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1. Which green alga shows heterotrichous

2.

3.

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5.

6.

7.

habit and may have given rise to

terrestrial (land) habit?
(a)
Chlamydomonas
(b) Vaucheria
(c) Fristschiella
(d)
Ulothrix.
Age of Algae/The period of algae in
Geological time scale is
(a) Ordovician
(b) Silurian
(c) Precambrian
(d) Jurassic.
Space alga rich in protein (50%), vitamin
A, E, C, which can be possibly used in
space flights is (a) Chlorella (b)
Scenedesmus
(c)
Chlamydomonas
(d) Spirulina.
Tinsel flagellum bears mastigonemes
(flimmers) and called
(a) pleuronematic (b)
acronematic
(c) whiplash
(d) smooth.
Red eye spot (stigma) is meant for
(a) movement
(b)
vision
(c) photoreception (d)
photosynthesis.
Asexual reproduction in Spirogyra
(a) is not reported
(b) occurs by zoospore
formation
(c) occurs by
aplanospores
(d) occurs
by hypnospores.
In spirogyra gametes are nonflagellated
during conjugation
(a) only the male gamete moves by
amoeboid movement due to the
activity of contractile vacuoles

(b) only the female gamete shows

amoeboid movement
(c) conjugation tube is formed and
both male and female gametes
move
(d) both gametes undergo
parthenogenesis.
8. Spirogyra differs from protonema of
moss in having
(a) branches
(b) rhizoidal
cell
(c) pyrenoid
(d)
discoidal chloroplast.

9. In Ulothrix, sexual reproduction is

brought about by
(a) biflagellated
isogametes
(b)
nonmotile isogametes
(c)
tetraflagellated isogametes
(d) bi or tetraflagellated isogametes.
10. From spawn alga is
(a) Batrachospermum
(b)
Sargassum
(c) Polysiphonia
(d) Kelps.
11. Trumpet hyphae having sieved septa like
sieve tubes of phloem are found in
(a) Kelps
(b) All
brown algae
(c) all red algae
(d) Marine algae.
12. Air filled floats are found in
(a) laminaria
(b)
Sargassum
(c) Macrocystis
(d) Dictyota.
13. Botryococcus braunii is a good source of
hydrocarbon/petroleum. It is a
(a) fungus
(b) green
alga
(c) bacteria
(d)
red alga.
14. Plants reproducing by spores such as
mosses and ferns are grouped under the
general term
(a) sporophytes
(b) thallophytes
(c)
cryptogams
(d) bryophytes.
15. Algae differ from bryophytes in having
(a) chl

and

(b) naked sex organs

(c)
jacketed sex organs (d)aerobic
respiration.
16. Which one has oil and occasionally
starch as reserve food?
(a) Chlorophyceae
(b)xanthophyceae (c) Pheophyceae
(d) Rhodophyceae.
17. In flagellated algae, there is a single
granule at the base of each flagellum. It
is known as
(a) Blepharoplast
(b) Axoneme
(c) Whiplash
(d) Tinsel.
18. Germination of zygospore is direct in
(a) Spirogyra
(b)
Chlamydomonas
(c) Ulothrix
(d) All of these.

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19. In Spirogyra, parthenogenetic

development of gametes result in the

formation of
(a)
zygospores
(b) azygospores
(c) endoospores
(d)
androspores.
20. Ulothrix is
(a) Planktonic
(b)
benthic
(c) epizoic
(d)
epiphytic.
21. In Ulothrix all cells in the filament have
girdle shaped chloroplast and pyrenoid
except
(a) apical cell
(b) holdfast
(c) gametangium
(d) zoosporangium.
22. Match column A (name of algae) with
column B (their product) and select the
correct answer from the given options
Column A
Column B
(Name of
Algae)
(Product)
(A)
Digenea
1. Chlorellin
(B)
Chlorella
2. Funori
(C)
Gloiopeltis
3. Vermifuge
(D) Laminaria
4. Alginic
acid
Code :
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
(a)
3
1
4
2
(b)
3
1
2
4
(c)
2
1
3
4
(d)
4
1
3
2.
23. Bryophytes are nonvascular (atracheata)
cryptogamic lower plants and
(a) first embryophytes
(b) first land inhabiting plants
(c) reproduce vegetativley by persistent
growing apices
(d) all of the above.
24. A saprophytic bryophyte is

(a) Dawsonia
(b)
Sphagnum
(c) Buxbaumia
(d) Zoopsis.
25. Liver worts differ from mosses in having
(a) scales
(b) multicellular rhizoids
(c) peristome teeth
(d) all of the above.

