Phycoerythrin is the major pigment in:

NEET-(Oct)2020 plant-kingdom [class-xi ]

• Red algae
• Blue green algae
• Green algae
• Brown algae
Correct Option: A  [ Red algae ]

Remark:

Which of the following statements is incorrect about gymnosperms?

NEET-(Oct)2020 plant-kingdom [class-xi ]

• They are heterosporous
• Male and female gametophytes are free living
• Most of them have narrow leaves with thick cuticle
• Their seeds are not covered
Correct Option: B  [ Male and female gametophytes are free living ]

Remark:

Male and female gametophytes do not have an independent free living existence in:

NEET-(Oct)2020 plant-kingdom [class-xi ]

• Pteridophytes
• Algae
• Angiosperms
• Bryophytes
Correct Option: C  [ Angiosperms ]

Remark:

Which of the following pairs is of unicellular algae?

NEET-(Sept)2020 plant-kingdom [class-xi ]

• Laminaria and Sargassum
• Gelidium and Gracilaria
• Anabaena and Volvox
• Chlorella and Spirulina
Correct Option: D  [ Chlorella and Spirulina ]

Remark:

From evolutionary point of view, retention of the female gametophyte with developing young embryo on the parent sporophyte for some time, is first observed in:

NEET-2019 plant-kingdom [class-xii ]

• Liverworts
• Pteridophytes
• Mosses
• Gymnosperms
Correct Option: B  [ Pteridophytes ]

Remark: