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Which of the following pair is incorrectly matched ?

A. Chlorophyceae Major pigments are chl a and b.

B. Phaeophyceae Cell wall is made up of cellulose and algin.

C. Rhodophyceae Stored food is mannitol.

D. Chlorophyceae Cell wall is made up of cellulose.

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C. Rhodophyceae Stored food is mannitol.


Rhodophyceae is red algae in which food is stored as floridean starch which is very similar to amylopectin and glycogen in structure.

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Refer the following statement(s) and identify the group of plant which is being described by given statements ?
(i) They include various mosses and liverworts that are found commonly growing in moist shaded areas in the hills.
(ii) They lack true roots, stem or leaves.
(iii) The main plant body is haploid.
(iv) They produce a multicellular body sporophyte which is not free living but attached to the photosynthetic gametophyte and derives nourishment from it.

A. Algae

B. Fungi

C. Bryophytes

D. Pteridophytes

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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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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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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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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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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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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 bryophyte differs from pteridophytes in having

A. archegonia.

B. lack of vascular tissue.

C. swimming antherozoids.

D. independent gametophytes.

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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

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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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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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_______ represent the reproductive organs amongst gymnosperms.

A. Prothallus

B. Capsules

C. Setae

D. Cones

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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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Fern plant is a

A. haploid gametophyte

B. diploid gametophyte

C. diploid sporophyte

D. haploid sporophyte

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Which of the following class of algae is rarely found in fresh water ?

A. Chlorophyceae

B. Phaeophyceae

C. Rhodophyceae

D. Both (a) and (b)

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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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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 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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Cycas and Adiantum resemble each other in having

A. seeds

B. motile sperms

C. cambium

D. vessels

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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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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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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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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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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

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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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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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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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Flagellate isogametes and anisogametes are found in

A. Spirogyra

B. Fucus

C. Volvox

D. Chlamydomonas

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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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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