Read the following five statements (A to E) and select the option with all correct statements:A. Mosses and lichens are the first organisms to colonize a bare rock. B. Selaginella is a homosporous pteridophyte. C. Coralloid roots in Cycas have VAM. D. The main plant body in bryophytes is gametophytic, whereas in pteridophytes it is sporophytic. E. In gymnosperms, male and female gametophytes are present within sporangia located on sporophytes.

Correct answer: C. A, C, and D

  • A. A, D, and E
  • B. B, C, and E
  • C. A, C, and D
  • D. B, C, and D

Explanation

(a) : Selaginella is a heterosporous pteridophyte. Corralloid roots of Cycas harbour blue green algae like Nostoc, Anabaena and are not a type of VAM (vesicular arbuscular mycorrhizal) which is a symbiotic association with fungus

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