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Fern plant is a

A. haploid gametophyte

B. diploid gametophyte

C. diploid sporophyte

D. haploid sporophyte

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C. diploid sporophyte


Fern plant is a diploid sporophyte. The pteridophytes include horsetails and ferns. In pteridophytes, the main plant body is a sporophyte which is differentiated into true root, stem and leaves. These organs possess well- differentiated vascular tissues.

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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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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

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Consider the following statements regarding gymnosperms and choose the correct option.
(i) In gymnosperms, the male and female gametophytes have an independent existence.
(ii) The multicellular female gametophyte is retained within the megasporangium.
(iii) The gymnosperms are heterosporous. Of these statements

A. (i) and (ii) are correct but (iii) is incorrect

B. (i) and (iii) are correct but (ii) is incorrect

C. (ii) and (iii) are incorrect but (i) is correct

D. (ii) and (iii) are correct but (i) is incorrect

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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 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.

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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

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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

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Match column-I with column-II and choose the correct option.
Column-IColumn-II
A. PhaeophyceaeI. Have an elaborate mechanism of spore dispersal
B. RhodophyceaeII. first terrestrial plant with vascular tissue-phloem and xylem
C. MossesIII. Asexual reproduction by biflagellate zoosposes
D. PteridophytesIV. Polysiphonia, Porphyra, Gracilaria

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

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

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

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

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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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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

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Fruits are not formed in gymnosperms because of

A. absence of pollination.

B. absence of seed.

C. absence of fertilization.

D. absence of ovary.

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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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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

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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.

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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

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Laminaria (Kelp) and Fucus (Rock weed) are examples of

A. green algae

B. brown algae

C. red algae

D. golden brown algae

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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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If there are 4 cells in anther, what will be the number of pollen grains?

A. 8

B. 4

C. 16

D. 12

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If you are asked to classify the various algae into distinct groups then which of the following characters you should choose for the classification ?

A. Nature of habitat

B. Structural organization of thallus

C. Chemical composition of the cell wall

D. Types of pigments present in the cell.

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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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In order to colonize land, plants needed to acquire which of the following characteristics?

A. A mechanism for moving water throughout the plant.

B. A mechanism to prevent desiccation of tissues.

C. An ability to screen ultraviolet radiation.

D. Both (b) and (c)

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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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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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Flagellate isogametes and anisogametes are found in

A. Spirogyra

B. Fucus

C. Volvox

D. Chlamydomonas

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Read the following statements and answer the question.
(i) Sporophytic generation is represented only by the one-celled zygote.
(ii) Meiosis in the zygote results in the formation of haploid spores.
(iii) The dominant, photosynthetic phase in such plants is free-living gametophyte.
(iv) Many algae such as Volvox, Spirogyra and some species of Chlamydomonas represent this pattern.
Which of the following pattern of life cycle of plant is described by the above statements ?

A. Haplontic

B. Diplontic

C. Haplo-diplontic

D. None of these

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The Natural system of classification for flowering plants was given by

A. Carolus Linnaeus

B. Bentham and Hooker

C. Engler and Prantl

D. R. H. Whittaker

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Which of the following branch of science is being described by the given statements ?
(i) It can easily done by using computers based on all observable characters.
(ii) Numbers and codes are assigned to all the characters and the data are then processed.
(iii) Each character is given equal weightage and at the same time hundred of characters can be considered.

A. Cytotaxonomy

B. Numerical taxonomy

C. Chemotaxonomy

D. ??-taxonomy

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A research student collected certain alga and found that its cells contained both chlorophyll a and chlorophyll d as well as phycoerythrin on the basis of his observation the students conclude that the alga belongs to

A. rhodophyceae

B. bacillariophyceae

C. chlorophyceae

D. phaeophyceae

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Which of the following, examples belongs to the same class of algae?

A. Chara, Fucus, Polysiphonia

B. Volvox, Spirogyra, Chlamydomonas

C. Porphyra, Ectocarpus, Ulothrix

D. Sargassum, Laminaria, Gracilaria

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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.