What is the function of the prothallus in pteridophytes?
Produces spores
Bears the sexual organs
Anchors the plant
Conducts water
Related Questions
Which of these is NOT a characteristic of pteridophytes?
Vascular tissue
Spores
Seeds
Rhizomes
The development of the zygote into a young embryo within the female gametophyte is a characteristic of:
Seed plants
Seedless vascular plants
Bryophytes
Green algae
What is the function of the prothallus in pteridophytes?
Produces spores
Bears the sexual organs
Anchors the plant
Conducts water
The dominant photosynthetic phase in the life cycle of a Pteridophyte is the:
Gametophyte
Sporophyte
Prothallus
Sporophyll
Which unique characteristic distinguishes the Selaginella stem anatomy from other pteridophytes?
Siphonostele
Protostele
Presence of trabeculae
Dictyostele
The development of the sporophyte without fertilization from the gametophytic tissue in some pteridophytes like Dryopteris is known as:
Apospory
Parthenogenesis
Apomixis
Apogamy
In pteridophytes spore germinate to give rise to
Thalloid gametophytes called prothallus
Thalloid sporophytes called prothallus
Thalloid sporocarp
Thalloid, photosynthesis sporophyte
Which of these pteridophytes is commonly known as 'Horsetail'?
Selaginella
Equisetum
Pteris
Dryopteris
Identify the heterosporous pteridophytes from the following options.
Salvinia and Selaginella
Dryopteris and Pteris
Psilotum and Tmesipteris
Lycopodium and Equisetum
The suspensor in Selaginella plays a crucial role in:
Anchoring the gametophyte to the substrate
Protecting the developing sporophyte
Facilitating spore dispersal
Pushing the developing embryo into the nutritive tissue of the female gametophyte
