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PLANT KINGDOM & ANIMAL KINGDOM

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TIME 2:40 HRS
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A. Choose the correct answer: 0.5X8=4 (c) pteridophytes

1. Which of the following is a liverwort? (d) gymnosperms
(a) Sphagnum 5. The embryo sac of an angiosperm is made up of
(b) Funaria (a) 8 cells
(b) 7 cells and 8 nuclei
(c) Marchantia
(c) 8 nuclei
(d) Polytrichum (d) 7 cells and 7 nuclei
2. Which of the following plants is used extensively 6.If the diploid number of a flowering plant is 36.
for the study of photosynthesis? What would be the chromosome number in its
(a) Amaranthus endosperm?
(b) Asparagus (a) 36
(c) Chlorella (b) 18
(d) Sunflower (c) 54
3. Double fertilization is exhibited by: (d) 72
(a) Algae 7.Protonema is
(b) Fungi (a) haploid and is found in mosses
(c) Angiosperms (b) diploid and is found in liverworts
(d) Gymnosperms (c) diploid and is found in pteridophytes
4.Plants of this group are diploid and well adapted to (d) haploid and is found in pteridophytes
extreme conditions. They grow bearing sporophylls 8.The male gametophyte in higher plants is
in compact structures called cones. The group in represented by
reference is (a) microspore
(a) monocots (b) anther
(b) dicots (c) pollen grain
(d) male gamete

B. Answer in one-word 1x4=4

1. Which pigments are found in green algae?

2. Name the green algae used as food.
3. Name the followings:
(i) Photosynthetic pigments of brown algae
(ii) Unicellular, biflagellate, pear-shaped green algae.
4. Read the following statements (1-5) and answer the question which follows them.
i. In liverworts, mosses and ferns gametophytes are free-living
ii. Gymnosperms and some ferns are heterosporous.
iii. Sexual reproduction in Fucus, Volvox, and Albugo is oogamous
iv. The sporophyte in liverworts is more elaborate than that in mosses
v. Both, Pinus and Marchantia are dioecious
How many of the above statements are correct?
(a) Two
(b) Three
(c) Four
(d) One

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C. Answer the followings in few words 2x4=8
1. Define pyrenoid.
2. Why are Bryophytes regarded as “the amphibians of plant kingdom”?
3. Heterospory i.e., formation of two types of spores – microspores and megaspores is a characteristic feature in
the life cycle of a few members of pteridophytes and all spermatophytes. Do you think heterospory has some
evolutionary significance in plant kingdom?
4. Comment on the lifecycle and nature of a fern prothallus.
5. Mention the ploidy of the following: 3
i. protonemal cells of a moss;
ii. primary endosperm nucleus in dicot,
iii. leaf cell of a moss;
iv. prothallus cell of a fern;
v. gemma cell in Marchantia;
vi. Meristem cells of monocot,
vii. ovum of liverwort and zygote of a fern.
D.Differentiate between the following:- 2x3=6
a. Homosporous and heterosporous pteridophyte
b. Syngamy and triple fusion
c. Gymnosperm and angiosperm
E. Answer the followings in brief: 3x5=15
1. What is the basis of the classification of algae?
2.When and where does reduction division take place in the life cycle of a liverwort, a moss, a fern, a gymnosperm
and an angiosperm? 3
3.Name three groups of plants that bear archegonia. Briefly describe the life cycle of any one of them.
4.Explain why sexual reproduction in angiosperms is said to take place through double fertilization and triple
fusion. Also draw a labelled diagram of embryo sac to explain the phenomena.
5. Define the followings:-
a. Gemma
b. Pyrenoid
c. Protonema
A.Choose the correct answer: 0.5X8=4 d. Taenia is a triploblastic animal
1. Given below are types of cells present in some
animals. Each one is specialized to perform a single 4.Which one of the following statements is incorrect?
specific function except a. In cockroaches and prawns excretion of waste
a. Choanocytes material occurs through malpighian tubules.
b. Interstitial cells b. In ctenophors, locomotion is mediated by comb
c. Gastrodermal cells plates.
d. Nematocytes c. In Fasciola flame cells take part in excretion
d. Earthworms are hermaphrodites and yet cross
2.Which one of the following sets of animals belong fertilization take place among them.
to a single taxonomic group?
a. Cuttlefish, Jellyfish, Silverfish, Dogfish, Starfish 5.Which one of the following is oviparous?
b. Bat, Pigeon, Butterfly a. Platypus
c. Monkey, Chimpanzee, Man b. Flying fox (Bat)
d. Silkworm, Tapeworm, Earthworm c. Elephant
d. Whale
3.Which one of the following statements is incorrect?
a. Mesoglea is present in between ectoderm and 6.Match the following list of animals with their level
endoderm in Obelia. of organisation.
b. Radial symmetry is found in Asterias Division of Labour Animal
c. Fasciola is a pseudocoelomate animal A. Organ level i. Pheritima
B. Cellular agregate level ii. Fasciola
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C. Tissue level iii. Spongilla d. Haemocoelomate
D. Organ system level iv. Obelia
6.Choose the correct match showing division of 8. Match the column A with column B and choose
labour with animal example. the correct option
a. i-B, ii-C, iii-D, and iv-A Column A Column B
b. i-B, ii-D, iii-C, and iv-A A. Porifera i. Canal system
c. i-D, ii-A, iii-B, and iv-C B. Aschelminthes ii. Water-vascular system
d. i-A, ii-D, iii-C, and iv-B C. Annelida iii. Muscular Pharynx Comb plates
D. Arthropoda iv. Jointed appendages
7.Body cavity is the cavity present between body will E. Echinodermata v. Metameres
and gut wall. In some animals the body cavity is not a. A-ii, B-iii, C-v, D-iv, E-i
lined by mesoderm. Such animals are called b. A-ii, B-v, C-iii, D-iv, E-i
a. Acoelomate c. A-i, B-iii, C-v, D-iv, E-ii
b. Pseudocoelomate d. A-i, B-v, C-iii, D-iv, E-ii
c. Coelomate
B. Answer in one-word 1x4=4
1. Name
i. A limbless animal
ii. A cold blooded animal
iii. An animal having canal system and spicules
iv. An animal with cnidoblasts
2. Identify the phylum in which adults exhibit radial symmetry and larva exhibit bilateral symmetry.
3. Give one example each for an animal possessing placoid scales and that with cycloid scales.
4. What is the role of radula in molluscs?
C. Answer the followings in few words 2x3=6
1. Could the number of eggs or young ones produced by an oviparous and viviparous mother be equal? Why?
2. Fill up the blank spaces appropriately:-(0.5x4=2)

Phylum/Class Excretory Organ Circulatory Organ Respiratory Organ

Arthropoda Lungs/ Gills/Tracheal System
Nephridia Closed
Metanephridia Open Skin/parapodia
Amphibia Closed Lung
3. Mention two modifications in reptiles required for terrestrial mode of life.
4. Justify the inclusion of hemichordate under non chordate. 3

D.Differentiate between the following:- 2x4=8

i. Intracellular and extracellular digestion
ii. Direct and indirect development
iii. Diplobastic and a triploblastic animal.
iv. Open circulatory system and closed circulatory system
E. Answer the followings in brief: 3x5=15
1. What are the reasons that you can think of for the arthropods to constitute the largest group of the animal
kingdom?
2. What are the modifications that are observed in birds that help them fly?
3. What are the peculiar features that you find in parasitic platyhelminthes?
4. How useful is the study of the nature of body cavity and coelom in the classification of animals?
5. Give three major differences between chordates and non-chordates and draw a schematic sketch of a
chordate showing those features.
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