Plant Kingodm (Assignment 2)
1. Bryophytes are the oldest (most primitive) plant type in terms of evolution,
these include
(a) liverworts and mosses
(b) lycopods and mosses
(c) lycopods and liverworts
(d) liverworts and Volvox
2. Bryophytes mostly occur in
(a) dry area
(b) terrestrial area
(c) humid, damp and shaded localities
(d) in water
3. Bryophytes are also called ‘amphibians of the plant kingdom’ because
(a) water is essential for reproduction
(b) they occur only in water
(c) these plants can live in soil, but are dependent on water
for sexual reproduction
(d) water is essential for spore formation
4. The plant body of bryophytes is thallus-like, prostrate or erect and attached
to substratum with the help of
(a) unicellular or multicellular root
(b) unicellular or multicellular rhizoids
(c) multicellular roots
(d) unicellular roots
5. Which of the following plant groups lacks true roots, stem and leaves?
(a) Angiosperms (b) Gymnosperms
(c) Pteridophytes (d) Bryophytes
6. Gametophytic generation is dominant stage in the life cycle of
(a) pteridophytes (b) angiosperms
(c) gymnosperms (d) bryophytes
7. In bryophytes, antheridium produces ...A... and female sex organ archegonium
produces ...B... . Here A and B refer to
(a) A–uniflagellate antherozoids; B–two eggs
(b) A–biflagellate antherozoids; B–one egg
(c) A–non-motile antherozoids; B–one egg
(d) A–non-motile antherozoids; B–two eggs
8. The plant having capacity of absorbing water, used to replace cotton and used
as a fuel is
(a) Marchantia (b) Riccia
(c) Sphagnum (d) Funaria
9. Mosses along with lichen are of great ecological importance because
(a) they colonise barren rocks and decompose rock
(b) of their contribution to prevent soil erosion
(c) of their contribution in ecological succession
(d) All of the above
10. Observe the diagrams given below and choose the correct option for A, B
and C.
(a) A–Antheridiophore, B–Archegoniophore, C–Endospore
(b) A–Archegoniophore, B–Antheridiophore, C–Gemma cup
(c) A–Antheridiophore, B–Archegoniophore, C–Gemma cup
(d) A–Archegoniophore, B–Antheridiophore, C–Seta cup
11. If the chromosome number in the leaf of Funaria is 20, what will be the
chromosome number in the spores?
(a) 10 (b) 40
(c) 20 (d) 5
12. Gemmae are asexual buds, which originate from small receptacles called
gemma cups. These are found in
(a) Funaria (b) Marchantia
(c) Fern (d) Sphagnum
13. In the life cycle of mosses, the gametophyte has two stages (A and B).
These stages can be called
(a) A – Protonema; B – Leafy stage
(b) A – Protonema; B – Sporogonium
(c) A – Sporophyte; B – Gametophyte
(d) A – Zygote; B – Spore mother cell
14. Choose the correct statements about liverworts.
I. In liverworts, sexual reproduction occurs by the fusion of antherozoids and
egg, which are produced in antheridium and archegonium, respectively.
II. Both male and female sex organs maybe present on same thallus or different
thalli.
III. Zygote gives rise to sporophyte, which is differentiated into foot, seta and
capsule.
IV. Some cells of capsule undergo meiosis and give rise to haploid spores.
(a) I, II and III (b) II, III and IV
(c) I, III and IV (d) I, II, III and IV
15. In mosses, the second gametophytic stage is leafy stage. Consider the
following statements about leafy stage.
I. Leafy stage is produced from the secondary protonema as a lateral bud.
II. They consist of upright, slender axis bearing spirally arranged leaves.
III. They are attached to the soil through multicellular rhizoids.
IV. This leafy stage bears the sex organ.
Which of the statements given above are correct?
(a) I, II and III (b) I, III and IV
(c) II, III and IV (d) I, II, III and IV
16. Match the following columns.
Option: C
17. Protonema is
(a) haploid and is found in mosses
(b) diploid and is found in liverworts
(c) diploid and is found in pteridophytes
(d) haploid and is found in pteridophytes