DATE: 02.09.

2023 WITS Marks: 30

Std: XI-CBSE BIOLOGY Time: 1½ hrs

I. Answer in brief 15=5

a) Write the common name and Generic name of the unicellular fungus.
b) Mention the name of classes of fungi, that shows dikaryophase in its life cycle.
c) Who discovered viroids and in which year?
d) Name the sex organs of bryophytes?
e) What are the photosynthetic pigments found in red algae like Porphyra?

II) 2  10 = 20
A) Draw the thallus of Marchantia labelling the rhizoids, Gemma cup and Archegoniophore.
B) How are bryophytes useful?
C) Mentioning the names of hydrocolloids produced by algae, write its importance.
D) Identified the alga. To which class does it belong to and what is the mode of its sexual
reproduction ?

E) Who proposed the Natural system of classification? What is the criteria for this
classification?
F) Statement 1: Algae like Ulothrix reproduce asexually as well as sexually.
Statement 2: Asexual reproduction in Ulothrix occurs through production of Zoospores and
sexual reproduction is anisogamous of the above statement,
a) Statement 1 is correct but , Statement 2 is incorrect.
b) Statement 1 and 2 are both correct statements.
c) Statement 1 is incorrect but statement 2 is correct.
d) Both the statements 1 and 2 are incorrect.
G) Name the algae which are rich source of proteins. To which kingdom do they belong to?
H) What was the experiment conducted by M.W. Beijerinek?
I) Name one disease each caused by virus in plant and human. Draw and lable a
bacteriophage.
J) Name the two gametophytic stages of moss plant and describe it.

III) 2  2.5 = 5
i) Write short note on Lichens.
ii) What are basidiospores ? how are they produced?