Examine the figures A, B, C and D. In which one of the four options all the items A, B, C and D are correct? [Figure]
- (A) Funaria, (B) Adiantum, (C) Salvinia, (D) Riccia
- (A) Equisetum, (B) Ginkgo, (C) Selaginella, (D) Lycopodium
- (A) Chara, (B) Marchantia, (C) Fucus, (D) Pinus
- (A) Selaginella, (B) Equisetum, (C) Salvinia, (D) Ginkgo
Answer
(4) (A) Selaginella, (B) Equisetum, (C) Salvinia, (D) Ginkgo
Solution
A: a creeping, much-branched plant with small scale-like leaves and roots ⇒ Selaginella (pteridophyte).
B: an erect jointed stem with whorls of branches at the nodes and a terminal strobilus ⇒ Equisetum (horsetail).
C: floating leaves with long hanging root-like submerged leaves ⇒ Salvinia (water fern).
D: fan-shaped (bilobed) leaves with seeds ⇒ Ginkgo (gymnosperm).
As per NCERT, Fig. 3.3 shows the pteridophytes Selaginella, Equisetum and Salvinia, and Fig. 3.4 shows the gymnosperm Ginkgo.
Answer: (4)