Community Post F - Plant Kingdom

1. Two species of algae are said to be closely related when

A. they reproduce asexually.

B. They are photosynthetic.

C. They are found in fresh water.

D. They have same type of photosynthetic pigment

2. Zygotic meiosis is characteristic of [2017]

A. Marchantia

B. Fucus

C. Funaria

D. Chlamydomonas

3. ___ pigment is found in all types of algae.

A. Chlorophyll-a

B. Chlorophyll-b

C. Chlorophyll-c

D. Chlorophyll-d

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4. Which of the following is not correct for Rhodophyceae.

A. Cell wall with cellulose and algin

B. Live in great depths in ocean

C. Have chlorophyll a,d & phycoerythrin pigment

D. Floridean starch as stored food

5. Find out the incorrect match:

A. Ulothrix – Filamentous algae

B. Chlamydomonas – Unicellular algae

C. Spirogyra – Non flagellate algae

D. Volvox – Isogamous algae

6. Independent sporophyte is not found in

A. Bryophyta

B. Pteridophyta

C. Algae

D. None of the above

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7. Which of the following is heterosporous?

A. Psilotum

B. Equisetum

C. Lycopodium

D. Selaginella

8. Read the given statements.

I. It is motile.
II. It is unicellular and microscopic.
III. It belongs to class Chlorophyceae.
The alga described in the given statements is

A. Chara

B. Euglena

C. Volvox

D. Chlamydomonas

9. Leafy gametophyte of moss is formed from

A. Primary protonema

B. Secondary protonema

C. Sporophyte

D. Prothallus

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10. In green algae, chloroplast can be

A. Discoid or plate like

B. cup shaped

C. spiral or ribbon-shaped

D. all of these

11. Which of the following provides peat that have long been
used as fuel?

A. Marchantia

B. Funaria

C. Sphagnum

D. Polytrichum

12. Dictyota and Sargassum are examples of whereas

Gracilaria, and Gelidium are examples of

A. Red algae, Rhodophyceae

B. Phaeophyceae, Red algae

C. Chlorophyceae, Phaeophyceae

D. Phaeophyceae, Chlorophyceae

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13. Identify the mismatched pair

A. Heterosporous – Selaginella

B. Coralloid roots – N2 fixation

C. Mycorrhiza – Cycas

D. Prothallus – Free living thalloid gametophyte

14. Porphyra and Dictyota contain the following pigments

respectively.

A. Phycoerythrin and fucoxanthin

B. Xanthophyll and r-phycoerythrin

C. Chlorophyll d and chlorophyll b

D. Fucoxanthin and phycoerythrin

15. Which class of algae reproduces asexually by non-motile

spores and sexually by non-motile gametes?

A. Rhodophyceae

B. Phaeophyceae

C. Chlorophyceae

D. Cyanophyceae

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16. Floridean starch is found in

A. Rhodophyceae

B. Phaeophyceae

C. Chlorophyceae

D. Both (A) and (C)

17. Pollination characteristically takes place in

A. Angiosperms and Bryophytes

B. Fungi and Pteridophytes

C. Angiosperms and Gymnosperms

D. Gymnosperms and Bryophytes

18. Which of the following are the first terrestrial plants to

possess vascular tissues?

A. Pteridophytes

B. Mosses

C. Bryophytes

D. Gymnosperms

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19. In Pteridophytes, the sporophytes bear sporangia that are
subtended by leaf like appendages called

A. cones

B. prothallus

C. sporophylls

D. macrophylls

20. Double fertilisation is exhibited by [2017-Delhi]

A. Gymnosperms

B. Algae

C. Fungi

D. Angiosperms

21. Male gametes are flagellated in [2015]

A. Ectocarpus

B. Spirogyra

C. Polysiphonia

D. Anabaena

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22. Which one is wrong statement? [2015]

A. Mucor has biflagellate zoospores

B. Haploid endosperm is typical feature of gymnosperms

C. Brown algae have Chlorophyll a and c and fucoxanthin

D. Archegonia are found in Bryophyta, Pteridophyta and

Gymnosperms

23. Winged pollen grains are present in [2018]

A. Mustard

B. Cycas

C. Mango

D. Pinus

24. Complete the given analogy with respect to size of leaves

in Pteridophytes.
Microphylls: Selaginella ::: Ferns

A. Sporophylls

B. Heterophylls

C. Macrophylls

D. Monophylls

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25. Cycas has

A. Pinnately compound leaf

B. Simple Pinnate leaf

C. Palmately Compound leaf

D. Simple leaf

26. Which is Correct?

A. Mycorrhiza: Pinus :: Coralloid Roots : Cedrus

B. Mycorrhiza: Roots of primitive plants :: Coralloid Roots: Cedrus

C. Mycorrhiza: Pinus :: Coralloid Roots : FungalAssociation

D. None of the above

27. Structures that help Gymnosperms withstand extreme

conditions are?

