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