Which one of the following statements is wrong?
1. Algin and carrageenan are products of algae
2. Agar-agar is obtained from Gelidium and Gracilaria
3. Chlorella and Spirulina are used as space food
4. Mannitol is stored food in Rhodophyceae

Subtopic:  Algae | Rhodophyceae: Red Algae and Importance of Algae |
 89%
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NEET - 2015
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Which one of the following shows isogamy with non-flagellated gametes?

1. Sargassum

2. Ectocarpus

3. Ulothrix

4. Spirogyra

Subtopic:  Algae |
 77%
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AIPMT - 2014
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An alga which can be employed as food for human beings:

1. Ulothrix

2. Chlorella

3. Spirogyra

4. Polysiphonia

Subtopic:  Algae | Chlorophyceae: Green Algae: I | Chlorophyceae: Green Algae: II | Chlorophyceae: Green Algae: III |
 85%
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AIPMT - 2014
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Read the following statements (A-E) and answer the question which follows them. 

A: In liverworts, mosses, and ferns gametophytes are free-living 
B: Gymnosperms and some ferns are hetero-sperms 
C: Sexual reproduction in Fucus, Volvox and Albugo is oogamous 
D: The sporophyte in liverworts is more elaborate than that in mosses 
E: Both, Pinus and Marchantia are dioecious 

How many of the above statements are correct?

1. Two 

2. Three

3. Four

4. One

Subtopic:  Algae | Bryophytes | Gymnosperms: I | Gymnosperms |
 56%
From NCERT
AIPMT - 2013
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Which one of the following is wrongly matched? 
1. Spirogyra -Motile gametes
2. Sargassum - Chlorophyll C 
3. Basidiomycetes - Puffballs 
4. Nostoc- Water blooms 
Subtopic:  Algae |
 57%
From NCERT
NEET - 2013
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Read the following five statements (I - V) and answer as asked next to them.

I. In Equisetum, the female gametophyte is retained on the parent sporophyte
II. In Ginkgo, male gametophyte is not independent
III. The sporophyte in Riccia is more developed than that in Polytrichum
IV. Sexual reproduction in Volvox is isogamous
V. The spores of slime molds lack cell walls


How many of the above statements are correct?

1.  Three  2.  Four 
3.  One  4.  Two
Subtopic:  Algae | Pteridophytes | Gymnosperms |
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AIPMT - 2012
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If you are asked to classify the various algae into distinct groups, which of the following characters you should choose?

1. Types of pigments present in the cell
2. Nature of stored food materials in the cell
3. Structural organisation of thallus
4. Chemical compositions of the cell wall
Subtopic:  Algae |
 73%
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AIPMT - 2007
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