select the correct statement with respect to gemmae
| a. | These are specialised reproductive structures in members of thallophytes and bryophytes |
| b. | These are green,unicellular&asexualbuds |
| c. | These are formed in small receptacles located on thalli |
| d. | Single Gemma forms two new individuals after germination |
| e. | These are chlorophyllous and multicellular structures |
| f. | They germinate and make monoecious thallus of Marchantia |
1. a, d, e and f
2. b, c, d and f
3. c, d and e
4. b, c and f
All of the following statements are concerned with gemmae, except
| 1. | Small and green structure |
| 2. | Undifferentiated structure and each giving two daughter plants |
| 3. | Absent in Merchantia |
| 4. | Multicellular structure |
Oogamy is associated with formation of
1. Non-flagellated male gamete
2. Motile zygote always inside the female sex organ
3. Egg as female gamete
4. Zygote outside the female body
Double fertilisation is seen in
1. Pinus
2. Cycas
3. Lycopodium
4. Wolffia
Match the following
| Algae | Stored food | Flagellation | |||
| (a) | Brown algae | (p) | Floridean starch | (i) | 2, lateral |
| (b) | Red algae | (q) | Mannitol | (ii) | 2-4, apical |
| (c) | Green alage | (r) | Starch | (iii) | absent |
| 1. | (a-r-ii), (b-p-iii), (c-q-i) |
| 2. | (a-q-i), (b-p-iii), (c-r-ii) |
| 3. | (a-q-i), (b-r-ii), (c-p-iii) |
| 4. | (a-q-i), (b-p-ii), (c-r-iii) |
Bryophytes include the various mosses and liverworts that are found commonly growing in moist shaded areas in the hills. In this group
| 1. | Always unicellular rhizoids are present |
| 2. | Sexual reproduction is oogamous type |
| 3. | Sporophyte is always a complete parasite |
| 4. | Main plant body producer gametes by meiosis |
Funaria, Marchantia and Riccia plant
| 1. | Belong to Bryopsida |
| 2. | Have elaters for the spore dispersal |
| 3. | Show heteromorphic type of life cycle |
| 4. | Are vegetatively reproducing by gemmae |
Most of the members of Pteridophyta
| 1. | Show diplohaplontic life cycle |
| 2. | Bear strobili/cones |
| 3. | Lack of both tracheids and sieve tube in vascular |
| 4. | Are homosporous |
Mark the incorrect statement (with respect to gymnosperms)
| 1. | Sequoia is one of the tallest tree species |
| 2. | Dimophihc roots, stem and leaves in pinus |
| 3. | Generally tap roots are present |
| 4. | Palmately compound leaves in Cycas |
Which of the following is incorrect with respect to red algae?
| 1. | Mostly marine, greater concentration found in warmer areas |
| 2. | Unicellular members are not found |
| 3. | Sexual reproduction is only oogamous |
| 4. | Stored food is vary similar to amylopectin and glycogen in structure |
The multicellular female gametophyte of the gymnospermic plants
| 1. | Is transferred to soil at the time of fertilisation |
| 2. | Has an independent free-living existence |
| 3. | Is haploid and vascular structure |
| 4. | Is always retained within megasporangium |
Artificial system:
| 1. | Gave equal weightage to vegetative and sexual characteristics |
| 2. | Gave equal importance to each character |
| 3. | Is based on cytological information |
| 4. | Is based on chemical constituents |
In mosses
| 1. | Leafy stage of gametophyte develops directly from a spore |
| 2. | Upright, slender axis bear spirally arranged leaves |
| 3. | Rhizoides are unicellular |
| 4. | Sporophyte consists of foot and capsule only |
Gametophytic phase of pteridophytes is
| 1. | An inconspicuous, small, unicelled, mostly photosynthetic, thalloid structure called prothallus |
| 2. | A small, multicelled, photosynthetic, filamentous structure called protonema |
| 3. | A small, inconspicuous, multicelled, thalloid structure called prothallus |
| 4. | A multicelled, conspicuous, photosynthetic, leafy and thalloid structure called gametophore |
Selaginella is said to have near approach to seed habit and considered an important step in evolution because of
| 1. | Precocious development of gametophyte |
| 2. | Heterosporous sporangia and siphonogamous reproduction |
| 3. | Oogamous sexual reproduction |
| 4. | Formation of embryo in life cycle |
Photosynthetic pigments found in chlorophycean members. are
| 1. | Chlorophyll a, b and carotenoids |
| 2. | Chlorophyll a, c and fucoxanthin |
| 3. | Chlorophyll a, d and violaxanthin |
| 4. | Chlorophyll a, b and phycobilins |
The type of life cycle in Fucus is
1. Haplontic
2. Diplontic
3. Haplo-diplontic
4. Triphasic haplobiontic
Zoospores with laterally inserted heterokont flagella are found in the members of class
1. Rhodophyceae
2. Phaeophyceae
3. Chlorophyceae
4. Dinophyceae
Select correct statements with respect to Bryophytes
| a. | Have independent gametophytic main plant body |
| b. | Independent plant body is concerned with spores formation |
| c. | Sex organs are multicellular, jacketed and always sessile |
| d. | Sporophytic plant body develops from spore germination |
| e. | More differentiated plant body than algae |
| f. | Homosporous condition exists |
1. All are correct except (c)
2. (a), (e) and (f)
3. (a), (d), (e) and (f)
4. (b), (c), (e) and (f)
Vascular amphibians of plant kingdom are
1. Thallophytes
2. Bryophytes
3. Pteridophytes
4. Gymnosperms
The adult gametophytic plant body in green moss is differentiated into
| 1. | Diploid rhizonema and chloronema |
| 2. | Primary protonema and secondary protonema |
| 3. | Foot, seat, and capsule |
| 4. | Rhizoids, main axis, and phylloids |
The sporangium develops from group of cells in which of the following group of pteridophytes?
