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Cycas and Adiantum resemble each other in having

A. seeds

B. motile sperms

C. cambium

D. vessels

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B. motile sperms


Cycas (a gymnosperm) and Adiantum (known as Maiden hair fern, a pteridophyte) resemble each other in having motile sperms. Seeds, cambium are common in gymnosperms but absent in pteridophytes. True vessels are absent in both pteridophytes and gymnospems.

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Moss peat is used as a packing material for sending flowers and live plants to distant places because

A. it reduces transpiration.

B. it serves as a disinfectant.

C. it is easily available.

D. it is hygroscopic.

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Classification of plants proposed by Carolus Linnaeus was artificial because it was based on

A. only a few morphological characters.

B. evolutionary tendencies which are diverse.

C. anatomical characters which are adaptive in nature.

D. physiological traits alongwith morphological characters.

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Fusion of two gametes which are dissimilar in size is termed as _______.

A. isogamous

B. oogamous

C. anisogamous

D. agamous

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What is common in all the three, Funaria, Dryopteris and Ginkgo?

A. Independent sporophyte

B. Presence of archegonia

C. Well developed vascular tissues

D. Independent gametophyte

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In class phaeophyceae, the plant body is usually attached to the substratum by a A and has a stalk, the B and leaf like photosynthetic organ-the C .

A. A holdfast, B stipe, C frond

B. A stipe, B holdfast, C frond

C. A frond, B stipe, C holdfast

D. A stipe, B frond, C holdfast

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Match the column-I with column-II and choose the correct option.
Column-IColumn-II
(System of classification)(Characteristics)
A. Artificial systemI. Based on few morphological of classification characters
B. Natural systemII. Based on evolutionary of classification relationships between the various organisms
C. PhylogeneticIII. Based on natural affinities system of among the organisms and classification consider external as well as internal features.

A. A II; B I; C III

B. A I; B III; C II

C. A III; B II; C I

D. A I; B II; C III

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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

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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

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Pyrenoids in green algal cells are related to

A. starch formation

B. protein storage

C. general metabolism

D. enzyme secretion

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Deep in the tropical rain forest, a botanist discovered an unusual plant with vascular tissues, stomata, a cuticle, flagellated sperm, conelike reproductive structures bearing seeds, and an alternation-of-generations life cycle. He was very excited about this discovery because it would be rather unusual for a plant to have both

A. a cuticle and flagellated sperm.

B. vascular tissues and alternation of generations.

C. seeds and flagellated sperm.

D. alternation of generations and seeds.

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Which of the following statements with respect to algae are correct.
(i) Fusion between one large, non-motile female gamete and a smaller, motile male gamete is termed as oogamous.
(ii) Fusion of two gametes dissimilar in size is termed as oogamous.
(iii) Fusion of two gametes similar in size is called anisogamous.
(iv) In chlorophyceae, the major pigments are chlorophyll a and b , and the food is stored as starch.
(v) In rhodophyceae, the major pigments are chlorophyll a and d , and the food is stored as mannitol.

A. (i) and (v)

B. (iii) and (v)

C. (i) and (ii)

D. (i) and (iv)

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Match the classes of pteridophytes given in column I with their examples given in column II and choose the correct option
Column -IColumn-II
(Classes of pteridophytes)(Examples)
A. PsilopsidaI. Selaginella
B. LycopsidaII. Psilotum
C. SphenopsidaIII. Dryopteris
D. PteropsidaIV. Equisetum

A. A II; B I; C IV; D III

B. A I; B II; C IV; D III

C. A II; B I; C III; D IV

D. A II; B IV; C I; D III

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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)

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Algin, carrageen and proteins are obtained from

A. red algae, brown algae, green algae respectively.

B. brown algae, red algae, green algae respectively.

C. red algae, green algae, brown algae respectively.

D. green algae, brown algae, red algae respectively.

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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.

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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.

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In angiosperms, a mature male gametophyte is derived from a pollen mother cell by

A. three mitotic divisions.

B. one meiotic and two mitotic divisions.

C. two meiotic divisions.

D. a single meiotic division.

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Mosses are of great ecological importance because of

A. its contribution to prevent soil erosion.

B. its contribution in ecological succession.

C. its capability to remove CO from the atmosphere.

D. both (a) and (b)

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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.

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The heterosporous pteridophyte belonging to the class lycopsida is

A. Selaginella

B. Psilotum

C. Equisetum

D. Pteris

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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.

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Protonema and leafy stage are the predominant stage of the life cycle of

A. moss

B. dicots

C. liverwort

D. gymnosperm

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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.

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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

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_______ represent the reproductive organs amongst gymnosperms.

A. Prothallus

B. Capsules

C. Setae

D. Cones

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Which one of the following statement concerning the algae is incorrect ?

A. Most algae are photosynthetic.

B. Algae can be classified according to their pigments.

C. All algae are filamentous.

D. Spirogyra does not produce zoospores.

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Which of the following groups of plants play an important role in plant succession on bare rocks/soil ?

A. Algae

B. Bryophytes

C. Pteridophytes

D. Gymnosperms

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Cytological information like chromosome number, structure, behaviour are related with

A. numerical taxonomy

B. cytotaxonomy

C. chemotaxonomy

D. all of the above

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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.

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What is the number and position of insertions of flagella in rhodopyceae class of algae ?

A. 2 - 8, equal, apical

B. 2, unequal, lateral

C. 2 - 6, equal, lateral

D. Absent