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
Correct Answer :
A. Two
Statement (i) and (ii) are correct. Riccia is liverwort in which simplest sporophyte consists of capsule only while Polytrichum is moss in which sporophyte consists of foot, seta & capsule. Volvox is a fresh water green colonial alga. Reproduction is both sexual and asexual in volvox. Sexual reproduction is of oogamous type.
Related Questions
Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct?
(i) Green algae are the members of chlorophyceae.
(ii) Brown algae are found primarily in marine habitates
(iii) Some red algae are found in fresh water, mostly occur in salt water, some are in brackish water.
(iv) The food in red algae is stosed as floridean starch.
(v) Red alga may occur in both well-lighted regions close to water-surface and also at great depths in oceans where light penetration is little.
(i) and (v) only
(ii), (iii) and (iv) only
All of the above
None of the above
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.
Which of the following pteridophytes belong to class pteropsida?
Equisetum and Psilotum
Lycopodium and Adiantum
Selaginella and Pteris
Pteris and Adiantum
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
Fusion of two gametes which are dissimilar in size is termed as _______.
isogamous
oogamous
anisogamous
agamous
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
Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct about gemmae ?
(i) These are specialised structures by which asexual reproduction take place in liverworts.
(ii) They are green, multicellular and asexual buds.
(iii) They develop in small receptacles called gemma cups.
(iv) They detach from parent body and germinate to form new individuals.
(i) and (ii)
(ii) and (iii)
(i), (ii) and (iii)
All of these
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
Cycas and Adiantum resemble each other in having
seeds
motile sperms
cambium
vessels
Chemotaxonomy is connected with
classification of chemicals found in plants.
use of phytochemical data in systematic botany.
application of chemicals on herbarium sheets.
use of statistical methods in chemical yielding plants.
Protonema
is a stage of gametophytic generation.
is a creeping, green, branched and develops directly from a spore.
produces lateral bud which forms leafy plant body.
All of the above
Angiosperms have dominated the land flora primarily because of their
power of adaptability in diverse habitat.
property of producing large number of seeds.
nature of self pollination.
domestication of man.
Which of the following statements are incorrect?
Pyrenoids contain protein besides starch.
Sexual reproduction may be isogamous, oogamous and anisogamous in green and brown algae.
Some of the members of algae also occur in association with fungi (lichen) and animals (eg, on sloth bear).
The leaves in pteridophytes are well adapted to withstand extremes of temperature, humidity and wind.
Which one of the following is the major difference between mosses and ferns ?
Ferns lack alternation of generation while mosses show the same.
Mosses are facultative aerobes while ferns are obligate aerobes.
Vascular bundles of ferns show xylem vessels while those of mosses lack it.
Sporophytes of ferns live much longer as compared to the sporophytes of mosses.
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.
If there are 4 cells in anther, what will be the number of pollen grains?
8
4
16
12
Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct ?
In angiosperms, each embryo sac has a three-celled egg apparatus one egg cell and two synergids, three antipodal cells and two polar nuclei.
All seed bearing plants i.e., gymnosperms and angiosperms follow dipontic life patterns of plants.
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.
All of the above
A bryophyte differs from pteridophytes in having
archegonia.
lack of vascular tissue.
swimming antherozoids.
independent gametophytes.
What is the number and position of insertions of flagella in rhodopyceae class of algae ?
2 - 8, equal, apical
2, unequal, lateral
2 - 6, equal, lateral
Absent
Cytological information like chromosome number, structure, behaviour are related with
numerical taxonomy
cytotaxonomy
chemotaxonomy
all of the above
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.
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)
Why rhodophyta exhibit a red colour ?
Since most rhodophyta grow at great depths, the chlorophyll can only absorb light in the red area of the spectrum.
The wavelengths of light that are absorbed by chlorophyll are passed to phycoerythrin (a red pigment).
Red pigment of rhodophyta absorbs all the light waves.
The light reaching the greatest depth in water is in the blue-green region of the spectrum, is absorbed by phycoerythrin.
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
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
Fern plant is a
haploid gametophyte
diploid gametophyte
diploid sporophyte
haploid sporophyte
Match column-I with column-II and choose the correct option.
| Column-I | Column-II |
|---|---|
| A. Agar | I. Single cell protein, used as food supplements by space travellers |
| B. Algin | II. Red algae |
| C. Carrageen | III. Brown algae |
| D. Chlorella | IV. Gelidium, Gracilaria Spirullina |
A I; B II; C III; D IV
A IV; B III; C II; D I
A II; B I; C III; D IV
A III; B II; C I; D IV
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.
Algae
Bryophytes
Gymnosperms
Pteridophytes
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.
Cytotaxonomy
Numerical taxonomy
Chemotaxonomy
??-taxonomy
Laminaria (Kelp) and Fucus (Rock weed) are examples of
green algae
brown algae
red algae
golden brown algae