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1. A bryophyte differs from pteridophytes in having
A. archegonia.
B. lack of vascular tissue.
C. swimming antherozoids.
D. independent gametophytes.
Answer : B
2. What is the similarity between gymnosperms and angiosperms?
A. Phloem of both have companian cells.
B. Endosperm is formed before fertilization in both.
C. Origin of ovule and seed is similar in both.
D. Both have leaves, stem and roots.
Answer : D
3. Phylogenetic classification system is based on the
A. morphological characters of various organisms.
B. anatomical characters of various organisms.
C. physiological characters of various organisms.
D. evolutionary relationships between the various organisms.
Answer : D
4. Laminaria (Kelp) and Fucus (Rock weed) are examples of
A. green algae
B. brown algae
C. red algae
D. golden brown algae
Answer : B
5. Fruits are not formed in gymnosperms because of
A. absence of pollination.
B. absence of seed.
C. absence of fertilization.
D. absence of ovary.
Answer : D
6. Chemotaxonomy is connected with
A. classification of chemicals found in plants.
B. use of phytochemical data in systematic botany.
C. application of chemicals on herbarium sheets.
D. use of statistical methods in chemical yielding plants.
Answer : B
7. Which one of the following is the major difference between mosses and ferns ?
A. Ferns lack alternation of generation while mosses show the same.
B. Mosses are facultative aerobes while ferns are obligate aerobes.
C. Vascular bundles of ferns show xylem vessels while those of mosses lack it.
D. Sporophytes of ferns live much longer as compared to the sporophytes of mosses.
Answer : D
8. Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct about pteridophytes ?
(i) The main plant body is a sporophyte which is differentiated into true roots and leaves.
(ii) The leaves are small (microphylls) as in ferns or large (macrophylls) as in Selaginella.
(iii) Genera like Selaginella and Salvinia which produce two kinds of sporesmacro (large) and micro (small) spores, are known as heterospores.
(iv) Common examples are Funaria, Polytrichum and Sphagnum.

A. Both (i) and (ii)
B. Both (ii) and (iii)
C. Both (i) and (iii)
D. All of these
Answer : C
9. Place the following groups of plants in order, beginning with those that first appeared on the earth and progressing toward those that appeared most recently in time.
A. Gymnosperms, angiosperms, ferns, moss, algae
B. Algae, moss, ferns, gymnosperms, angiosperms
C. Moss, algae, ferns, angiosperms, gymnosperms
D. Algae, ferns, angiosperms, gymnosperms, moss
Answer : B
10. Which of the following statements about algae is/are correct?
(i) Algae are chlorophyll bearing simple, thalloid, heterotrophic and aquatic (both fresh water and marine) organisms.
(ii) Algae reproduce by vegetative means only.
(iii) Fusion of two gametes dissimilar in size is termed as oogamous.
(iv) A few of the massive forms of algae such as kelps, form massive plant bodies.

A. Only (i)
B. Both (i) and (iii)
C. Only (iv)
D. All of these
Answer : C
11. Which of the following statements (i) - (v) are correct ?
(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.

A. Two
B. Three
C. Four
D. One
Answer : A
12. A universal feature of the life cycle of plants is
A. morphologically identical haploid and diploid stages.
B. genetically identical haploid and diploid stages.
C. alteration of generations between heteromorphic haploid gametophytes and diploid sporophytes.
D. none of the above
Answer : C
13. Which of the following group of plant is being described by given statements ?
(i) The plant body is thalloid.
(ii) Asexual reproduction takes place by fragmentation of thalli, or by the formation of specialized structures called gemmae.
(iii) The sporophyte is differentiated into a foot, seta and capsule.
(iv) They grow usually in moist and shady habitats.

