Read the following statements (A – E) and answer the question which follows them. How many of the above statements are correct?
- Three
- Four
- One
- Two
Answer
(1) Three
Solution
(A) Correct — as per NCERT, the gametophytes of liverworts, mosses (dominant phase) and ferns (prothallus) are free-living.
(B) Correct — gymnosperms and some pteridophytes such as Selaginella and Salvinia are heterosporous.
(C) Correct — Fucus, Volvox and Albugo all show oogamous sexual reproduction.
(D) Incorrect — the sporophyte of mosses (foot, seta and capsule) is more elaborate than that of liverworts.
(E) Incorrect — Pinus is monoecious; only Marchantia is dioecious.
∴ Three statements (A, B, C) are correct.
Answer: (1)