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Which one of the following is a correct statement?

A. Pteridophyte gametophyte has a protonemal and leafy stage.

B. In gymnosperms, female gametophyte is free-living.

C. Antheridiophores and archegoniophores are present in pteridophytes.

D. Origin of seed habit can be traced in pteridophytes.

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D. Origin of seed habit can be traced in pteridophytes.


Gametophyte of bryophytes bears protonemal & leafy stage. In gymnosperm female gametophyte is not free living. Antheridiophores and archegoniophores are present in Marchantia which is a bryophyte. Origin of seed habit started in pteridophyte.

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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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A bryophyte differs from pteridophytes in having

A. archegonia.

B. lack of vascular tissue.

C. swimming antherozoids.

D. independent gametophytes.

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Match column-I with column-II and choose the correct option.
Column-IColumn-II
A. Amphibian of theI. Sphagnum plant kingdom
B. Specialized structuresII. Angiosperms in liverworts for asexual reproduction
C. Monocotyledons andIII. Bryophytes dicotyledons
D. A plant which hasIV. Gemmae capacity to holding water

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

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

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

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

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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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Protonema and leafy stage are the predominant stage of the life cycle of

A. moss

B. dicots

C. liverwort

D. gymnosperm

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Classification of plants proposed by Carolus Linnaeus was artificial because it was based on

A. only a few morphological characters.

B. evolutionary tendencies which are diverse.

C. anatomical characters which are adaptive in nature.

D. physiological traits alongwith morphological characters.

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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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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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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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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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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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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 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 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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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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Mosses do not have true leaves because their leaf-like structures lack

A. starch in their chloroplast.

B. vascular tissues.

C. chlorophyll.

D. cellulose in their cell walls.

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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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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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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.

A. Zoospore

B. Endospore

C. Hypnospore

D. None of the above

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Which of the following class of algae is mostly found in salt water ?

A. Phaeophyceae

B. Rhodophyceae

C. Chlorophyceae

D. Both (a) and (b)

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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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Match column-I with column-II and choose the correct option.
Column-IColumn-II
A. Smallest flowing plantI. Eucalyptus
B. Male sex organ inII. Wolffia flowering plant
C. Female sex organIII. Stamen in flowering plant
D. Tallest treeIV. Pistil

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

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

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

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

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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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The heterosporous pteridophyte belonging to the class lycopsida is

A. Selaginella

B. Psilotum

C. Equisetum

D. Pteris

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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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Which one of the following is a correct statement?

A. Pteridophyte gametophyte has a protonemal and leafy stage.

B. In gymnosperms, female gametophyte is free-living.

C. Antheridiophores and archegoniophores are present in pteridophytes.

D. Origin of seed habit can be traced in pteridophytes.

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The following statements are associated with one class of algae. Identify the class of algae.
(i) One or more storage bodies called pyrenoids located in the chloroplasts are present in the members of this class.
(ii) They have a rigid cell wall made of an inner layer of cellulose and an outer layer of pectose.
(iii) Asexual reproduction is by flagellated zoospores produced in zoosporangia.
(iv) Chlamydomonas, Volvox, Ulothrix, Spirogyra and Chara are commonly found members of this class.

A. Chlorophyceae

B. Rhodophyceae

C. Phaeophyceae

D. None of these

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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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Angiosperms have dominated the land flora primarily because of their

A. power of adaptability in diverse habitat.

B. property of producing large number of seeds.

C. nature of self pollination.

D. domestication of man.

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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