A. Liverworts
B. Moss
C. Fern
D. Gymnosperm
Answer : A
14. Angiosperms have dominated the land flora primarily because of their
A. power of adaptability in diverse habitat.
B. property of producing large number of seeds.
C. nature of self pollination.
D. domestication of man.
Answer : A
15. Refer the statement and answer the question. They usually reproduce vegetatively by fragmentation and asexually by non - motile spores and sexually by non - motile gametes.
Identify the group of plants and its example.

A. Mosses, Funaria
B. Red algae, Polysiphonia
C. Brown algae, Laminaria
D. Pteridophytes, Selaginella
Answer : B
16. Which of the following statements are incorrect?
A. Pyrenoids contain protein besides starch.
B. Sexual reproduction may be isogamous, oogamous and anisogamous in green and brown algae.
C. Some of the members of algae also occur in association with fungi (lichen) and animals (eg, on sloth bear).
D. The leaves in pteridophytes are well adapted to withstand extremes of temperature, humidity and wind.
Answer : D
17. The following statements are associated with one class of algae. Identify the class of algae.
(i) One or more storage bodies called pyrenoids located in the chloroplasts are present in the members of this class.
(ii) They have a rigid cell wall made of an inner layer of cellulose and an outer layer of pectose.
(iii) Asexual reproduction is by flagellated zoospores produced in zoosporangia.
(iv) Chlamydomonas, Volvox, Ulothrix, Spirogyra and Chara are commonly found members of this class.

A. Chlorophyceae
B. Rhodophyceae
C. Phaeophyceae
D. None of these
Answer : A
18. Select the correct match of the feature present in column I with its respective terms given in column II.
Column-IColumn-II
A. Presence of tap roots(i) Bryophyte and coralloid roots
B. The synergids and(ii) Pteridophytes antipodal cells degenerates after fertilization
C. The food is stored as(iii) Red algae floridean starch which is very similar to amylopectin and glycogen in structure
D. Presence of sporophyte(iv) Angiosperms which is not free living but attached to the photosynthetic gametophytes and derives nourishment from it
E. Members of this group(v) Gymnosperms are used for medicinal purposes, as soil binders and frequently grown as ornamentals

A. A-i B-ii C-iii D-iv E-v
B. A-iii B-v C-ii D-iv E-i
C. A-iii B-i C-v D-ii E-iv
D. A-v B-iv C-iii D-i E-ii
Answer : B
19. Protonema and leafy stage are the predominant stage of the life cycle of
A. moss
B. dicots
C. liverwort
D. gymnosperm
Answer : A
20. Flagellate isogametes and anisogametes are found in
A. Spirogyra
B. Fucus
C. Volvox
D. Chlamydomonas
Answer : D
21. Which of the following pteridophytes belong to class pteropsida?
A. Equisetum and Psilotum
B. Lycopodium and Adiantum
C. Selaginella and Pteris
D. Pteris and Adiantum
Answer : D
22. If there are 4 cells in anther, what will be the number of pollen grains?
A. 8
B. 4
C. 16
D. 12
Answer : C
23. Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct ?
(i) Agar, one of commercial products obtained from Laminaria and Sargassum are used to grow microbes and in preparations of ice-creams and jellies.
(ii) In phaeophyceae, major pigments are chl a, d and phycoerythrin.
(iii) Pteridophytes classified into four classes : Psilopsida, Lycopsida, Sphenopsida and Pteropsida.
(iv) Gemmae are green, multicellular, asexual buds, which develop in small receptacles called gemma cups located on the thalli.

A. Both (i) and (ii)
B. Both (ii) and (iv)
C. Both (iii) and (iv)
D. All of these
Answer : C
24. The heterosporous pteridophyte belonging to the class lycopsida is
A. Selaginella
B. Psilotum
C. Equisetum
D. Pteris
Answer : A
25. Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct about gemmae ?
(i) These are specialised structures by which asexual reproduction take place in liverworts.
(ii) They are green, multicellular and asexual buds.
(iii) They develop in small receptacles called gemma cups.
(iv) They detach from parent body and germinate to form new individuals.

