Read the following five statements ($a$ to $e$)and select the option with all correct statements :

$(a)$ Mosses and Lichens are the firstorganisms to colonise a bare rock

$(b)$ Selaginella is a homosporous pteridophyte

$(c)$ Coralloid roots in Cycas have VA Micorrhizae

$(d)$ Main plant body in bryophytes isgametophytic, whereas in pteridophytes it is sporophytic

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

  • A

    $(b), (c)$ and $(d) $

  • B

    $(a), (d)$ and $(e)$

  • C

    $(b), (c)$ and $(e) $

  • D

    $(a), (c)$ and $(d)$

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Which of the following is grouped under phanerogams

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Draw labelled diagrams of

$(a)$ Female and male thallus of a liverwort.

$(b)$ Gametophyte and sporophyte of funaria.

$(c)$ Alternation of generation in angiosperm.

Match the followings ( column $I$ with column $II$ )

Column $I$ Column $II$
$(a)$ Chlamydomonas $(i)$ Moss
$(b)$ Cycas $(ii)$ Pteridophyte
$(c)$ Selaginella $(iii)$ Algae
$(d)$ Sphagmum $(iv)$ Gymnosperm

Identify correct pair :

 $\begin{array}{|l|l|} \hline Column\,\,-\,\,I & Column\,\,-\,\,II \\ \hline (1)\,\,Gymnosperm & (p)\,\,Sphegnum \\ \hline (2)\,\,Angiosperml & (q)\,\,Sellaginella \\ \hline (3)\,\,Bryophytes & (r)\,\,Pinus \\ \hline (4)\,\,Pteridophyte & (s)\,\,Eucalyptus \\ \hline \end{array}$

Match the plant with the kind of life cycle it exhibits:

$List-I$ $List - II$
$(a)$ Spirogyra $(i)$ Dominant diploid sporophyte vascular plant, with highly reduced male or female gametophyte
$(b)$ Fern $(ii)$ Dominant haploid free-living gametophyte
$(c)$ Funaria $(iii)$ Dominant diploid sporophyte alternating with reduced gametophyte called prothallus
$(d)$ Cycas $(iv)$ Dominant haploid leafy gametophyte alternating with partially dependent

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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