Question

Match and tick the correct answer from codes given below:

	List I		List II
A	Marchantia	I	Malic acid
B	Lycopeds	II	Cane sugar
C	Moss	III	Citric acid
D	Fern	IV	Albumen

• A. A-IV,B-III,C-II.D-I
• B. A-II,B-IV,C-I,D-III
• C. A-IV,B-I,C-III,D-II
• D. A-I,B-II,C-III,D-IV

Answer 1

The correct option is B A-II,B-IV,C-I,D-III

With regard to antherozoids, Starsburger had pointed out that in Ferns and in Marchantia they are attracted by the substances which are extruded from the neck of archegonium. Pfeffer found that malic acid is the specific attractive substance for ferns and selaginella and cane sugar for those of mosses. Marchantia - Cane sugar; Lycopeds - Albumen; Moss - malic acid; Fern - citric acid.