A. (i) and (ii)
B. (ii) and (iii)
C. (i), (ii) and (iii)
D. All of these
Answer : D
26. Cytological information like chromosome number, structure, behaviour are related with
A. numerical taxonomy
B. cytotaxonomy
C. chemotaxonomy
D. all of the above
Answer : B
27. Which of the following statements with respect to gymnosperms and angiosperms is/are correct?
(i) The process of double fertilization is present in gymnosperms.
(ii) Angiosperms range in size from microscopic Wolffia to tall trees of Sequoia.
(iii) In gymnosperms, the seeds are not covered.
(iv) In gymnosperms, the male and female gametophytes have an independent free living existence. Of the above statements

A. (i) and (ii)
B. (iii) only
C. (ii) and (iii)
D. (iii) and (iv)
Answer : B
28. Fusion of two gametes which are dissimilar in size is termed as _______.
A. isogamous
B. oogamous
C. anisogamous
D. agamous
Answer : C
29. Which of the following class of algae is mostly found in salt water ?
A. Phaeophyceae
B. Rhodophyceae
C. Chlorophyceae
D. Both (a) and (b)
Answer : B
30. A student was given a sample to observe under the microscope. He observed and found that the sample is the most common type of spore involved in asexual reproduction in algae. Identify the spore.
A. Zoospore
B. Endospore
C. Hypnospore
D. None of the above
Answer : A
31. Why rhodophyta exhibit a red colour ?
A. Since most rhodophyta grow at great depths, the chlorophyll can only absorb light in the red area of the spectrum.
B. The wavelengths of light that are absorbed by chlorophyll are passed to phycoerythrin (a red pigment).
C. Red pigment of rhodophyta absorbs all the light waves.
D. The light reaching the greatest depth in water is in the blue-green region of the spectrum, is absorbed by phycoerythrin.
Answer : B
32. Cycas and Adiantum resemble each other in having
A. seeds
B. motile sperms
C. cambium
D. vessels
Answer : B
33. Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct ?
A. In angiosperms, each embryo sac has a three-celled egg apparatus one egg cell and two synergids, three antipodal cells and two polar nuclei.
B. All seed bearing plants i.e., gymnosperms and angiosperms follow dipontic life patterns of plants.
C. In gymosperms, roots in some genera have fungal association in the form of mycorrhiza (Pinus) while in some others (Cycas) small specialized roots called coralloid are associated with N2 fixing cyanobacteria.
D. All of the above
Answer : D
34. The spreading of living pteridophytes is limited and restricted to narrow geographical region because
A. gametophytic growth needs cool, damp and shady places.
B. it requires water for fertilization.
C. due to absence of stomata in leaf and absence of vascular tissue.
D. both (a) and (b)
Answer : D
35. You are given an unknown plant to study in the laboratory. You find that it has chlorophyll, no xylem. Its multicellullar sex organs are enclosed in a layer of jacket cells. Its gametophyte stage is free living. The plant probabily belongs to
A. chlorophyceae
B. bryophyte
C. pteridophyte
D. gymnosperm
Answer : B
36. Consider the following statements regarding the major pigments and stored food in the different groups of algae and choose the correct option
(i) In chlorophyceae, the stored food material is starch and the major pigments are chlorophyll-a and d.
(ii) In phaeophyceae, laminarian is the stored food and major pigments are chlorophyll-a and b.
(iii) In rhodophyceae, floridean starch is the stored food and the major pigments are chlorophyll-a, d and phycoerythrin.

