Gymnosperms lack:
1. Secondary growth 2. Vessels in their xylem
3. Albuminous cells 4. A dominant sporophyte

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Which of the following pteridophytes does not belong to the same class as the other three?
1. Dryopteris 2. Pteris
3. Adiantum 4. Equisetum
Subtopic:  Classification of Pteridophytes |
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Given below are two statements: 
Statement I: Chlorella is used as food supplement by space travellers
Statement II: Chlorella is a unicellular algae
 
1. Both I and II are true and II correctly explains I
2. I is true and II is false
3. Both I and II are true but II does not explain I
4. Both I and II are false
Subtopic:  Algae |
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Identify the incorrect statement regarding classification of plants given by George Bentham and Joseph Dalton Hooker:
1. It is a natural system of classification.
2. It totally disregarded the external characters and did not include them to classify plants.
3. It used internal features like structure, anatomy, embryology and phytochemistry.
4. It was based on natural affinities among the organisms.
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All the following are examples of members of Chlorophyceae except:
1. Ectocarpus
2. Chlamydomanas
3. Chara
4. Ulothrix
Subtopic:  Chlorophyceae: Green Algae: II |
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All the following statements will be true for brown algae except:
1. Major pigments are chlorophyll a, c, fucoxanthin
2. Food is stored as complex carbohydrates which may be in the form of Laminarin or Mannitol
3. Vegetative cells have chitinous wall usually covered on the outside by a gelatinous coating of algin
4. Flagellar number and insertions are 2, unequal and lateral
Subtopic:  Pheophyceae: Brown Algae |
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All the following belong to Phaeophyceae except:
1. Dictyota
2. Porphyra
3. Fucus
4. Sargassum
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Consider the given statements regarding certain pteridophytes:

Statement I: In Selaginella and Equisetum, sporophylls may form distinct compact structures called strobili or cones.
Statement II: Selaginella and Salvinia are heterosporous.

 
1. Statement I is correct but Statement II is incorrect
2. Statement I is incorrect but Statement II is correct
3. Statement I and Statement II are correct
4. Statement I and Statement II are incorrect

Subtopic:  Pteridophytes: Heterospory |
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Select the option where the given characters are correct match for members of Rhodophyceae:
Major pigments Stored food Cell wall Flagella
1. Chlorophyll a, d; phycoerythrin Mannitol. Laminarin Cellulose, pectin, polysulphate esters 2-8, equal, apical
2. Chlorophyll a, d; phycoerythrin Floridean starch Cellulose, pectin, polysulphate esters Absent
3. Chlorophyll a, c; Fucoxanthin Mannitol. Laminarin Cellulose and algin 2, unequal, lateral
4. Chlorophyll a, b; Starch Cellulose 2-8, equal, apical
Subtopic:  Rhodophyceae: Red Algae and Importance of Algae |
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The sporophyte of mosses is more elaborate than that in:
1. Pteridophytes 2. Gymnosperms
3. Angiosperms 4. Liverworts
Subtopic:  Bryophytes (Liverworts) |
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