MCQs : Pteridophytes l Plant Kingdom l Class 11 / NEET 2025 / NEET 2026

 

1. Which of the following are included in pteridophytes?

   a) Horsetails and ferns 

   b) Mosses and liverworts 

   c) Horsetails and liverworts 

   d)  Mosses and ferns 

 

2. What is the dominant phase in the life cycle of pteridophytes?

   a) Gametophyte 

   b) Sporophyte 

   c) Zygote 

   d) Prothallus 

 

3. Which of the following tissues are first possessed by pteridophytes?

   a) Epidermal and ground tissues 

   b) Meristematic tissues 

   c) Vascular tissues 

   d) Parenchyma and sclerenchyma 

 

4. Where are pteridophytes commonly found?

   a) Arid deserts 

   b) Cool, damp, shady places 

   c) Polar regions 

   d) High mountain tops 

 

5. In pteridophytes, what are sporophylls?

   a) Root-like structures 

   b) Leaf-like appendages bearing sporangia 

   c) Stem-like structures 

   d) Seed-like structures 

 

6. What are prothallus in pteridophytes?

   a) The main plant body 

   b) A type of spore 

   c) Inconspicuous, small, multicellular, photosynthetic thalloid gametophytes 

   d) The dominant sporophyte phase 

 

7. Which of the following plants are homosporous?

   a) Selaginella and Salvinia 

   b) All pteridophytes 

   c) Most pteridophytes 

   d) Only Psilotum 

 

8. What are heterosporous plants?

   a) Plants producing only microspores 

   b) Plants producing only megaspores 

   c) Plants producing two kinds of spores, macro (large) and micro (small) spores 

   d) Plants producing seeds 

 

9. Which of the following is NOT true about gametophytes in pteridophytes?

   a) They require cool, damp, shady places to grow 

   b) They are the dominant phase of the life cycle 

   c) They bear male and female sex organs called antheridia and archegonia 

   d) They are mostly photosynthetic 

 

10. Assertion: Pteridophytes have a well-differentiated vascular system. 

    Reason: They are the first terrestrial plants to possess xylem and phloem. 

    a) Both Assertion and Reason are true and Reason is the correct explanation of Assertion 

    b) Both Assertion and Reason are true but Reason is not the correct explanation of Assertion 

    c) Assertion is true but Reason is false 

    d) Both Assertion and Reason are false 

 

Answers:

1. a) Horsetails and ferns

2. b) Sporophyte

3. c) Vascular tissues

4. b) Cool, damp, shady places

5. b) Leaf-like appendages bearing sporangia

6. c) Inconspicuous, small, multicellular, photosynthetic thalloid gametophytes

7. c) Most pteridophytes

8. c) Plants producing two kinds of spores, macro (large) and micro (small) spores

9. b) They are the dominant phase of the life cycle

10. a) Both Assertion and Reason are true and Reason is the correct explanation of Assertion

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