A. (i) is correct, but (ii) and (iii) are incorrect
B. (i) and (ii) are correct, but (iii) is incorrect
C. (i) and (iii) are correct, but (ii) is incorrect
D. (iii) is correct, but (i) and (ii) are incorrect
Answer : D
37. Match column-I with column-II and choose the correct option.
Column-IColumn-II
A. AgarI. Single cell protein, used as food supplements by space travellers
B. AlginII. Red algae
C. CarrageenIII. Brown algae
D. ChlorellaIV. Gelidium, Gracilaria Spirullina

A. A I; B II; C III; D IV
B. A IV; B III; C II; D I
C. A II; B I; C III; D IV
D. A III; B II; C I; D IV
Answer : B
38. Which of the following statement(s) is incorrect about mosses ?
A. The predominant stage of its life cycle is the gametophyte which consists of two stages protonema and leafy stages.
B. Leafy stage are attached to the soil through unicellular and branched rhizoids.
C. Sex organs-antheridia and archegonia are produced at the apex of the leafy shoots.
D. All of the above
Answer : D
39. Which of the following statement is incorrect ?
A. Double fertilization is unique to gymnosperms and monocotyledons.
B. Sequoia, a gymnosperm, is one of the tallest tree species.
C. Phaeophyceae members possess chlorophyll a, c, carotenoids and xanthophylls.
D. Moss is a gametophyte which consists of two stages namely, protonemal stage and leafy stage.
Answer : A
40. Protonema
A. is a stage of gametophytic generation.
B. is a creeping, green, branched and develops directly from a spore.
C. produces lateral bud which forms leafy plant body.
D. All of the above
Answer : A
41. Match column-I with column-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below.
Column-IColumn-II
(Group of Planet Kingdom)(Examples)
A. AlgaeI. Solanum tuberosum
B. FungiII. Equisetum
C. AngiospermIII. Cycas
D. PteridophyteIV. Chlamydomonas
E. GymnospermV. Rhizopus

A. A V; B IV; C I; D II; E III
B. A IV; B V; C I; D II; E III
C. A IV; B I; C V; D II; E III
D. A IV; B I; C V; D III; E II
Answer : B
42. If the cells of root in wheat plant have 42 chromosomes, then the no. of chromosome in the cell of pollen grain is
A. 14
B. 21
C. 28
D. 42
Answer : B
43. Mosses do not have true leaves because their leaf-like structures lack
A. starch in their chloroplast.
B. vascular tissues.
C. chlorophyll.
D. cellulose in their cell walls.
Answer : B
44. _______ represent the reproductive organs amongst gymnosperms.
A. Prothallus
B. Capsules
C. Setae
D. Cones
Answer : D
45. In bryophytes, male and female sex organs are called ______ and ______ respectively.
A. microsporangia; macrosporangia
B. male strobili; female strobili
C. antheridia; archegonia
D. androecium; gynoecium
Answer : C
46. Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct?
(i) Green algae are the members of chlorophyceae.
(ii) Brown algae are found primarily in marine habitates
(iii) Some red algae are found in fresh water, mostly occur in salt water, some are in brackish water.
(iv) The food in red algae is stosed as floridean starch.
(v) Red alga may occur in both well-lighted regions close to water-surface and also at great depths in oceans where light penetration is little.

A. (i) and (v) only
B. (ii), (iii) and (iv) only
C. All of the above
D. None of the above
Answer : C
47. Bryophytes are different from fungi in having
A. land habit.
B. sterile jacket layers.
C. multiflagellate gametes.
D. gametophytic plant body.
Answer : B
48. Which of the following, examples belongs to the same class of algae?
A. Chra, Fucus, Polysiphonia
B. Volvox, Spirogyra, Chlamydomonas
C. Porphyra, Ectocarpus, Ulothrix
D. Sargassum, Laminaria, Gracilaria
Answer : B
49. Fern plant is a
A. haploid gametophyte
B. diploid gametophyte
C. diploid sporophyte
D. haploid sporophyte
Answer : C
50. Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct about angiosperms ?
(i) In angiosperms or flowering plants, the pollen grains and ovules are developed in specialised structure called flowers.
(ii) They are divided into two classes : the dicotyledons and the monocotyledons.
(iii) The male sex organ in a flower is the pistil or the carpel.
(iv) The female sex organ is the stamen.

A. Only (i)
B. Both (i) and (ii)
C. Both (ii) and (iv)
D. All of these
Answer : B

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