Fusion of two gametes which are dissimilar in size is termed as _______.
isogamous
oogamous
anisogamous
agamous
Correct Answer :
C. anisogamous
Fusion of two gametes which are of dissimilar size is called anisogamous. Fusion of flagellate gametes of similar size is called isogamous. Oogamous is the fusion between one large, non - motile female gamete with a smaller, motile male gamete. Agamous does not involve the fusion of male and female gametes in reproduction.
Related Questions
A bryophyte differs from pteridophytes in having
archegonia.
lack of vascular tissue.
swimming antherozoids.
independent gametophytes.
_______ represent the reproductive organs amongst gymnosperms.
Prothallus
Capsules
Setae
Cones
In angiosperms, a mature male gametophyte is derived from a pollen mother cell by
three mitotic divisions.
one meiotic and two mitotic divisions.
two meiotic divisions.
a single meiotic division.
Match the classes of pteridophytes given in column I with their examples given in column II and choose the correct option
| Column -I | Column-II |
|---|---|
| (Classes of pteridophytes) | (Examples) |
| A. Psilopsida | I. Selaginella |
| B. Lycopsida | II. Psilotum |
| C. Sphenopsida | III. Dryopteris |
| D. Pteropsida | IV. Equisetum |
A II; B I; C IV; D III
A I; B II; C IV; D III
A II; B I; C III; D IV
A II; B IV; C I; D III
Moss peat is used as a packing material for sending flowers and live plants to distant places because
it reduces transpiration.
it serves as a disinfectant.
it is easily available.
it is hygroscopic.
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.
(ii) and (iii) are correct but (i) and (iv) are incorrect.
(ii) and (iv) are correct but (i) and (iii) are incorrect.
(iii) and (iv) are correct but (i) and (ii) are incorrect.
(i) and (ii) are correct but (iii) and (iv) are incorrect.
Algin, carrageen and proteins are obtained from
red algae, brown algae, green algae respectively.
brown algae, red algae, green algae respectively.
red algae, green algae, brown algae respectively.
green algae, brown algae, red algae respectively.
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
(i) and (ii)
(iii) only
(ii) and (iii)
(iii) and (iv)
If the cells of root in wheat plant have 42 chromosomes, then the no. of chromosome in the cell of pollen grain is
14
21
28
42
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
chlorophyceae
bryophyte
pteridophyte
gymnosperm
A universal feature of the life cycle of plants is
morphologically identical haploid and diploid stages.
genetically identical haploid and diploid stages.
alteration of generations between heteromorphic haploid gametophytes and diploid sporophytes.
none of the above
Match column-I with column-II and choose the correct option.
| Column-I | Column-II |
|---|---|
| A. Smallest flowing plant | I. Eucalyptus |
| B. Male sex organ in | II. Wolffia flowering plant |
| C. Female sex organ | III. Stamen in flowering plant |
| D. Tallest tree | IV. Pistil |
A I; B II; C III; D IV
A IV; B III; C II; D I
A II; B III; C IV; D I
A II; B IV; C III; D I
Match column-I with column-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below.
| Column-I | Column-II |
|---|---|
| (Group of Planet Kingdom) | (Examples) |
| A. Algae | I. Solanum tuberosum |
| B. Fungi | II. Equisetum |
| C. Angiosperm | III. Cycas |
| D. Pteridophyte | IV. Chlamydomonas |
| E. Gymnosperm | V. Rhizopus |
A V; B IV; C I; D II; E III
A IV; B V; C I; D II; E III
A IV; B I; C V; D II; E III
A IV; B I; C V; D III; E II
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.
(i) is correct, but (ii) and (iii) are incorrect
(i) and (ii) are correct, but (iii) is incorrect
(i) and (iii) are correct, but (ii) is incorrect
(iii) is correct, but (i) and (ii) are incorrect
Protonema and leafy stage are the predominant stage of the life cycle of
moss
dicots
liverwort
gymnosperm
Which one of the following statement concerning the algae is incorrect ?
Most algae are photosynthetic.
Algae can be classified according to their pigments.
All algae are filamentous.
Spirogyra does not produce zoospores.
Which of the following statement(s) is incorrect about mosses ?
The predominant stage of its life cycle is the gametophyte which consists of two stages protonema and leafy stages.
Leafy stage are attached to the soil through unicellular and branched rhizoids.
Sex organs-antheridia and archegonia are produced at the apex of the leafy shoots.
All of the above
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.
Two
Three
Four
One
Which of the following statement is incorrect ?
Double fertilization is unique to gymnosperms and monocotyledons.
Sequoia, a gymnosperm, is one of the tallest tree species.
Phaeophyceae members possess chlorophyll a, c, carotenoids and xanthophylls.
Moss is a gametophyte which consists of two stages namely, protonemal stage and leafy stage.
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 holdfast, B stipe, C frond
A stipe, B holdfast, C frond
A frond, B stipe, C holdfast
A stipe, B frond, C holdfast
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.
Zoospore
Endospore
Hypnospore
None of the above
The spreading of living pteridophytes is limited and restricted to narrow geographical region because
gametophytic growth needs cool, damp and shady places.
it requires water for fertilization.
due to absence of stomata in leaf and absence of vascular tissue.
both (a) and (b)
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.
Both (i) and (ii)
Both (ii) and (iii)
Both (i) and (iii)
All of these
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
rhodophyceae
bacillariophyceae
chlorophyceae
phaeophyceae
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.
Gymnosperms, angiosperms, ferns, moss, algae
Algae, moss, ferns, gymnosperms, angiosperms
Moss, algae, ferns, angiosperms, gymnosperms
Algae, ferns, angiosperms, gymnosperms, moss
Pyrenoids in green algal cells are related to
starch formation
protein storage
general metabolism
enzyme secretion
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 cuticle and flagellated sperm.
vascular tissues and alternation of generations.
seeds and flagellated sperm.
alternation of generations and seeds.
Select the correct match of the feature present in column I with its respective terms given in column II.
| Column-I | Column-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-i B-ii C-iii D-iv E-v
A-iii B-v C-ii D-iv E-i
A-iii B-i C-v D-ii E-iv
A-v B-iv C-iii D-i E-ii
Which of the following pair is incorrectly matched ?
Chlorophyceae Major pigments are chl a and b.
Phaeophyceae Cell wall is made up of cellulose and algin.
Rhodophyceae Stored food is mannitol.
Chlorophyceae Cell wall is made up of cellulose.
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 ?
Haplontic
Diplontic
Haplo-diplontic
None of these