MCQs on Bryophytes
- Bryophyta differ from pteridophytes in being
- (a) Non-vasculature ✅
- (b) vasculature
- (c) sporophytes
- (d) Seeded
- Which of the following bryophytes are saprophytic?
- (a) Marchantia
- (b) Funaria
- (c) Buxbaumia ✅
- (d) Riccia
- A characteristics feature of bryophytes is -
- (a) A small sporophyte phase, which is dependent on the gametophyte ✅
- (b) A dominant and parasitic sporophyte
- (c) A dominant and spore producing gametophytes
- (d) Sporophytes stay for a longer duration
- The antherozoids of Funaria are
- (a) Aciliated
- (b) Monociliated
- (c) Biciliated ✅
- (d) Multiciliated
- Spore mother cell in bryophytes are
- (a) Haploid
- (b) Diploid ✅
- (c) Triploid
- (d) Tetraploid
- Nourishing tissue surrounding the spore producing tissue in a young sporangium is:
- (a) Sporocyte
- (b) Spore mother cells
- (c) Archesporium
- (d) Tapetum ✅
- Theory of progressive evolution of sporophyte of bryophyta was advocated by
- (a) Bower ✅
- (b) Kashyap
- (c) Campbell
- (d) Rashid
- Bryophyte used as Calcium minerals indicator
- (a) Octoblepharum
- (b) Pleurozium
- (c) Plagiochasma ✅
- (d) Sphagnum
- In Anthoceros, the sporogenous tissue is derived from
- (a) Amphithecium ✅
- (b) Endothecium
- (c) Archesporium
- (d) Tapetum
- In Pogonatum, how many pyramidal teeths are present in the peristome?
- (a) 8-16
- (b) 16-32 ✅
- (c) 32-64
- (d) None of the above
- Which of the following is known as 'bogmoss'?
- (a) Sphagnum ✅
- (b) Funaria
- (c) Physcomitrium
- (d) Pogonatum
- The protonema is a stage in the life cycle of
- (a) Chara
- (b) Riccia
- (c) Marchantia
- (d) Funaria ✅
- If the leaf of funaria has 6 chromosomes the primary protonema will have
- (a) 3
- (b) 6 ✅
- (c) 12
- (d) 24
- Peat moss is used for transporting plants to distant places because
- (a) It is hygroscopic ✅
- (b) It reduces transpiration
- (c) It serves as a disinfectant
- (d) It is easily available
- In mosses, meiosis takes place during
- (a) Gamete formation
- (b) Antheridia and archegonia formation
- (c) Spore germination
- (d) Spore formation ✅
- Bryophyta is a connecting link between
- (a) Algae and fungi
- (b) Fungi and Pteridophytes
- (c) Thallophyta and Pteridophyta ✅
- (d) Pteridophyta and Gymnosperms
- Father of Indian Bryology is
- (a) Iyenger
- (b) Maheshwari
- (c) Butler
- (d) Kashyap ✅
- The first land inhibitant plants are
- (a) Algae
- (b) Bryophytes ✅
- (c) Pteridophytes
- (d) Gymnosperms
- Last stage of gametophytic generation in Bryophytes is?
- (a) Gamete ✅
- (b) Zygote
- (c) Spore
- (d) Spore mother cell
- Largest bryophytes is
- (a) Marchantia
- (b) Funaria
- (c) Megaceros
- (d) Dowsonia ✅
First published on 25-05-2021
Last updated on 25-05-2021
Last updated on 25-05-2021
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