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2019 · Q120

Marsilea, Fern and Horse-tail are examples of which one of the following plant groups ?

General KnowledgeBiology
  1. APteridophyta
  2. BBryophyta
  3. CGymnosperms
  4. DAngiosperms

Explanation

Marsilea (water fern), ferns and horsetails (Equisetum) are all pteridophytes — seedless vascular plants that reproduce by spores. They are not bryophytes (non-vascular), gymnosperms (naked seeds) or angiosperms (flowering plants). Hence Pteridophyta.