NEET UG 2011 — Plant Kingdom

The gametophyte is not an independent, free living generation in

Compared with the gametophytes of the bryophytes, the gametophytes of vascular plants tends to be

Archegoniophore is present in

Examine the figure below and select the right option giving all the four parts (A, B, C and (D) correctly identified.  \(\begin{array}{|l|l|} \hline & \text{A} & \text{B} & \text{C} & \text{D} \\ \hline \text{(a)} & \text{Archegoniophore} & \text{Female thallus} & \text{Gemma cup} & \text{Rhizoids} \\ \hline \text{(b)} & \text{Archegoniophore} & \text{Female thallus} & \text{Bud} & \text{Foot} \\ \hline \text{(c)} & \text{Seta} & \text{Sporophyte} & \text{Protonema} & \text{Rhizoids} \\ \hline \text{(d)} & \text{Antheridiophore} & \text{Male thallus} & \text{Globule} & \text{Roots} \\ \hline \end{array}\)

Selaginella and Salvinia are considered to represent a significant step towards evolution of seed habit because