Question

Read the following five statements (A toE) and select the option with all correct statements :

(A) Mosses and Lichens are the first organisms to colonise a bare rock.

(B) Selaginella is a homosporous pteridophyte.

(C) Coralloid roots in Cycas have VAM.

(D) Main plant body in bryophytes is gametophytic, whereas in pteridophytes it is sporophytic.

(E) In gymnosperms, male and female gametophytes are present within sporangia located on sporophyte.

• A. (B), (C) and (E)
• B. (A), (C) and (D)
• C. (B), (C) and (D)
• D. (A), (D) and (E)

Answer 1

The correct option is D

(A), (D) and (E)

Selaginella is a heterosporouspteridophyte.

Coralloid roots in Cycas contain symbiotic nitrogen fixing Cyanobacteria.