Bryology — MCQs Biology 50 min Score: 0 Attempted: 0/50 Subscribe 1. Bryology is the study of: (A) Mosses and liverworts (B) Algae (C) Fungi (D) Gymnosperms 2. Bryophytes are: (A) Vascular plants (B) Flowering plants (C) Non-vascular plants (D) Gymnosperms 3. The dominant phase in bryophytes is: (A) Gametophyte (B) Sporophyte (C) Seedling (D) Zygote 4. Bryophytes require water for: (A) Fertilization (B) Photosynthesis (C) Respiration (D) Transpiration 5. Mosses belong to the phylum: (A) Bryophyta (B) Hepaticophyta (C) Pteridophyta (D) Anthophyta 6. Liverworts belong to the phylum: (A) Hepaticophyta (B) Bryophyta (C) Pteridophyta (D) Chlorophyta 7. Hornworts belong to the phylum: (A) Bryophyta (B) Pteridophyta (C) Hepaticophyta (D) Anthocerotophyta 8. Bryophytes lack: (A) Chlorophyll (B) Xylem and phloem (C) Cell wall (D) Nucleus 9. Rhizoids in bryophytes help in: (A) Photosynthesis (B) Anchoring (C) Fertilization (D) Spore dispersal 10. Bryophytes reproduce by: (A) Seeds (B) Cones (C) Flowers (D) Spores 11. The gametophyte of bryophytes is: (A) Small and short-lived (B) Sporophytic (C) Non-photosynthetic (D) Large and persistent 12. The sporophyte of bryophytes is: (A) Independent (B) Photosynthetic (C) Dependent on gametophyte (D) Multicellular 13. Antheridia produce: (A) Eggs (B) Zygotes (C) Spores (D) Sperm 14. Archegonia produce: (A) Spores (B) Sperm (C) Eggs (D) Gametes 15. Fertilization in bryophytes requires: (A) Wind (B) Self-pollination (C) Animals (D) Water 16. Sphagnum moss is important as: (A) Food only (B) Medicine only (C) Fuel and horticulture (D) Rubber production 17. Mosses are mainly: (A) Marine (B) Aquatic (C) Terrestrial (D) Epiphytic 18. Liverworts have body called: (A) Stem (B) Leafy shoots (C) Rhizome (D) Thallus 19. In mosses, the leafy gametophyte is: (A) Protonema (B) Archegonia (C) Antheridia (D) Sporophyte 20. The sporophyte of bryophytes consists of: (A) Spores only (B) Root, stem, leaf (C) Antheridia, archegonia (D) Foot, seta, capsule 21. Mosses are used as: (A) Bioindicators of air pollution (B) Fiber source (C) Medicine only (D) Rubber production 22. Asexual reproduction in bryophytes occurs by: (A) Flowers (B) Spores only (C) Seeds (D) Gemmae 23. Marchantia reproduces asexually by: (A) Buds (B) Gemmae (C) Spores (D) Conidia 24. The capsule in mosses produces: (A) Spores (B) Gametes (C) Zygotes (D) Gemmae 25. Bryophytes require a moist environment because: (A) They need water for fertilization (B) They lack cuticle (C) They lack chlorophyll (D) They have seeds 26. Rhizoids are: (A) True roots (B) Root-like structures (C) Stem structures (D) Leaf structures 27. Protonema is: (A) First stage of gametophyte (B) Young sporophyte (C) Rhizoid (D) Capsule 28. Moss leaves are: (A) True leaves with veins (B) Modified roots (C) Leaf-like without vascular tissue (D) Thallus 29. Bryophytes are: (A) Non-seed plants (B) Seed plants (C) Gymnosperms (D) Angiosperms 30. Hornworts have sporophyte that is: (A) Short-lived (B) Long-lived and photosynthetic (C) Dependent on gametophyte (D) Non-photosynthetic 31. Mosses help in: (A) Rubber production (B) Producing timber (C) Preventing soil erosion (D) Fiber extraction 32. Liverworts reproduce sexually by producing: (A) Gemmae (B) Antheridia and archegonia (C) Spores only (D) Seeds 33. Moss capsules release spores by: (A) Wind (B) Water only (C) Self-dispersal mechanisms (D) Animals 34. Bryophytes are considered: (A) Pioneers in ecosystem colonization (B) Aquatic only (C) Marine only (D) Parasitic 35. The seta in moss sporophyte functions as: (A) Support and elevates capsule (B) Food absorption (C) Photosynthesis (D) Fertilization 36. Bryophytes do not have: (A) Rhizoids (B) True roots, stems, leaves (C) Spores (D) Chlorophyll 37. Sphagnum is also called: (A) Reindeer moss (B) Club moss (C) Peat moss (D) Sea moss 38. Mosses help in: (A) Fiber production (B) Oil production (C) Maintaining moisture in soil (D) Rubber production 39. Bryophytes are mostly: (A) Flowering (B) Heterosporous (C) Seed-producing (D) Homosporous 40. The foot of bryophyte sporophyte: (A) Stores spores (B) Photosynthetic (C) Produces gametes (D) Absorbs nutrients from gametophyte 41. Archegonium produces: (A) Sperm (B) Spores (C) Egg (D) Gemmae 42. Mosses are used in: (A) Fiber production only (B) Horticulture and peat fuel (C) Rubber production only (D) Alcohol production only 43. Bryophytes have alternation of: (A) Leaves (B) Generations (C) Roots (D) Flowers 44. Gemma cups in Marchantia contain: (A) Spores (B) Antheridia (C) Seeds (D) Gemmae 45. Sporophyte in bryophytes is: (A) Photosynthetic and long-lived (B) Non-photosynthetic and short-lived (C) Independent (D) Gametophytic 46. Hornwort sporophyte has: (A) Foot, seta, capsule (B) Foot only (C) Foot and capsule only (D) Independent thallus 47. The green leafy stage of moss is called: (A) Sporophyte (B) Rhizoid (C) Protonema (D) Gametophyte 48. Bryophytes are sensitive to: (A) Fertilizer only (B) Pollution (C) Water only (D) Soil only 49. Moss protonema develops from: (A) Rhizoid (B) Seed (C) Gemma (D) Spore 50. Bryophytes are economically important as: (A) Rubber only (B) Fiber only (C) Bioindicators, fuel, soil conservation, horticulture (D) Oil only