Read the following five statements (A to E) and
select the option with all correct statements.
A. Mosses and lichens are the first organisms to
colonise a bare rock.
B. Selaginella is a homosporous pteridophyte.
C. Coralloid roots in Cycas have VAM.
D. Main plant body in bryophytes is gametophytic,
whereas in pteridophytes it is sporophytic.
E. In gymnosperms, male and female gametophytes
are present within sporangia located on
sporophyte.
(a) A, D and E (b) B, C and E
(c) A, C and D (d) B, C and D

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Answer :

(a) A, D and E

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