Bryophytes MCQs with Answers

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Bryophytes MCQs with Answers

Q1: Bryophytes are called amphibians of the plant kingdom because:

a) They grow in water

b) They require water for fertilization

c) They live on land but need water for reproduction

d) They are found in both water and land

Answer: c) They live on land but need water for reproduction


Q2: Which of the following is a characteristic feature of bryophytes?

a) Vascular tissues

b) Dominant sporophyte generation

c) Rhizoids instead of roots

d) Seeds for reproduction

Answer: c) Rhizoids instead of roots


Q3: The dominant phase in the life cycle of bryophytes is:

a) Sporophyte

b) Gametophyte

c) Zygote

d) Spores

Answer: b) Gametophyte


Q4: Which of the following is NOT a bryophyte?

a) Funaria

b) Marchantia

c) Sphagnum

d) Selaginella

Answer: d) Selaginella


Q5: The sporophyte of bryophytes is

a) Independent and photosynthetic

b) Dependent on gametophyte

c) Dominant phase

d) Multicellular and free-living

Answer: b) Dependent on gametophyte


Q6. In bryophytes, water is absorbed by

a) Roots

b) Rhizoids

c) Leaves

d) Stem

Answer: b) Rhizoids


Q7: Which of the following is a moss?

a) Marchantia

b) Funaria

c) Riccia

d) Anthoceros

Answer: b) Funaria


Q8: The male reproductive organ in bryophytes is called

a) Archegonium

b) Antheridium

c) Sporangium

d) Capsule

Answer: b) Antheridium


Q9: The female reproductive organ in bryophytes is called

a) Archegonium

b) Antheridium

c) Sporangium

d) Capsule

Answer: a) Archegonium


Q10: Which bryophyte is commonly used as a fuel?

a) Funaria

b) Marchantia

c) Sphagnum

d) Riccia

Answer: c) Sphagnum


Q11: The sporophyte of bryophytes consists of

a) Foot, seta, and capsule

b) Roots, stem, and leaves

c) Rhizoids, stem, and leaves

d) Antheridium and archegonium

Answer: a) Foot, seta, and capsule


Q12: Which of the following is a liverwort?

a) Funaria

b) Marchantia

c) Sphagnum

d) Polytrichum

Answer: b) Marchantia


Q13: Bryophytes reproduce vegetatively by

a) Spores

b) Gemmae

c) Seeds

d) Flowers

Answer: b) Gemmae


Q14: The capsule in bryophytes is involved in

a) Photosynthesis

b) Spore production

c) Water absorption

d) Gamete production

Answer: b) Spore production


Q15: Which of the following is a hornwort?

a) Marchantia

b) Anthoceros

c) Funaria

d) Sphagnum

Answer: b) Anthoceros


Q16: Bryophytes are considered non-vascular because they lack

a) Roots

b) Xylem and phloem

c) Leaves

d) Stomata

Answer: b) Xylem and phloem


Q17: The first land plants to evolve were

a) Bryophytes

b) Pteridophytes

c) Gymnosperms

d) Angiosperms

Answer: a) Bryophytes


Q18: Which of the following is NOT a function of rhizoids in bryophytes?

a) Anchorage

b) Water absorption

c) Photosynthesis

d) Mineral absorption

Answer: c) Photosynthesis


Q19: The spore-producing structure in bryophytes is called

a) Antheridium

b) Archegonium

c) Sporangium

d) Capsule

Answer: d) Capsule


Q20: Which bryophyte is used in surgical dressings?

a) Funaria

b) Marchantia

c) Sphagnum

d) Riccia

Answer: c) Sphagnum


Q21: The gametophyte of bryophytes is

a) Haploid

b) Diploid

c) Triploid

d) Polyploid

Answer: a) Haploid


Q22: The sporophyte of bryophytes 

a) Haploid

b) Diploid

c) Triploid

d) Polyploid

Answer: b) Diploid


Q23: Which of the following is a moss?

a) Marchantia

b) Funaria

c) Riccia

d) Anthoceros

Answer: b) Funaria


Q23: Bryophytes are important ecologically because they

a) Produce seeds

b) Help in soil formation

c) Are used as food

d) Have vascular tissues

Answer: b) Help in soil formation


Q24: The sporophyte of bryophytes is attached to the gametophyte by

a) Rhizoids

b) Foot

c) Seta

d) Capsule

Answer: b) Foot


Q25: Which of the following is a characteristic of bryophytes?

