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Biology Plant Kingdom Previous Year Questions Single Correct MCQ
Published on: August 11, 2026

Read the following five statements (A - E) and answer as asked next to them.

A
In Equisetum, the female gametophyte is retained on the parent sporophyte. Three
B
In Ginkgo, the male gametophyte is not independent. Four
C
The sporophyte in Riccia is more developed than that in Polytrichum. One
D
Sexual reproduction in Volvox is isogamous. (E) The spores of slime moulds lack cell walls. How many of the above statements are correct? Two

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B

in Ginkgo (a gymnosperm), the male gametophyte is dependent and not free-living. All other statements contain biological inaccuracies regarding life cycles, reproductive types, or structural complexity.

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