The kingdom characterized by the presence of a rigid cell wall and the formation of an embryo is ......... .

$A$ fungus contains cells with two nuclei from different genomes. The nuclei do not fuse but divide independently and simultaneously as new cells are formed. It belongs to

Read the following five statements $(A-E)$ and answer as asked next to them.
$(A)$ In $Equisetum$, the female gametophyte is retained on the parent sporophyte.
$(B)$ In $Ginkgo$, male gametophyte is not independent.
$(C)$ The sporophyte in $Riccia$ is more developed than that in $Polytrichum$.
$(D)$ Sexual reproduction in $Volvox$ is isogamous.
$(E)$ The spores of slime moulds lack cell walls.
How many of the above statements are correct?

Match the items in Column $I$ with those in Column $II$:

Column $I$	Column $II$
$(A)$ Peritrichous flagellation	$(J)$ $Ginkgo$
$(B)$ Living fossil	$(K)$ $Macrocystis$
$(C)$ Rhizophore	$(L)$ $Escherichia \text{ } coli$
$(D)$ Smallest flowering plant	$(N)$ $Wolffia$
$(E)$ Largest perennial alga	$(M)$ $Selaginella$

Select the correct answer from the following:

Select the correct option for the following statements:
$(i)$ Like bryophytes and pteridophytes,in gymnosperms,the male and female gametophytes do/do not have an independent free-living existence.
$(ii)$ Non-motile isogamous gametes are found in Spirogyra/Volvox.

Match the following columns:

Column-$I$	Column-$II$
$(a)$ Oscillatoria	$(p)$ Prothallus
$(b)$ Cycas	$(q)$ Cell wall contains chitinous cellulose
$(c)$ Fern (Dryopteris)	$(r)$ Primitive type of flowers
$(d)$ Yeast	$(s)$ Food stored as starch