a) Presence of flowers

b) Absence of roots

c) Presence of seeds

d) Dominant sporophyte

Answer: b) Absence of roots


Q26: The gametophyte of bryophytes produces

a) Spores

b) Gametes

c) Seeds

d) Flowers

Answer: b) Gametes


Q27: Which of the following is a liverwort?

a) Funaria

b) Marchantia

c) Sphagnum

d) Polytrichum

Answer: b) Marchantia


Q28: Bryophytes are considered primitive because they.

a) Lack vascular tissues

b) Produce seeds

c) Have dominant sporophytes

d) Are aquatic

Answer: a) Lack vascular tissues


Q29: Sporophyte of bryophytes is dependent on the gametophyte.

a) Water

b) Nutrients

c) Light

d) Oxygen

Answer: b) Nutrients


Q30: Which of the following is a moss?

a) Marchantia

b) Funaria

c) Riccia

d) Anthoceros

Answer: b) Funaria


Q31: Bryophytes reproduce asexually by

a) Spores

b) Gemmae

c) Seeds

d) Flowers

Answer: b) Gemmae


Q32: Capsule in bryophytes contains.

a) Gametes

b) Spores

c) Seeds

d) Flowers

Answer: b) Spores


Q33: Which of the following is a hornwort?

a) Marchantia

b) Anthoceros

c) Funaria

d) Sphagnum

Answer: b) Anthoceros


Q34: Bryophytes are considered non-vascular because they lack.

a) Roots

b) Xylem and phloem

c) Leaves

d) Stomata

Answer: b) Xylem and phloem


Q35: First land plants to evolve.

a) Bryophytes

b) Pteridophytes

c) Gymnosperms

d) Angiosperms

Answer: a) Bryophytes


Q36: Which of the following is NOT a function of rhizoids in bryophytes?

a) Anchorage

b) Water absorption

c) Photosynthesis

d) Mineral absorption

Answer: c) Photosynthesis


Q37: Spore-producing structure in bryophytes is called.

a) Antheridium

b) Archegonium

c) Sporangium

d) Capsule

Answer: d) Capsule


Q38: Which bryophyte is used in surgical dressings?

a) Funaria

b) Marchantia

c) Sphagnum

d) Riccia

Answer: c) Sphagnum


Q39: Gametophyte of bryophytes.

a) Haploid

b) Diploid

c) Triploid

d) Polyploid

Answer: a) Haploid


Q40: Sporophyte of bryophytes is.

a) Haploid

b) Diploid

c) Triploid

d) Polyploid

Answer: b) Diploid


Q41: Which of the following is a moss?

a) Marchantia

b) Funaria

c) Riccia

d) Anthoceros

Answer: b) Funaria


Q42: Bryophytes are important ecologically because they.

a) Produce seeds

b) Help in soil formation

c) Are used as food

d) Have vascular tissues

Answer: b) Help in soil formation


Q43: Sporophyte of bryophytes is attached to the gametophyte.

a) Rhizoids

b) Foot

c) Seta

d) Capsule

Answer: b) Foot


Q44: Which of the following is a characteristic of bryophytes?

a) Presence of flowers

b) Absence of roots

c) Presence of seeds

d) Dominant sporophyte

Answer: b) Absence of roots


Q45: Gametophyte of bryophytes produces.

a) Spores

b) Gametes

c) Seeds

d) Flowers

Answer: b) Gametes


Q46: Which of the following is a liverwort?

a) Funaria

b) Marchantia

c) Sphagnum

d) Polytrichum

Answer: b) Marchantia


Q47: Bryophytes are considered primitive because.

a) Lack vascular tissues

b) Produce seeds

c) Have dominant sporophytes

d) Are aquatic

Answer: a) Lack vascular tissues


Q48: Sporophyte of bryophytes is dependent on the gametophyte.

a) Water

b) Nutrients

c) Light

d) Oxygen

Answer: b) Nutrients


Q49: Which of the following is a moss?

a) Marchantia

b) Funaria

c) Riccia

d) Anthoceros

Answer: b) Funaria


Q50: The spores produced by bryophytes are:

a) Diploid

b) Haploid

c) Triploid

d) Polyploid

Answer: b) Haploid




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