Pteridology — MCQs Biology 50 min Score: 0 Attempted: 0/50 Subscribe 1. Pteridology is the study of: (A) Mosses (B) Algae (C) Ferns and their allies (D) Gymnosperms 2. Pteridophytes are: (A) Non-vascular plants (B) Seedless vascular plants (C) Flowering plants (D) Gymnosperms 3. The dominant phase in pteridophytes is: (A) Gametophyte (B) Zygote (C) Sporophyte (D) Protonema 4. Pteridophytes have: (A) No vascular tissue (B) Xylem and phloem (C) Seeds (D) Flowers 5. Ferns belong to the phylum: (A) Bryophyta (B) Gymnospermae (C) Pteridophyta (D) Angiospermae 6. Rhizome in ferns is: (A) Leaf (B) True root (C) Underground stem (D) Sporophyte 7. Roots of pteridophytes are: (A) Fibrous (B) Tap roots (C) Adventitious (D) Absent 8. Fern leaves are called: (A) Phyllids (B) Fronds (C) Thallus (D) Microphylls 9. Fern leaves are usually: (A) Protonema (B) True roots (C) Microphylls or megaphylls (D) Sporophylls only 10. Ferns reproduce by: (A) Seeds (B) Cones (C) Flowers (D) Spores 11. Sporangia in ferns are usually grouped into: (A) Sorii (B) Gametangia (C) Antheridia (D) Archegonia 12. Indusium in ferns covers: (A) Sporangia (B) Roots (C) Gametophyte (D) Rhizome 13. Ferns exhibit: (A) Flowers (B) Only homospory (C) Seeds (D) Homospory or heterospory 14. The gametophyte of a fern is called: (A) Frond (B) Protonema (C) Prothallus (D) Rhizome 15. Prothallus is: (A) Diploid (B) Haploid (C) Triploid (D) Tetraploid 16. Antheridia in ferns produce: (A) Spores (B) Zygote (C) Egg (D) Sperm 17. Archegonia in ferns produce: (A) Eggs (B) Spores (C) Sperm (D) Protonema 18. Fertilization in ferns requires: (A) Wind (B) Water (C) Animals (D) Self-pollination 19. The life cycle of ferns shows: (A) Only gametophytic phase (B) Only sporophytic phase (C) Alternation of generations (D) No alternation 20. Ferns are mostly: (A) Desert plants only (B) Aquatic only (C) Terrestrial or epiphytic (D) Parasitic 21. Equisetum is commonly called: (A) Club moss (B) Horse tail (C) Fern (D) Spike moss 22. Lycopodium is a: (A) Fern (B) Club moss (C) Horsetail (D) Algae 23. Selaginella is: (A) Gymnosperm (B) Homosporous (C) Heterosporous (D) Bryophyte 24. Psilotum is a: (A) Whisk fern (B) True fern (C) Horsetail (D) Club moss 25. The vascular bundles in pteridophytes are: (A) Only phloem (B) Absent (C) Protostele or siphonostele (D) Only xylem 26. Pteridophytes are called: (A) Algae (B) Gymnosperms (C) Angiosperms (D) Amphibians of the plant kingdom 27. Sori are found on: (A) Upper surface (B) Lower surface of fronds (C) Roots (D) Rhizome 28. Rhizome in ferns functions as: (A) Photosynthesis only (B) Storage and vegetative propagation (C) Fertilization (D) Spore production 29. Ferns are economically important for: (A) Oil production only (B) Rubber only (C) Fiber only (D) Ornamental plants, soil binding, medicine 30. The gametophyte of fern is usually: (A) Underground (B) Dependent on sporophyte (C) Photosynthetic and free-living (D) Non-photosynthetic 31. Homosporous pteridophytes produce: (A) Seeds (B) Two types of spores (C) One type of spore (D) Flowers 32. Heterosporous pteridophytes produce: (A) Microspores and megaspores (B) One type of spore only (C) Seeds (D) Flowers 33. Microspores develop into: (A) Male gametophytes (B) Female gametophytes (C) Zygote (D) Protonema 34. Megaspores develop into: (A) Male gametophytes (B) Female gametophytes (C) Zygote (D) Protonema 35. Rhizome bears: (A) Spores (B) Only roots (C) Only fronds (D) Roots and fronds 36. Pteridophytes have: (A) Only rhizoids (B) True leaves, stems, and roots (C) Only thallus (D) Seeds 37. Ferns produce spores in: (A) Gametangia (B) Sporangia (C) Archegonia (D) Antheridia 38. Spores in ferns are: (A) Triploid (B) Diploid (C) Haploid (D) Tetraploid 39. Sorus is protected by: (A) Indusium (B) Rhizome (C) Frond (D) Stem 40. Pteridophytes help in: (A) Soil conservation and ornamentals (B) Rubber production (C) Oil extraction (D) Fiber production 41. Equisetum is used as: (A) Medicinal herb only (B) Scouring rush (C) Edible plant only (D) Rubber source 42. Psilotum lacks: (A) Leaves (B) Stem (C) True roots (D) Vascular tissue 43. Lycopodium spores are used as: (A) Rubber production (B) Food (C) Flash powder in photography (D) Fiber 44. Pteridophytes are mostly: (A) Homosporous (B) Heterosporous only (C) Seed-producing (D) Flowering 45. Selaginella is also called: (A) Fern (B) Club moss (C) Spike moss (D) Horsetail 46. Fern sporophyte is: (A) Small and short-lived (B) Dependent on gametophyte (C) Independent and dominant (D) Non-photosynthetic 47. Club mosses are: (A) Flowering plants (B) Only homosporous (C) Seed plants (D) Homosporous or heterosporous 48. Ferns are considered: (A) Algae (B) Gymnosperms (C) Amphibians of plant kingdom (D) Angiosperms 49. Prothallus bears: (A) Rhizomes (B) Fronds (C) Antheridia and archegonia (D) Sporangia 50. Economic importance of pteridophytes includes: (A) Fiber only (B) Rubber only (C) Ornamental, medicinal, soil binding, and fodder (D) Oil only