Quiz on Pteridophytes | Plant Science Quiz

1. Dehiscence of sporangia takes place by a vertical splitting in
Lycopodium
Selaginella
Equisetum
Marselia
2. In the prothallus of the fern plant
The nuclei of all cells including sex organs and gametes have monoploid number
Only the sex organs and gametes have monoploid number
Only the gametes have monoploid number
The cells have mixploid condition
3. A Pteridophyte member with ridged stem consists of alternating vallecular and carinal canal with V-shaped poorly developed xylem

Selaginella
Equisetum
Microsorium
Marsilea
4. Sporophyte with Synangium, homosporous with eusporangiate development is seen in the pteridophyte
Psilotum
Lycopodium
Isoetes
Marselia
5.Which of the following is called ‘walking fern’?
Selaginella rupestris
Selaginella bryopteris
Adiantus incisum
Adiantum caudatum
6. Which among the following is a tree fern?
Pteris
Cyathea
Adiantum
Dryopteris
7.The fossil fern, Rhynia was discovered by
Sir William Dawson
Kidson and Lang
De Bary
Captain Cooke
8.Smallest fern among the following is
Drynaria
Anogramma
Cyathea
Woodsia
9. The most advanced parallel-banded stele in the Pterdophyta
Haplostele
Plectostele
Actinostele
Mixed protostele
10. The protostele of --------------species shows variations with respect to its shape and arrangement of vascular tissue such as actinostele, plectostele, mixed protostels and plectosteles
Marsilea
Salvinia
Equisetum
Lycopodium
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