MCQ Bank
What happens to the zygote after fertilization?
- A) Dies after a day
- B) Germinates into gametophyte
- C) Detaches from gametophyte
- D) Grows into a sporophyte
How do bryophytes help in preventing soil erosion?
- A) By forming flowers
- B) By growing roots
- C) By producing mucus
- D) By acting as soil binders and forming a bed
Bryophytes are considered pioneers because:
- A) They were first to colonize land from aquatic environments
- B) They have flowers
- C) They live in deserts
- D) They form seeds
What does the antheridium produce?
- A) Zygote
- B) Sperm
- C) Egg
- D) Spore
Which vascular tissue is made up of non-living cells and transports water?
- A) Cambium
- B) Epidermis
- C) Phloem
- D) Xylem
Which of the following is a nonvascular plant group?
- A) Ferns
- B) Angiosperms
- C) Gymnosperms
- D) Liverworts
Gravitropic response in roots means:
- A) Movement away from soil
- B) No movement
- C) Movement towards light
- D) Movement towards gravity
The only living gymnosperm species in China is:
- A) Ginkgo biloba (Geno)
- B) Juniper
- C) Cedar
- D) Pine
What protects the seed from desiccation?
- A) Thick protective coat
- B) Alula
- C) Pollination
- D) Stored nutrients
Which plant group possesses vascular tissues?
- A) Mosses
- B) Liverworts
- C) Tracheophytes
- D) Hornworts
Which structure carries the male gametes in seed plants?
- A) Filament
- B) Spore
- C) Ovule
- D) Pollen grain
Which group does moss belong to?
- A) Angiosperms
- B) Pteridophytes
- C) Bryophytes
- D) Gymnosperms
Why do bryophytes remain small in size?
- A) They lack chloroplasts
- B) They grow slowly
- C) They do not have vascular tissues
- D) Their leaves are broad
Which of the following is NOT a seedless vascular plant?
- A) Pine
- B) Club moss
- C) Horsetail
- D) Fern
Which habitat is most favorable for the growth of bryophytes?
- A) Moist environments
- B) Salty oceans
- C) Sandy beaches
- D) Dry plains
What is the dominant stage in the life cycle of mosses?
- A) Gametophyte
- B) Seedling
- C) Sporophyte
- D) Rhizoid
What happens after the sperm fuses with the egg in the moss life cycle?
- A) A seed is formed
- B) A zygote is formed and develops into a sporophyte
- C) A gametophyte forms
- D) The plant dies
What property allows Sphagnum to retain water effectively?
- A) Root hairs
- B) Waxy cuticle
- C) Water-holding capacity of cells
- D) Air-filled pores
Which of the following is an example of self-pollination?
- A) Wind carries pollen over a mountain
- B) Pollen moves from male to female parts of the same flower
- C) Pollen travels to a different species
- D) A bee pollinates several plants
In which geological period did roots first evolve?
- A) Cambrian
- B) Jurassic
- C) Silurian
- D) Devonian