AMU Medical AMU Solved Paper-2000

  • question_answer
    Reindeer moss, which is the most important and stable food for reindeer in Arctic region belongs to which group of Plantae?

    A)                  Algae                                   

    B)                  Bryophyta

    C)                  Lichens                               

    D)                  Pteridophyta

    Correct Answer: C

    Solution :

                     Reindeer moss; the staple food of reindeer is lichen, Cladonia rangifera. The term lichen was coined by Theophratus. Lichens are composite or dual organisms, which are formed by a fungus partner or mycobiont and an algal partner called phycobiont. Algae is a group of diverse array of mainly photosynthetic organisms. Bryophyta is the division of plant kingdom with over 15,000 species, making it second largest green land plant division. Pteridophyta is a division containing spore  bearing tracheophytes.


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