Which of the following Greek root word means "naked" and hence gives name to plants like cycas and pines?
1. | angeion | 2. | sperm |
3. | gymnos | 4. | gynos |
The term ‘strobilus’ in a gymnosperm defines a:
1. | collection of megasporophylls |
2. | collection of microsporophylls |
3. | site of sporangial development |
4. | collection of megasporophylls, microsporophylls and/or a site of sporangial development |
Female sex organs of gymnosperms are called:
1. | Archegonia | 2. | Female strobili |
3. | Megasporangium | 4. | Megasporophyll |
Identify the incorrect statement regarding algae:
1. | Algae contain chlorophyll |
2. | Algae are autotrophic |
3. | Body of an alga is composed of pseudoparenchyma and hyphae |
4. | Cell wall of an alga is composed of true cellulose. |
The bryophytes are also called as the amphibians of plants kingdom mainly because:
1. they respire through the moist epidermis
2. they depend on water for sexual reproduction
3. they require more water than most plants
4. they lack true roots
Red algae photosynthesize at ocean depths greater than any other group of algae and hence can be found in deepest waters because they
1. | contain a higher concentration of chlorophyll |
2. | have an extremely large surface area to capture the little amount of light that reaches them |
3. | contain the pigment phycoerythrin |
4. | periodically float to the surface and intercept light, then move back to the ocean floor |
The given diagram shows:
1. Female thallus of Marchantia
2. Male thallus of Marchantia
3. Female thallus of Funaria
4. Male thallus of Funaria
Vegetative reproduction in mosses is by:
1. Fragmentation and budding in secondary protonema
2. Only budding in secondary protonema
3. Adventitious roots and budding in secondary protonema
4. Fragmentation and budding in sporophyte
The structure marked as “b” can be used for:
1. Photosynthesis
2. Attachment
3. Buoyancy
4. Reproduction