Read the following given statements (A to E) and select the…

Biology Plant Kingdom Single Correct MCQ

Published on: August 20, 2026

Read the following given statements (A to E) and select the option with all correct statements:

Mosses and Lichens are the first organisms. [AIPMT 2015] , ,

Selaginella a homosporous pteridophyte. , ,

Coralloid roots in Cycus have VAM. and and and (E)

The main plant body in bryophytes is gametophyte where as in pteridophytes it is saprophytic. (E) In gymnosperms, the male and female gametophytes are present within sporangia located to sporophyte. and (E)

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Statement is correct: In ecological succession, Lichens and Mosses are pioneer organisms that can colonise bare rock by weathering it into soil.

Statement is correct: Bryophytes have a dominant gametophyte (n) phase, while Pteridophytes have evolved to have a dominant sporophyte (2n) phase.

Statement (E) is correct: In Gymnosperms, gametophytes are highly reduced and remain dependent within the sporangia of the parent plant.

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