26. Antheridia and Archegonia in Funaria are

interspersed with paraphyses and

surrounded by special green leaves
called
(a) perigonial in female branch and
perichaetial in male branch
(b) perichaetial in female and
perigonial in male branch
(c) calyptras in female and
perigynium in male branch
(d) none of the above.
27. Which moss plant is used as packing

material as well as to keep moist the cut

plant parts during propagation?
(a) Riccia
(b) Anthoceros
(c)
Sphagnum
(d) Dawsonia.
28. Which statement is correct?
(a) Columella is absent in capsule of
moss
(b) Columella is found only in
sporangium of Rhizopus
(c) Columella is absent in the capsule
of liverworts
(d) Columella is a fertile supporting
tissue in
29. In Funaria, dispersal of spores occurs by
the assistance of
(a) peristome
(b)
calyptra
(c) annulus
(d)
operculum.
30. Sexual reproduction in bryophytes is
(a) oogamous
(b)
isogamous
(c) anisogamous
(d) hologamy.
31. Bryophytes differ form pteridophytes in
(a) sporophytes
(b) the absence of
vascular tissue system(c) gametophyte
(d) root.
32. Sterile cells in archegonium are
(a) VCC
(b)
NCC
(c) Lid cells
(d) All of these.
33. Mosses are found every where except in
(a) marine water (b) salt
water
(c) both (a) & (b)
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34. In moss, archegonial cluster alongwith
the perichaetial leaves constitute
(a) operculum
(b)
peristome
(c) perichaetium
(d) capsule.
35. The feature/s that have led to the
success and dominance of
tracheophytes on this planet is/are
(a) deep root system and formation
of seed
(b) covering on aerial parts to
prevent transpiration
(c) vascular tissues for long distance
transport of water and food
(d) all of the above.
36. Telome theory of Zimmerman (1930)
apples to only
(a) Bryophytes
(b)
Pteridophytes
(c) Tracheophytes
(d) All plants.
37. Heterosporous pteridophytes produce
(a) dioecious gametophytes
(b) monoecious
gametophytes
(c)
homothallic gametophytes
(d) hermaphrodite gametophytes.
38. Ferns are grown in gardens for their
good looking
(a) leaves
(b)
sporangia
(c) rhizome
(d) branches.
39. Leaves of ferns show
(a) reticulate venation
(b) parallel
venation (c) furcated venation
(d)
no venation.
40. Antherozoids (Sperms) in ferns/most of
pteridophytes are
(a) multiciliated and spirally
coiled
(b) biciliated and coiled
(c) uninucleated
and uniflagellated
(d)
multiciliated sickle shaped.
41. False Indusium is found in
(a) Pteris
(b)
Adiantum
(c) Dryopteris
(d) Both (a) & (b).

42. Pteridophytes are

(a) vascular cryptogams

(b) tracheophytes
(c) embryophytes and
archegoniates
(d) all of the
above.
43. One of the important evolutionary
feature of alternation of generations
from algae thallophytes to flowering
plants spermatophytes is
(a) gradual elaboration of
gametophyte
(b) gradual elaboration of
gametophyte and sporophytes
both
(c) gradual elaboration of
sporophytes and reduction of
gametophyte
(d) elimination of gametophyte and
reduction of sporophytes.
44. Foliar gap in vascular cylinder of fern is
(a) exclusive phloem area
(b) exclusive xylem area
(c) parenchymatous
zone
(d) air space.
45. Ferns are characterized by
(a) independent gametophyte
(b) underground
rhizome
(c) young leaves
with circinate ptyxis and
presence of ramenta
(d) all of the above.
46. Select the correct one for sporangia of
ferns.
(a) Jacket of sporangium has 3 types
of cells viz, annulus, Stomium and
Lip cells
(b) In dry conditions, the cells of
annulus loose water, become
concave and break the jacket in
the region of Stomium and spores
are thrown away into the air like a
catapult/sling
(c) Annulus is made up of 16-30 cells
and a sporangium contains 12 to
16 spore mother cells
(sporocytes)
(d) All of the above.
47. Ferns are usually found
(a) in dry climate
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(c) in marshy places
(d) in shady moist
and cool places.
48. The ability of spermatophytes
(gymnosperms and angiosperms) to
dominate ferns and to become
cosmopolitan was
(a) formation of seed
(b) various means of
dispersal of seeds
(c)
siphonogamy to eliminate dependence
on water
(d) all of the above.
49. The integument in straight sessile ovule
of gymnosperms is composed of
(a) three layers
(b)
five layers
(c) one layer
(d) integument is
absent.
50. Sagopalm is
(a) pinus oxburghii (b) Cycas
revolute (c) pinus excels
(a)
Cycas circinalis.
51. Siphonogamy coupled with zooidiogamy is
found in (a) Cycas
(b) Gnetum
(c) Pinus
(d)
Angiosperms.
52. Mycorrhizal roots are found associated
with Pinus. Which statement is wrong for
such mycorrhizal roots?
(a) These are without root cap and
root hairs
(b) These occur near the soil surface
which is rich in organic matter
(c) They provide phosphates and
nitrates to host root and inturn
take shelter and food
(d) They help in fixation of plant into
rocky strata.
53. The two gametes in each pollen tube of
pinus are (a) equal, non motile
(b) unequal, non motile,
nonciliated
(c) motile and
equal
(d) ciliated
and equal.
54. Ploidy in wing of pollen grain and wing
of seed of Pinus is

