Bryophyta — NEET Biology Questions

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MCQ
Why is fertilisation in bryophytes restricted to moist environments?
  • A. Gametes are enclosed in pollen grains
  • B. Male gametes are motile and need water to swim
  • C. Fertilisation occurs underground
  • D. Egg is dispersed by wind
✅ Correct Answer: B
Antherozoids (male gametes) swim through a thin film of water to reach the archegonium.
MCQ
Why is the gametophyte the most visible and persistent stage in bryophytes?
  • A. It produces flowers
  • B. It is photosynthetic and independent
  • C. It grows underground
  • D. It contains vascular tissue
✅ Correct Answer: B
The gametophyte performs photosynthesis and sustains the sporophyte, making it the dominant generation.
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MCQ
Why are bryophytes considered the first land plants?
  • A. They have vascular tissue
  • B. They can complete their entire life cycle in water
  • C. They are terrestrial but need water for fertilisation
  • D. They have roots and flowers
✅ Correct Answer: C
Bryophytes live on land but rely on water for sexual reproduction, earning them the title amphibians of the plant kingdom.
MCQ
Why is the sporophyte in bryophytes not considered the dominant phase?
  • A. It lacks chloroplasts while gametophyte has it
  • B. It is short-lived and dependent on gametophyte
  • C. It produces gametes
  • D. It is vascular and autotrophic
✅ Correct Answer: B
The sporophyte is always attached to and nutritionally dependent on the gametophyte.
MCQ
Why are liverworts more often found in shady and moist places?
  • A. They lack chlorophyll and hence prefer shady places
  • B. Their sex organs dry out in sunlight
  • C. They require constant moisture for vegetative and sexual reproduction
  • D. They are aquatic and can not survive on land
✅ Correct Answer: C
Moisture is essential for both gemma germination and fertilisation.

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