Examine the figure given below and select the right option giving all the four parts (a, b, c and d) correctly identified.

(a) (b) (c) (d)
1. Archegoniophore Female thallus Gemma cup Rhizoids
2. Archegoniophore Female thallus Bud Foot
3. Seta Sporophyte Protonema Rhizoids
4. Antheridiophore Male thallus Globule Roots
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In a moss, the sporophyte
1. Manufactures food for itself, as well as for the gametophyte
2. Arises from a spore produced from gametophyte
3. Is partially parasitic on the gametophyte
4. Produces gametes that give rise to the gametophyte

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Read the following statements (A-E) and answer the question which follows them.
(A) In liverworts, mosses, and ferns 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?

1. Two 2. Three
3. Four 4. One
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Sphagnum can be distinguished from mosses by all the following characteristics except:
1. The stem has no rhizoids
2. Leaves have green and hyaline cells
3. The sex organs do not limit the indefinite growth of the main axis
4. The capsule is borne on seta

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An important feature of bryophytes is that the embryonic development of the zygote takes place in the:

1. Sporangium 2. Archegonium
3. Protonema 4. Antheridium
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