A. Leaf, Sunken Stomata, Coralloid Roots

B. Leaf, Sunken Stomata, Thick Cuticle

C. Leaf, Sunken Stomata, Mycorrhiza

D. Leaf, Sunken Stomata, Broad Stem

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28. Which of the following is true?

A. Most Algae are Haplo-diplontic

B. Polysiphonia is Haplontic

C. Ectocarpus is Diplontic

D. None

29. Which of the following is not the correct fate of given

structures after fertilization?

A. Synergids → Degenerate

B. PEN → Endosperm

C. Antipodals → Seed Coat

D. Zygote → Embryo

30. Which is true?

A. Syngamy + Double Fertilisation = Triple Fusion

B. Triple Fusion + Double Fertilisation = Syngamy

C. Double Fertilisation = Syngamy + Triple fusion

D. None

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31. Triple fusion leads to the formation of

A. PEN

B. PEN + Zygote

C. Zygote Only

D. Haploid Endosperm

32. Which is True w.r.t. Angiosperms

A. Anther → Pollen Mother Cell → Meiosis → Male Gametes

B. Anther → Pollen Mother Cell → Mitosis → Pollen Grains

C. Anther → Pollen Mother Cell → Meiosis → Pollen Grains

D. Anther Pollen Mother Cell →Mitosis → Male Gametes

33. The sporangia of pteridophyte produced spores which are

A. Majority are homosporous and some are heterosporous

B. Majority are heterosporous and some are homosporous

C. All are homosporous

D. All are heterosporous

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34. The pteridophytes are classified into four classes which
are

A. Psilopsida, Lycopsida, Sphenopsida and Angiopsida

B. Psilopsida, Lycopsida, Sphenopsida and Gymnopsida

C. Lucopsida, Sphenopsida, Angiopsida and Gymnopsida

D. Psilopsida, Lycopsida, Sphenopsida and Pteropsida

35. The system of classification of plants given by Carolus

Linnaeus was:

A. an artificial system based mainly on the androecium structure

B. natural system based on large no. of natural affinities between

flowering plants

C. was a phylogenetic system based on evolutionary relationships

D. was a chemotaxonomic system based on structure of

homologous proteins

36. Ecologically important first colonizers of rocks are:

A. Lichens

B. Algae

C. Gymnosperms

D. Angiosperms

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37. All the following are characteristics of bryophytes except:

A. spore producing

B. dominant gametophyte

C. lignified tissues

D. producing antheridium and archegonium

38. Which of the following does not belong to the class

Pteropsida?

A. Dryopteris

B. Adiantum

C. Pteris

D. Lycopodium

39. The embryo sac of an Angiosperm is made up of

A. 8 cells

B. 7 cells & 8 nuclei

C. 8 nuclei

D. 7 cells & 7 nuclei

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40. The male or female cones or strobili may be born on the
same tree in

A. Cycas

B. Pinus

C. Both a&b

D. None

41. Which one of the following is not a characteristic of brown

algae?

A. Presence of chlorophyll a & b

B. It remains attached to substratum

C. Presence of chlorophyll a and c

D. Presence of fucoxanthin

42. The pigment that gives class Rhodophyceae (Red algae)

it’s distinctive red colour is

A. Chlorophyll – a,b

B. Chlorophyll – a,c

C. Phycoerythrin

D. Chlorophyll – a,e&d

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43. In Fucus, the male and female gametes are

A. Motile

B. Non motile

C. Motile and non motile respectively

D. Non motile and motile respectively

44. Strobili of cones are found in: [2020]

A. Pteris

B. Marchantia

C. Equisetum

D. Salvinia

45. Which of the following statement is correct? [2018]

A. Ovules are not enclosed by ovary wall in gymnosperms

B. Selaginella is heterosporous, while Salvinia is homosporous

C. Horsetails are gymnosperms

D. Stems are usually unbranched in both Cycas and Cedrus

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46. The correct description of zoospores involved in asexual
reproduction in most brown algae will be:

A. Biflagellate, pear-shaped, lateral unequal flagella

B. Biflagellate, pear-shaped, apical equal flagella

C. Biflagellate, lens-shaped, lateral unequal flagella

D. Biflagellate, lens-shaped, apical equal flagella

47. Which one of the following is a correct statement?

A. Pteridophyte gametophyte has a protonemal and leafy stage

B. In Gymnosperms, females gametophyte is free living piology a

C. Antheridiophores and archegoniophores are present in

Pteridophytes

D. Origin of seed habit can be traced Pteridophytes

48. Oogamous sexual reproduction is seen in:

A. Ulothrix

B. Spirogyra

C. Udorina

D. Fucus

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 Answers

1)D 25)A
2)D 26)D
3)A 27)B
4)A 28)D
5)D 29)C
6)A 30)C
7)D 31)A
8)C 32)C
9)B 33)A
10)D 34)D
11)C 35)A
12)B 36)A
13)C 37)C
14)A 38)D
15)A 39)B
16)A 40)B
17)C 41)A
18)A 42)C
19)C 43)C
20)D 44)C
21)A 45)A
22)A 46)A
23)D 47)D
24)C 48)D
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