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Rhizoids of Riccia are

  1. Unicellular smooth

  2. Unicellular smooth and tuberculate

  3. Multicellular smooth and tuberculate

  4. Multicellular tuberculate


Correct Option: B

Spores do not form protonema but directly grow into flat branching thallus in

  1. Liverworts

  2. Mosses

  3. Ferns

  4. Gymnosperms


Correct Option: A

Which of these is mismatched?

  1. Phaneros -Visible

  2. Kryptos -Concealed

  3. Gymno - Naked

  4. Bryon - Liverworts

  5. Trachea - Windpipe


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The word bryophyte is the collective term for mosses, hornworts and liverworts and bryology is the study of bryophytes. Bryophytes derived from Greek, 'Bryon' means moss and 'phyte' means plant. 

Which set contains flagellated male gametes?

  1. Pteris , Anthoceros and Funaria

  2. Zygnema,Saprolagnia and Hydrilla

  3. Fucus, Marsilea and Calotropis

  4. Riccia, Dryopteris and Cycas


Correct Option: A

Sporophyte of Riccia is _______________.

  1. Total parasite

  2. Partial parasite

  3. Saprophyte

  4. Autotroph


Correct Option: A

In mosses conducting tissue is _________.

  1. Phloem

  2. Parenchyma

  3. Xylem

  4. Coloured cells.


Correct Option: B

Rhizoids in Riccia are

  1. Unicellular smooth-walled

  2. Unicellular tuberculate

  3. Both smooth-walled and tuberculate unicellular

  4. Multicelhllar smooth-walled and tuberculate


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The rhizoids are unicellular and unbranched. They anchor the thallus to the substratum and are usually of two types, smooth walled and tuberculated. Rhizoids are present in the mid-rib region of thallus.

Match the columns
Column-I                                            Column-II
A  Hornwort                             1        Lycopodium
B  Liverwort                             2        Ricciocarpus
C Stonewort                            3        Anthoceros
D Club moss                           4        Chara







  1. A B C D

    2 3 4 1

  2. 2 3 1 4

  3. 3 2 1 4

  4. 3 2 4 1


Correct Option: D

Thallus of Riccia is

  1. Triploid

  2. Diploid

  3. Haploid

  4. Tetraploid


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The plant body  of Riccia is thallus. It is small, green flat and rather fleshy.  It is  gametophytic in nature and hence, haploid.

Plant body of Riccia is

  1. Sporophyte

  2. Gametophyte

  3. Aquatic

  4. None of the above


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Riccia plants are small. The plant body is a thallus that is not differentiated into root, stem and leaf. It is strap-shaped and about 0.5 to 4 mm wide and branches dichotomously (equally forked). It is gametophytic in nature.