1. Equisetum and Adiantum
2. Dryopteris and Selaginella
3. Dryopteris and Pteris
4. Selaginella and Equisetum
In all gymnosperms and angiosperms, the type of life cycle is
1. Diplontic
2. Diplohaplontic
3. Haplontic
4. Haplo-diplontic
Bryophytes are also called amphibians of the plant kingdom because:
1 Sporophyte is dependent on gametophyte.
2 Zygote does not undergo meiosis immediately.
3 Produce biflagellate male gametes.
4 Can live in soil but depend on water for fertilization.
Rhodophycean members show which one of the following features?
| 1. | Characteristic colour is due to dominance of fucoxanthin |
| 2. | Asexual reproducton by zoospores is quite common |
| 3. | Absence of flagellated gametes in their life cycle |
| 4. | Sexual reproduction by isogamy, anisogamy and oogamy method |
Brown algae differ from red algae is having
| 1. | Unicellular forms |
| 2. | Phycocolloids in their cell wall |
| 3. | Autotrophic mode of nutrition |
| 4. | Flagella |
Choose the wrong statement with respect to seed habit of Selaginella
| 1. | Endospermic development of gametophytes |
| 2. | Gametophytes show precocious development |
| 3. | Formation of two types of gametophytes |
| 4. | Sporophytes are nutritionally dependent on gametophyte |
Phaeophycean member
| 1. | Are of different colours due to variation in amount of fucoxanthin |
| 2. | Are used as food supplements by exobiologists |
| 3. | May reach to the height of 100 cm |
| 4. | Possess trumpet hyphae as homologous structure to phloem |
Most important criteria for the classification of algae is
| 1. | Thallus structure |
| 2. | Pigmentation |
| 3. | Reserve feed materials |
| 4. | Reproduction |
In rhodophyceae, the mode of sexual reproduction is
| 1. | Anisogamy |
| 2. | Oogamy |
| 3. | lsogamy, anisogamy and oogamy |
| 4. | Anisogamy and oogamy |
Read the following statements carefully and mark the correct with respect to gymnosperms
| a. | Pollen grains are carried by air currents |
| b. | Pollen tube carries the male gametes to archegonia |
| c. | Ovules are exposed before fertilization but get covered after fertilization |
| d. | They produce same type of spores |
1. a, b & d
2. a & b
3. a & c
4. b & d
Development of the zygote into embryo, taking place in female gametophytes is
1 An event which is precursor to seed habit
2 Found in all embryophytes
3 Observable in all gymnosperms and angiosperms
4 More than one option is correct
Identify the structures A, B and C in the figure given below
1. A - Gametophyte; B - Leaves; C - Rhizoids
2. A - Capsule; B - Leaves; C - Rhizoids
3. A - Capsule; B - Frond; C - Rhizoids
4. A - Capsule; B - Leaves; C - Adventitious roots
Creeping, green, branched and frequently filamentous like stage in Funaria
1 Is called prothallus
2 Arises upon spore germination
3 Is known as gametophore
4 Bear gemma cups for sexual reproduction
Which group of organisms are members of red algae?
