Which one is correct about male and female gametophyte?
1. In bryophytes and pteridophytes, they have no independent free-living existence.
2. In bryophytes and angiosperms, they have free-living existence.
3. In gymnosperms and angiosperms, they have no independent free-living existence.
4. In bryophytes, pteridophytes and angiosperms, they have free-living existence.
Which of the following is/are correct for gymnosperms?
| (i) | They are heterosporous. |
| (ii) | They are the first vascular plants. |
| (iii) | They possess fruits. |
| (iv) | They require water for fertilisation. |
| 1. | Only (i) |
| 2. | (i) and (ii) |
| 3. | (ii) and (iii) |
| 4. | (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv) |
In gymnosperms, the pollen chamber represents
| 1. | A cavity in the ovule in which pollen grains are stored after pollination. |
| 2. | An opening in the megagametophyte through which the pollen tube approaches the egg. |
| 3. | The microsporangium in which pollen grains develop. |
| 4. | A cell in the pollen grain in which the sperms are formed. |
The spreading of living pteridophyte is limited and is restricted to narrow geographical region because of
| 1. | Growth requirements of gametophyte (cool, damp and shady places). |
| 2. | Requirement of water for fertilisation. |
| 3. | Absence of stomata in leaf and absence of vascular tissue. |
| 4. | Both 1. and 2.. |
Artificial systems gave equal weightage to
| 1. | Morphological and anatomical characters. |
| 2. | Vegetative and sexual characters. |
| 3. | Vegetative and anatomical characters. |
| 4. | Morphological and sexual characters. |
According to phylogenetic classification organisms belonging to same taxa
| 1. | Are same in anatomy. |
| 2. | Have same genetic constituent. |
| 3. | Have a common ancestor. |
| 4. | Have all characteristics same. |
Choose the correct statement.
| 1. | Many species of Porphyra, Laminaria and Sargassum and among 70 species of marine algae used as food. |
| 2. | Agar is used to grow microbes and in preparations of ice creams and jellies. |
| 3. | Algae are useful to man in a variety of ways. |
| 4. | All of these. |
Cell wall of green algae is made up of
| 1. | Inner layer of chitin and outer layer of pectose. |
| 2. | Inner layer of cutin and outer layer of pectin. |
| 3. | Inner layer of pectose and outer layer of cellulose. |
| 4. | Inner layers of cellulose and outer layer of pectose. |
Out of the following four statements how many of them are correct for Fucus.
| I. | Life – cycle is diplontic. |
| II. | Fertilisation is internal. |
| III. | Sexual reproduction is Oogamous. |
| IV. | Frond is photosynthetic. |
1. 4
2. 3
3. 2
4. 1
Which of the following is not an example of algae in which there is post – fertilization development process?
1. Laminaria
2. Porphyra
3. Polysiphonia
4. Batrachospermum