Which of the following statements about mosses is correct?
Mosses are attached to the soil by multicellular and branched rhizoids in the leafy stage.
Ref: NCERT Class 11 Biology Chapter 3: Plant Kingdom Bryophytes - Liverworts and Mosses
Bryophytes - Liverworts and Mosses
Practice questions on non-vascular plants including liverworts and mosses, focusing on their anatomy, life cycle, and ecological adaptations.
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Which type of spores are produced by the sporophyte of Funaria (a moss) during meiosis?
In Funaria, the sporophyte undergoes meiosis to produce haploid spores.
Ref: NCERT Class 11 Biology Chapter 3: Plant Kingdom Bryophytes - Liverworts and Mosses
Which of the following statements about mosses is incorrect?
Mosses lack true stems with vascular tissues; they have stem-like structures without xylem or phloem.
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Which of the following statements about mosses is incorrect?
The protonema in mosses develops into the leafy gametophyte, not the sporophyte.
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Which type of cell division occurs during the formation of spores in bryophytes?
In bryophytes, spores are produced by meiosis in the capsule of the sporophyte.
Ref: NCERT Class 11 Biology Chapter 3: Plant Kingdom Bryophytes - Liverworts and Mosses
Which of the following statements about liverworts is correct?
Gemmae are green, multicellular, asexual buds in liverworts that detach to form new individuals.
Ref: NCERT Class 11 Biology Chapter 3: Plant Kingdom Bryophytes - Liverworts and Mosses
Which part of the bryophyte sporophyte produces spores?
In bryophytes, the capsule is part of the sporophyte that produces haploid spores through meiosis.
Ref: NCERT Class 11 Biology Chapter 3: Plant Kingdom Bryophytes - Liverworts and Mosses
Which bryophyte provides peat, used as a fuel and packing material?
Sphagnum, a moss, produces peat, which is used as fuel and for packing due to its water retention properties.
Ref: NCERT Class 11 Biology Chapter 3: Plant Kingdom Bryophytes - Liverworts and Mosses
Which of the following statements about bryophytes is incorrect?
Bryophytes lack vascular tissues like xylem and phloem, unlike pteridophytes and gymnosperms.
Ref: NCERT Class 11 Biology Chapter 3: Plant Kingdom Bryophytes - Liverworts and Mosses
Which type of sex organs are present in bryophytes?
In bryophytes, the sex organs (antheridium and archegonium) are multicellular.
Ref: NCERT Class 11 Biology Chapter 3: Plant Kingdom Bryophytes - Liverworts and Mosses
Which part of the ovule encloses the nucellus and forms the seed coat after fertilization?
The integuments of the ovule develop into the seed coat after fertilization.
Ref: NCERT Class 11 Biology Chapter 3: Plant Kingdom Bryophytes - Liverworts and Mosses
Which of the following statements about mosses is correct?
Antheridia and archegonia (sex organs) in mosses are produced at the apex of the leafy shoots.
Ref: NCERT Class 11 Biology Chapter 3: Plant Kingdom Bryophytes - Liverworts and Mosses