1 Trichodesmium, Porphyra, Chondrus
2 Gloiopeltis, Dictyota, Sargassurn
3 Batrachospermum, Polysiphonia, Porphyridium
4 Gelidium, Gracilaria, Chara
Sexual reproduction is oogamous in
1 Volvox and Fucus
2 Spirogyra and Ulothrix
3 Trichoderma and Polysiphonia
4 Batrachospermum and Colletotrichum
Vascular archegoniates with diplontic life cycle are
1 Bryophytes
2 Pteridophytes
3 Gymnosperms
4 More than one option is correct
Identify the plant in the figure given below and the structure labeled A:
1 Equisetum; A - Root
2 Selaginella; A - Rhizine
3 Salvinia; A - Modified leaf
4 Selaginella; A - Rhizophore
Identify the diagrams A, B, C and D
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1 |
A - Sphagnum; |
B - Funaria; |
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C - Salvinia; |
D - Selaginella; |
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2 |
A - Selaginella; |
B - Sphagnum; |
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C - Salvinia; |
D - Funaria; |
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3 |
A - Salvinia; |
B - Funaria; |
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C - Sphagnum; |
D - Selaginella; |
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4 |
A - Pistia |
B - Funaria; |
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C - Sphagnum; |
D - Salvinia; |
Which of the following group of plants shows free living existence of both sporophyte and gametophyte?
1 Spirogyra and Cycas
2 Cycas and Selaginella
3 Dryopteris and Adiantum
4 Cycas and Ginkgo
Horsetails, mosses and ferns
| 1. | Are terrestrial plants having vascular tissues |
| 2. | Lack archegonia |
| 3. | Produce parasitic gametophytes |
| 4. | Form gametes by mitotic division |
Green algae differs from bryophytes in
1. Having gametophytic plant body
2. Absence of trachea
3. Having zooidogamy
4. Life cycle pattern
Identify the given organisms respectively labelled as A, B, C and D
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1 |
A - Laminaria; |
B - Polysiphonia; |
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C - Sphagnum; |
D - Equisetum; |
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2 |
A - Fucus; |
B - Dictyota; |
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C - Polytrichum; |
D - Equisetum; |
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3 |
A - Dictyota; |
B - Polysiphonia; |
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C - Sphagnum; |
D - Chara; |
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4 |
A - Fucus; |
B - Polysiphonia; |
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C - Sphagnum; |
D - Chara; |
Which of the following plant group does not exhibit heterospory during the life cycle?
| 1. | Salvinia, Azola, Ginkgo |
| 2. | Eucalyptus, Cedrus, Cycas |
| 3. | Wolfia, Sequoia, Selaginella |
| 4. | Dryopteris, Adiantum, Polytrichum |
Which of the following statement is correct for the artificial systems of classification?
| 1. | Based on natural affinities among the organisms |
| 2. | Classified the plants on the basis of morphology and phytochemistry |
| 3. | Traits used in these systems are liable to change |
| 4. | Based on characters like habit, colour, number and internal structure of leaves |
Algae are chlorophyll bearing, simple, thalloid, autotrophic and largely aquatic organisms in which
| 1. | The size ranges from the microscopic unicellular forms like Chlamydomonas to the filamentous forms like Volvox |
| 2. | Hydrocolloids are universally present |
| 3. | Thallus structure, size, and pigments are highly variable |
| 4. | Major criteria of classification is cell wall |
Members of red algae are mostly marine, occurring both at surface water and at great depths in oceans except for a few fresh water species. These algae usually
| 1. | Reproduce asexually by motile spores |
| 2. | Show oogamous reproduction by motile gametes |
| 3. | Lack of chlorophyll-a and fucoxanthin |
| 4. | Reproduce vegetatively by fragmentation |
In heterosporous members of the pteridophyta
| 1. | Development of embryo takes place within the female gametophyte |
| 2. | Zygote produces a multicellular and undifferentiated sporophyte |
| 3. | Gametophyte is monoecious |
| 4. | Spore germination is exosporic |
Ovules present on loose megasporophylls, unbranched stem and dicotyledonous condition are features related to
| 1. | Cycas | 2. | Pinus |
| 3. | Cedrus | 4. | Ephedra |
Stipe, hold fast and frond are the terms associated with
1 Gracilaria
2 Polysiphonia
3 Laminaria
4 Chara
The first cell representative of gametophytic generation is
1 Zygote
2 Oospore
3 Spore mother cell
4 Spore
Multicelled, green, filamentous juvenile gametophyte and a mature erect leafy gametophyte are found in all, but not in
1. Sphagnum
2. Polytrichum
3. Funaria
4. Marchantia
Heterosporous ferns are
1 Selaginella and Dryopteris
2 Equisetum and Selaginella
3 Adiantum and Pteris
4 Salvinia and Selaginella
True stem, root and leaves are present in
1 Polytrichum
2 Lycopodium
3 Sphagnum
4 Pogonatum
Which of the following set of statements is correct for given plant?
| a. | Reduce gametophytes having independent free living existence |
| b. | Possess compound leaves |
| c. | Form special roots having symbiotic association of prokaryotic algae |
| d. | Stem shows branching |
| e. | Homosporous nature |
| 1. | a, b & d |
| 2. | a, c & d |
| 3. | b & c |
| 4. | b, d & e |