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.
Select the correct option:
(A),(D) and (E)
(B),(C) and (E)
(A),(C) and(D)
(B),(C) and (D)
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Mosses and Lichens are the first organisms to colonise a bare rock.
Selaginella is a heterosporous pteridophyte.
Coralloid roots in Cycas have blue-green algae as symbiont.
Main plant body in bryophytes is gametophytic, whereas in pteridophytes it is sporophytic.
In gymnosperms, male and female gametophytes are present within sporangia located on sporophyte.
Hence, the statements A, D & E are correct,