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JIPMER 2010
Exam
JIPMER
Year
2010
Subject
Botany
Chapter
Plant Kingdom

JIPMER 2010 · Botany · Plant Kingdom

Most primitive member, in which roots are nc present, is

Most primitive member, in which roots are nc present, is

Options

  1. APsilotum
  2. BRhynia
  3. CLycopodium
  4. DSelaginella

Correct answer

B. Rhynia

Step-by-step solution

Psilophytes are the oldest of seedless vascular plants. The plants are characterised by the absence of roots and presence of rhizoids, eg, Rhynia is the most primitive member of pteridophytes. Lycopodium and Selaginella are developed pteridophytes in which plant body is differentiated into roots, stems and leaves.
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