophytes
Pteridophytes
Gymnosperms
A universal feature of the life cycle of plants is
morphologically identical haploid and diploid stages.
genetically identical haploid and diploid stages.
alteration of generations between heteromorphic haploid gametophytes and diploid sporophytes.
none of the above
A bryophyte differs from pteridophytes in having
archegonia.
lack of vascular tissue.
swimming antherozoids.
independent gametophytes.
Protonema
is a stage of gametophytic generation.
is a creeping, green, branched and develops directly from a spore.
produces lateral bud which forms leafy plant body.
All of the above
Read the following statements and choose the correct option.
(i) In rhodophyceae, food is stored in the form of mannitol and laminarin.
(ii) The ovules of gymnosperms are not enclosed by ovary wall.
(iii) Salvinia is heterosporous.
(iv) In the diplontic life-cycle, the free living gametophyte represents the dominant phase.
(ii) and (iii) are correct but (i) and (iv) are incorrect.
(ii) and (iv) are correct but (i) and (iii) are incorrect.
(iii) and (iv) are correct but (i) and (ii) are incorrect.
(i) and (ii) are correct but (iii) and (iv) are incorrect.
Which one of the following statement concerning the algae is incorrect ?
Most algae are photosynthetic.
Algae can be classified according to their pigments.
All algae are filamentous.
Spirogyra does not produce zoospores.
Which of the following branch of science is being described by the given statements ?
(i) It can easily done by using computers based on all observable characters.
(ii) Numbers and codes are assigned to all the characters and the data are then processed.
(iii) Each character is given equal weightage and at the same time hundred of characters can be considered.
Cytotaxonomy
Numerical taxonomy
Chemotaxonomy
??-taxonomy
The Natural system of classification for flowering plants was given by
Carolus Linnaeus
Bentham and Hooker
Engler and Prantl
R. H. Whittaker
Which of the following statements are incorrect?
Pyrenoids contain protein besides starch.
Sexual reproduction may be isogamous, oogamous and anisogamous in green and brown algae.
Some of the members of algae also occur in association with fungi (lichen) and animals (eg, on sloth bear).
The leaves in pteridophytes are well adapted to withstand extremes of temperature, humidity and wind.
Angiosperms have dominated the land flora primarily because of their
power of adaptability in diverse habitat.
property of producing large number of seeds.
nature of self pollination.
domestication of man.
Bryophytes are different from fungi in having
land habit.
sterile jacket layers.
multiflagellate gametes.
gametophytic plant body.
Cycas and Adiantum resemble each other in having
seeds
motile sperms
cambium
vessels
Flagellate isogametes and anisogametes are found in
Spirogyra
Fucus
Volvox
Chlamydomonas
Match column-I with column-II and choose the correct option.
| Column-I | Column-II |
|---|---|
| A. Amphibian of the | I. Sphagnum plant kingdom |
| B. Specialized structures | II. Angiosperms in liverworts for asexual reproduction |
| C. Monocotyledons and | III. Bryophytes dicotyledons |
| D. A plant which has | IV. Gemmae capacity to holding water |
A III; B IV; C I; D II
A III; B IV; C II; D I
A IV; B III; C II; D I
A III; B II; C IV; D I
Mosses do not have true leaves because their leaf-like structures lack
starch in their chloroplast.
vascular tissues.
chlorophyll.
cellulose in their cell walls.
Laminaria (Kelp) and Fucus (Rock weed) are examples of
green algae
brown algae
red algae
golden brown algae
In order to colonize land, plants needed to acquire which of the following characteristics?
A mechanism for moving water throughout the plant.
A mechanism to prevent desiccation of tissues.
An ability to screen ultraviolet radiation.
Both (b) and (c)
A research student collected certain alga and found that its cells contained both chlorophyll a and chlorophyll d as well as phycoerythrin on the basis of his observation the students conclude that the alga belongs to
rhodophyceae
bacillariophyceae
chlorophyceae
phaeophyceae
Which of the following statements about algae is/are correct?
(i) Algae are chlorophyll bearing simple, thalloid, heterotrophic and aquatic (both fresh water and marine) organisms.
(ii) Algae reproduce by vegetative means only.
(iii) Fusion of two gametes dissimilar in size is termed as oogamous.
(iv) A few of the massive forms of algae such as kelps, form massive plant bodies.
Only (i)
Both (i) and (iii)
Only (iv)
All of these
Statement 1: Members of phaeophyceae vary in colour from olive green to various shades of brown.
Statement 2: Phaeophyceae possess chlorophyll a, c, carotenoids and xanthophylls.
Both statements -1 and statement - 2 are true and statement - 2 is the correct explanation of statement - 1.
Both statements -1 and statement - 2 are true but statement - 2 is not the correct explanation of statement - 1.
Statement -1 is true and statement - 2 is false.
Statement -1 is false and statement - 2 is true.
Pyrenoids in green algal cells are related to
starch formation
protein storage
general metabolism
enzyme secretion
Which of the following statement(s) is incorrect about mosses ?
The predominant stage of its life cycle is the gametophyte which consists of two stages protonema and leafy stages.
Leafy stage are attached to the soil through unicellular and branched rhizoids.
Sex organs-antheridia and archegonia are produced at the apex of the leafy shoots.
All of the above
In bryophytes, male and female sex organs are called ______ and ______ respectively.
microsporangia; macrosporangia
male strobili; female strobili
antheridia; archegonia
androecium; gynoecium
Which of the following statements with respect to algae are correct.
(i) Fusion between one large, non-motile female gamete and a smaller, motile male gamete is termed as oogamous.
(ii) Fusion of two gametes dissimilar in size is termed as oogamous.
(iii) Fusion of two gametes similar in size is called anisogamous.
(iv) In chlorophyceae, the major pigments are chlorophyll a and b , and the food is stored as starch.
(v) In rhodophyceae, the major pigments are chlorophyll a and d , and the food is stored as mannitol.
(i) and (v)
(iii) and (v)
(i) and (ii)
(i) and (iv)
Read the following statements and answer the question.
(i) Sporophytic generation is represented only by the one-celled zygote.
(ii) Meiosis in the zygote results in the formation of haploid spores.
(iii) The dominant, photosynthetic phase in such plants is free-living gametophyte.
(iv) Many algae such as Volvox, Spirogyra and some species of Chlamydomonas represent this pattern.
Which of the following pattern of life cycle of plant is described by the above statements ?
Haplontic
Diplontic
Haplo-diplontic
None of these
Fruits are not formed in gymnosperms because of
absence of pollination.
absence of seed.
absence of fertilization.
absence of ovary.
Which of the following class of algae is rarely found in fresh water ?
Chlorophyceae
Phaeophyceae
Rhodophyceae
Both (a) and (b)
Fusion of two gametes which are dissimilar in size is termed as _______.
isogamous
oogamous
anisogamous
agamous
Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct ?
(i) Agar, one of commercial products obtained from Laminaria and Sargassum are used to grow microbes and in preparations of ice-creams and jellies.
(ii) In phaeophyceae, major pigments are chl a, d and phycoerythrin.
(iii) Pteridophytes classified into four classes : Psilopsida, Lycopsida, Sphenopsida and Pteropsida.
(iv) Gemmae are green, multicellular, asexual buds, which develop in small receptacles called gemma cups located on the thalli.
Both (i) and (ii)
Both (ii) and (iv)
Both (iii) and (iv)
All of these