1591. The first plants to colonize land were the :
A. Fungi
B. Pteridophytes
C. Bryophytes *
D. Angiosperms
1592. Which is wrong in respect to bryophytes ?
A. Water is essential for fertilization
B. Presence of archegonia
C. Presence of ciliated sperms
D. Presence of autotrophic independent sporophyte *
1593. Conducting tissue in moss is made up of :
A. Xylem and phloem
B. Xylem
C. Collenchyma
D. Parenchyma *
1594. Which of the following is diploid in moss plant :
A. Spore
B. Leaves
C. Gametes
D. Spore mother cell *
1595. A specialized organ of the sporophyte for attachment to the gametophytes is called :
A. Stalk
B. Foot *
C. Apophasis
D. Root
1596. If the chromosome number in the leaf of chromosome is 20, what will be the chromosome number in the spores :
A. 20 *
B. 40
C. 10
D. 5
1597. The proteome is a stage in the life cycle of :
A. Riccia
B. Funaria *
C. All bryophytes
D. Cycas
1598. Which of the following statement about alternation of generation in bryophytes is correct ?
A. It involves alternation of morphologically different generation
B. Their gametophyte depends upon gametophyte for nutrition
C. Spore formation occurs through meiosis
D. All of these *
1599. Which feature of a bryophyte demonstrates its dependence on environmental moisture ?
A. Heterospory
B. Vascular system
C. Gemma
D. Flagellated sperm *
1600. Anthropoids, the male gamete in bryophytes, i.e female sexy organ by :
A. Photo tactic phenomenon
B. Chemotactic phenomenon *
C. Geotropic phenomenon
D. Chemotropic movement