Question

Which class has been placed in between dicotyledons and monocotyledons by Bentham and Hooker?

• A. Leptosprongiatae
• B. Eusporangiatae
• C. Gymnospermae
• D. Hepaticopsida

Answer 1

Answer: (C)

Gymnospermae

Bentham and Hooker divided Spermatophyta or seed-bearing plants into three classes namely-

• Dicotyledonae ( class I )
• Gymnospermae ( class II )
• Monocotyledonae ( class III ).

It was a example of natural system of classification, In which the organisms are classified on the basis of their natural affinities (i.e. the basic similarities in the morphology).

So, the correct option is 'Gymnospermae'.