(a)
and 2 x

x in pollen grain
(b) 2 x

in seed

pollens and 2 x

in

in seed

(c) being an outgrowth,

chromosomes are
absent
(d) 1/2 x

in

wing of pollens and polyploidy in

seed.
55. Cleavage polyembryony is found in
(a) Pinus
(b)
Adiantum
(c) Cycas
(d)
Angiosperms.
56. Source of chir wood is
(a) Pinus longifolia (b) P.
khasya
(c) P. excels
(d) P.
gerardiana
57. Seed Habit was first originated in
(a) ferns cycadofilacales
(b)cycadofilicales
(c) gymnosperms
(d) mosses.
58. Cyas has 2 cotyledons yet it is classified
as Gymnosperm and not as dicot plant
because
(a) it resembles date palm/monocot
in appearance
(b) it has compound leaves
(c) its ovules are naked
(d) it bears megasporophylls.
59. The male gametophyte of Cycas

consists of
(a) 1 prothallial cell + 1 tube cell + 2
motile male gametes
(b) 1 prothallial cell + 1 tube cell + 1
stalk cell + 2 motile sperms
(c) 1 tube cell + 2 motile top like
male gametes
(d) 2 prothallial cell and 2 motile
sperms.
60. The male gametophyte of Cycas differs
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in pollen tube with a tube nucleus
and two multiciliated motile top
like male gametes
(b) producing a pollen tube and a
tube nucleus
(c) starting its formation in situ
(d) producing two equal motile
sperms in a branched pollen tube.
61. In Cycas seed can be defined as
(a) mature integumented
megasporangium
(b) immature
integumented ovule
(c)
immature integumented ovary
(d) mature integumented ovary.
62. Needle in Pinus represents
(a) root
(b)
scale leaf
(c) foliage leaf
(d) spur.
63. Which of the following is not a correct
mathc? (a) Maiden hair fern
:
Ginkg
(b) Bog Moss
: Sphagnum
(c) Cord/green
moss
: Funari
(d)
Walking fern
: Leeuwenhoek.
64. First known flowering plants appeared in
(a) Jurassic period (b) Silurian
(c) Cretaceous
(d)
Carboniferous.

65. Which structure is found in Angiosperms

but not in Gymnosperms?

(a) Carpel
(b)
Stigma
(c) tetraploid
(d)
triploid.
66. A parasitic angiosperm other than
Viscum that possesses chlorophyll is
(a) Loranthus
(b) Arceuthobium
(c) Cuscuta
(d) Rafflesia.
67. A grass becoming trees like
(a) Bamboo
(b) Vetiveria (khus)
(c) Eulaliopsis (Bhabbar)
(d) All of the
above.
68. Wolffia, one of the smallest angiosperm
is characterized by
(a) Cluster of leaves
(b)
roots
(c) no flower
(d)
bladder.
69. A pant growing on other plant without
drawing any nourishment is
(a) ectoparasite
(b) epiphyte
(c) symbionts
(d) saprophyte.
70. A non green plant is
(a) Cuscuta
(b) Orobanche
(c) Dendrophthae (d) All of
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