Quiz_Ptridophyta

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1. In the sub genus Heterophyllum of genus Selaginella the leaves are present in:

 
 
 
 

2. If the sporangia in a sorus are in different stages of development and are intermixed, this condition is called:

 
 
 
 

3. The megaspore of Selaginella on germination produces:

 
 
 
 

4. In which of the following plants is the sporophyte a dominant phase in the life cycle?

 
 
 
 

5. In Pteris, the roots are:

 
 
 
 

6. Fern phloem lacks:

 
 
 
 

7. Most primitive group of vascular plants are:

 
 
 
 

8. The stele of Dryopteris is a:

 
 
 
 

9. The development of Selaginella embryo is:

 
 
 
 

10. In which of the following diploid stage is usually dominant?

 
 
 
 

11. The gametophyte of fern is as:

 
 
 
 

12. Adaxial outgrowth from the base of the leaf of Selaginella is:

 
 
 
 

13. The most primitive vascular plants is:

 
 
 
 

14. Male gametes in Dryopteris are:

 
 
 
 

15. The tree fern is:

 
 
 
 

16. The developing embryo in Selaginella derives its food from:

 
 
 
 

17. In Selaginella, the microsporangia are:

 
 
 
 

18. The sporangium of fern contains nearly:

 
 
 
 

19. The megasporangia of Selaginella can be identified due to their:

 
 
 
 

20. What is special feature of fern archegonia?

 
 
 
 

21. Megasporophylls of Pteridophyta are comparable to which structure of Angiosperms?

 
 
 
 

22. Dryopteris prothallus is bisexual but the type of gametic union is generally by:

 
 
 
 

23. . In Bryophytes and Pteridophytes, transport of male gametes requires: (NEET 2016)

 
 
 
 

24. Which of the following applies to Selaginella?

 
 
 
 

25. A special structure is born in between the microsporophyll and microsporangium of Selaginella. It is called:

 
 
 
 

26. The seedless plants which possess vascular tissues are:

 
 
 
 

27. If the sporangia in a sorus are in the same stage of development it is called:

 
 
 
 

28. The stem-like character of rhizophore of Selaginella is:

 
 
 
 

29. attract the antherozoids of Funaria towards their archegonium:

 
 
 
 

30. The leafy fern plant represents the:

 
 
 
 

31. In Pteris, the archegonia are present:

 
 
 
 

32. Rhizophore of Selaginella is:

 
 
 
 

33. The sori in Dryopteris are found on:

 
 
 
 

34. Which group of plants have spores, vascular bundles but no flowers?

 
 
 
 

35. Heterospory and ligulate leaves are a feature of:

 
 
 
 

36. The chief function of the indusium of the fern is:

 
 
 
 

37. Amphiphloeic siphonostele develops in rhizome of:

 
 
 
 

38. The gametophyte of fern bears:

 
 
 
 

39. Psilotum is:

 
 
 
 

40. Which is the correct statement about Selaginella?

 
 
 
 

41. Fern prothallus is:

 
 
 
 

42. Sporophyte of fern is:

 
 
 
 

43. Azolla growing in paddy fields helps in:

 
 
 
 

44. Male gametophyte of Selaginella is found:

 
 
 
 

45. In Pteris, the sporophytic generation begins from and ends with the formation of spore mother cells:

 
 
 
 

46. Eligulate, eusporangiate, homosporous, protostelic pteridophyte is:

 
 
 
 

47. The ferns are usually found:

 
 
 
 

48. Biciliate antherozoids are found in which of the following?

 
 
 
 

49. The microsporophyll of Selaginella are the forerunners of which structure of Angiosperms?

 
 
 
 

50. The number of neck canal cells in archegonium of Selaginella is:

 
 
 
 

51. . In Oswald and Tippo’s system of classification, Pteropsida does not include:

 
 
 
 

52. The chief characteristic of fern leaf is that they:

 
 
 
 

53. If a sporangium is derived from a single cell it is called:

 
 
 
 

54. Fern prothallus produces:

 
 
 
 

55. The prothallus of fern represents the plant:

 
 
 
 

56. The prothallus of fern is:

 
 
 
 

57. The development of sporangium in Selaginella is:

 
 
 
 

58. The megasporangium of Selaginella is:

 
 
 
 

59. Indusium in Dryopteris is:

 
 
 
 

60. Which of the following can be said to be the precursor of seed-bearing plants?

 
 
 
 

61. Formation of gametophyte-like structure from sporophyte without reduction division is called (i.e., without formation of spores):

 
 
 
 

62. Azolla and Salvinia both are:

 
 
 
 

63. The term stele was given by:

 
 
 
 

64. Evidence in support of root-like nature of Selaginella rhizophore is:

 
 
 
 

65. The sporangia of Selaginella are attached:

 
 
 
 

66. A number of short stalked sporangia attached with placenta and covered by indusium is called:

 
 
 
 

67. Some of the species of Selaginella are commonly called:

 
 
 
 

68. Cyathia is characterized by:

 
 
 
 

69. Marsilea quadrifolia has only four leaflets. It is a:

 
 
 
 

70. The sori of Dryopteris are covered by a thick multicellular covering known as:

 
 
 
 

71. Which group of plants have spores, vascular bundles and no seeds?

 
 
 
 

72. The fern plant is:

 
 
 
 

73. Some of the species of Selaginella perennate by means of:

 
 
 
 

74. . Tapetum develops in:

 
 
 
 

75. In young stage sporophyte of fern absorbs food from the prothallus through:

 
 
 
 

76. In pteridophytes, meiosis occurs at the stage of:

 
 
 
 

77. Selaginella differs from Moss in having:

 
 
 
 

78. The structure produced from germination of a microspore of Selaginella is:

 
 
 
 

79. The archegonia of Selaginella are differentiated by:

 
 
 
 

80. The sori bearing leaves of fern are known as:

 
 
 
 

81. Fern plants are:

 
 
 
 

82. The number of androcytes in male prothallus of Selaginella are:

 
 
 
 

83. Which of the following is true for Selaginella?

 
 
 
 

84. Pteridophytes as a group differ from Bryophytes and Thallophytes in having:

 
 
 
 

85. How a fern differs from a moss?

 
 
 
 

86. Pteridophyta are also called:

 
 
 
 

87. Meristele of fern is:

 
 
 
 

88. The mature ligule has a prominent basal portion called:

 
 
 
 

89. Placenta in fern is:

 
 
 
 

90. Polystelic condition is found in:

 
 
 
 

91. Heterospory is the production of:

 
 
 
 

92. Certain leafless non-green branches produced from Selaginella are:

 
 
 
 

93. The stem and petiole are covered with numerous brownish scale-like structures which are called:

 
 
 
 

94. The capsule of fern sporangium bursts at a place called:

 
 
 
 

95. The heart-shaped prothallus of Dryopteris is always:

 
 
 
 

96. The xylem of stele of fern rhizome is made up of:

 
 
 
 

97. If a sporangium developed from a group of cells it is called:

 
 
 
 

98. The antheridia of fern are different from that of moss in the sense that they produce:

 
 
 
 

99. The archegonia in Selaginella develop on:

 
 
 
 

100. The sex organs that develop amongst the rhizoids of fern prothallus are:

 
 
 
 

101. Which of the following is a heterosporous pteridophyte?

 
 
 
 


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