NEET Previous Year Question

Read the following statements (A to E) and answer the question which follows them.
(A) In liverworts, mosses, and ferns the gametophytes are free-living.
(B) Gymnosperms and some ferns are heterosporous.
(C) Sexual reproduction in Fucus, Volvox and Albugo is oogamous.
(D) The sporophyte in liverworts is more elaborate than that in mosses.
(E) Both, Pinus and Marchantia are dioecious.
How many of the above statements are correct?

Topic: NEET PYQ

Answer: C. Full step-by-step solution below.

  1. AOne
  2. BTwo
  3. CThree
  4. DFour

Correct answer: C

Solution

(c) The correct statements are (A), (B), and (C).
(D) is wrong because the sporophyte of mosses is more elaborate than liverworts.
(E) is wrong because Pinus is monoecious (male and female cones on the same tree).

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