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Flagellate isogametes and anisogametes are found in

A. Spirogyra

B. Fucus

C. Volvox

D. Chlamydomonas

Correct Answer :

D. Chlamydomonas


Isogamous and anisogamous are flagellated gametes, found in Chlamydomonas. Fusion of flagellate gametes of similar size is called isogamous whereas fusion of two gametes of different size is called anisogamous.

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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

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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.

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Match the column I with column II and choose the option which shows its correct combination.
Column-IColumn-II
(Pattern of life cycle in plant)(Examples)
A. HaplonticI. Bryophytes, Pteridophytes, life cycle Ectocarpus, Polysiphonia, Kelps
B. DiplonticII. Seed bearing plants life cycle (Gymnosperm and Angiosperm), Fucus
C. Haplo-diplonticIII. Many algae (Volvox, life cycle Spirogyra) and some species of Chlamydomonas

A. A III; B II; C I

B. A I; B II; C III

C. A II; B I; C III

D. A III; B I; C II

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Which of the following group of plant is being described by the given statements ?
(i) They are plants in which the ovules are not enclosed by any ovary wall and remain exposed before and after fertilization.
(ii) The giant red wood tree Sequoia is one of the tallest tree species of the group.
(iii) The roots are generally tap roots.
(iv) They are heterosporous and they produce haploid microspores and megaspores.

A. Algae

B. Bryophytes

C. Gymnosperms

D. Pteridophytes

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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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Read the following statements and choose the correct option.
(i) In rhodophyceae, food is stored in the form of mannitol and laminarin.
(ii) The ovules of gymnosperms are not enclosed by ovary wall.
(iii) Salvinia is heterosporous.
(iv) In the diplontic life-cycle, the free living gametophyte represents the dominant phase.

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

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

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

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

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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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Bryophytes are different from fungi in having

A. land habit.

B. sterile jacket layers.

C. multiflagellate gametes.

D. gametophytic plant body.

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Which one of the following term is correctly matched with their definition in Pinus ?

A. Monoecious Male (microsporangiate) and female (megasporangiate) cones are produced on same plant.

B. Monoecious Male and female sporophylls borne on same strobilus.

C. Dioecious Male and female cones are produced on different plants.

D. Monoecious Micro and megasporocarp develop on same plant.

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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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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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The unique feature of bryophytes compared to other plant groups is that

A. they produce spores.

B. they lack vascular tissues.

C. they lack roots.

D. their sporophyte is attached to the gametophyte.

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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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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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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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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 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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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 bryophytes, male and female sex organs are called ______ and ______ respectively.

A. microsporangia; macrosporangia

B. male strobili; female strobili

C. antheridia; archegonia

D. androecium; gynoecium

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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

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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)

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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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Statement 1: Members of phaeophyceae vary in colour from olive green to various shades of brown.
Statement 2: Phaeophyceae possess chlorophyll a, c, carotenoids and xanthophylls.

A. Both statements -1 and statement - 2 are true and statement - 2 is the correct explanation of statement - 1.

B. Both statements -1 and statement - 2 are true but statement - 2 is not the correct explanation of statement - 1.

C. Statement -1 is true and statement - 2 is false.

D. Statement -1 is false and statement - 2 is true.

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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

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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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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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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

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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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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