Question

Match column I with column II and select the correct answer using the codes given below:

Column I Column II
A Aspergillus, Penicillium, and Agaricus (p) Gymnosperms
B Ulothrix, Cladophora and Chara (q) Bryophytes
C Riccia, Marchantia and Funaria (r) Pteridophytes
D Marsilea, ferns and horsetails (s) Fungi
E Pinus, Cycas and Gingko (t) Algae

• A. A- (t); B- (s); C- (q); D- (r); E- (p)
• B. A- (s); B- (t); C- (q); D- (p); E- (r)
• C. A- (s); B- (t); C- (q); D- (r); E- (p)
• D. A- (s); B- (q); C- (t); D- (r); E- (p)

Answer 1

The correct option is C A- (s); B- (t); C- (q); D- (r); E- (p)

• Fungi are achlorophyllous, heterotrophic spore-producing cells. Their cell wall is made up of chitin. They possess glycogen as reserve food. e.g., Aspergillus, Agaricus. Hence, option A pairs with (s).
• Algae are thallophytes, which are capable of manufacturing their own food through photosynthesis, e.g., Ulothrix, Chara. Hence, option B pairs with (t).
• Bryophyta is a division of non-vascular plants having a dependent sporophyte stage in their life cycle, e.g., Riccia, Marchantia. Hence, option C pairs with (q).
• Pteridophyta is a division of seedless vascular plants, e.g., Marsilea, Equisetum. Hence, option D pairs with (r).
• Gymnosperms is the subdivision of seed plants in which the seeds are naked and the sporophylls are aggregated to form cones, e.g., Cycas, Pinus. Hence, option E pairs with (p).

Therefore, option C is correct.