Which one of the following is a saprophytic bryophyte?
Riccia fluitans
Buxbaumia aphylla
Funaria hygrometrica
Sphagnum
A plant having seeds but lacking flowers and fruits belong to
pteridophytes
mosses
ferns
gymnosperms
Pigments common to all algae are
chlorophyll- a and phycobilins
chlorophyll- a and carotenoids
chlorophyll- a and chlorophyll- b
chlorophyll- b and carotenoids
Pratonema is found in the life cycle of:
Spirogyra
Rhizopus
Escherichia
Funaria
D.
Funaria
Protonema is a thread like chain of cells that forms the earliest stage of the life cycle of mosses and liverworts. It is a juvenile filamentous stage formed by germination of spore in Funaria, Sophagum and Polytrichum.
Agar-agar commonly used in bacterial cultures and medication is obtained from :
Sargassum
Gelidium
Ulothrix
Ulva