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Plant Kingdom

FACT/DEFINITION TYPE QUESTIONS 9. What is the number and position of insertions of flagella
in rhodopyceae class of algae ?
1. The natural system of classification for flowering plants (a) 2 - 8, equal, apical
was given by
(b) 2, unequal, lateral
(a) Carolus Linnaeus (b) Bentham and Hooker
(c) Engler and Prantl (d) R. H. Whittaker (c) 2 - 6, equal, lateral
2. Phylogenetic classification system is based on the (d) Flagella are absent in Rhodophyceae
(a) morphological characters of various organisms. 10. In class phaeophyceae, the plant body is usually attached
(b) anatomical characters of various organisms. to the substratum by a A and has a stalk, the B
(c) physiological characters of various organisms. and leaf like photosynthetic organ-the C .
(d) evolutionary relationships between the various (a) A – holdfast, B – stipe, C – frond
organisms. (b) A – stipe, B – holdfast, C – frond
3. Cytological information like chromosome number, (c) A – frond, B – stipe, C – holdfast
structure, behaviour are related with
(d) A – stipe, B – frond, C – holdfast
(a) numerical taxonomy (b) cytotaxonomy
11. Which of the following groups of plants play an important
(c) chemotaxonomy (d) all of these role in plant succession on bare rocks/soil ?
4. Flagellate isogametes and anisogametes are found in
(a) Algae (b) Bryophytes
(a) Spirogyra (b) Fucus
(c) Pteridophytes (d) Gymnosperms
(c) Volvox (d) Chlamydomonas
12. _______ represent the reproductive organs amongst
5. Fusion of two gametes which are dissimilar in size is termed
as _______. gymnosperms.
(a) isogamous (b) oogamous (a) Prothallus (b) Capsules
(c) anisogamous (d) agamous (c) Setae (d) Cones
6. Algin, carrageen and proteins are obtained from 13. In bryophytes, male and female sex organs are called
(a) red algae, brown algae, green algae respectively. ______ and ______ respectively.
(b) brown algae, red algae, green algae respectively. (a) microsporangia; macrosporangia
(c) red algae, green algae, brown algae respectively. (b) male strobili; female strobili
(d) green algae, brown algae, red algae respectively. (c) antheridia; archegonia
7. Which of the following class of algae is rarely found in (d) androecium; gynoecium
fresh water ?
14. Laminaria (Kelp) and Fucus (Rock weed) are examples of
(a) Chlorophyceae (b) Phaeophyceae
(a) green algae (b) brown algae
(c) Rhodophyceae (d) Both (a) and (b)
(c) red algae (d) golden brown algae
8. Which of the following class of algae is mostly found in
salt water ? 15. Pyrenoids in green algal cells are related to
(a) Phaeophyceae (b) Rhodophyceae (a) starch formation (b) protein storage
(c) Chlorophyceae (d) Both (a) and (b) (c) general metabolism (d) enzyme secretion
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16. The heterosporous pteridophyte belonging to the class 23. Which one of the following is the major difference
lycopsida is between mosses and ferns ?
(a) Selaginella (b) Psilotum (a) Ferns lack alternation of generation while mosses
(c) Equisetum (d) Pteris show the same.
17. Which of the following pteridophytes belong to class (b) Mosses are facultative aerobes while ferns are
pteropsida? obligate aerobes.
(a) Equisetum and Psilotum (c) Vascular bundles of ferns show xylem vessels while
those of mosses lack it.
(b) Lycopodium and Adiantum
(d) Sporophytes of ferns live much longer as compared
(c) Selaginella and Pteris
to the sporophytes of mosses.
(d) Pteris and Adiantum
24. What is the similarity between gymnosperms and
18. Cycas and Adiantum resemble each other in having angiosperms?
(a) seeds (b) motile sperms (a) Phloem of both have companian cells.
(c) cambium (d) vessels (b) Endosperm is formed before fertilization in both.
19. Protonema and leafy stage are the predominant stage of (c) Origin of ovule and seed is similar in both.
the life cycle of
(d) Both have leaves, stem and roots.
(a) moss (b) dicots
25. Which one of the following terms is correctly matched
(c) liverwort (d) gymnosperm with their definition in Pinus ?
STATEMENT TYPE QUESTIONS (a) Monoecious – Male (microsporangiate) and female
(megasporangiate) cones are produced on same
20. Which one of the following is a correct statement? plant.
(b) Monoecious – Male and female sporophylls borne
(a) Pteridophyte gametophyte has a protonemal and on same strobilus.
leafy stage. (c) Dioecious – Male and female cones are produced on
(b) In gymnosperms, female gametophyte is free-living. different plants.
(c) Antheridiophores and archegoniophores are present (d) Monoecious – Micro and megasporocarp develop
in pteridophytes. on same plant.
(d) Origin of seed habit can be traced in pteridophytes. 26. Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct about
21. Why rhodophyta exhibit a red colour ? mosses ?
(a) Since most rhodophyta grow at great depths, the (a) The predominant stage of its life cycle is the
chlorophyll can only absorb light in the red area of gametophyte which consists of two stages –
the spectrum. protonema and leafy stages.
(b) The wavelengths of light that are absorbed by (b) Leafy stage are attached to the soil through
chloro- phyll are passed to phycoerythrin (a red multi-cellular and branched rhizoids.
pigment). (c) Sex organs-antheridia and archegonia are produced
(c) Red pigment of rhodophyta absorbs all the light at the apex of the leafy shoots.
waves. (d) All of the above
(d) The light reaching the greatest depth in water is in 27. Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct ?
the blue-green region of the spectrum, is absorbed (a) In angiosperms, each embryo sac has a three-celled
by phycoerythrin. egg apparatus – one egg cell and two synergids,
22. Which of the following statement is incorrect ? three antipodal cells and two polar nuclei.
(a) Double fertilization is unique to gymnosperms and (b) All seed – bearing plants i.e., gymnosperms and
monocotyledons. angiosperms follow dipontic life patterns of plants.
(b) Sequoia, a gymnosperm, is one of the tallest tree (c) In gymosperms, roots in some genera have fungal
species. association in the form of mycorrhiza (Pinus) while
(c) Phaeophyceae members possess chlorophyll a and in some others (Cycas) small specialized roots called
c, carotenoids and xanthophylls. coralloid are associated with N 2 – fixing
(d) Moss is a gametophyte which consists of two stages cyanobacteria.
namely, protonemal stage and leafy stage. (d) All of the above

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28. Which one of the following statements concerning the
algae is incorrect ?
(a) Most algae are photosynthetic.
(b) Algae can be classified according to their pigments.
(c) All algae are filamentous.
(d) Spirogyra does not produce zoospores.
29. Which of the following statements is/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
30. Consider the following statements regarding
gymnosperms and choose the correct option.
(i) In gymnosperms, the male and female gametophytes
have an independent existence.
(ii) The multicellular female gametophyte is retained
within the megasporangium.
(iii) The gymnosperms are heterosporous.
Of these statements
(a) (i) and (ii) are correct but (iii) is incorrect
(b) (i) and (iii) are correct but (ii) is incorrect
(c) (ii) and (iii) are incorrect but (i) is correct
(d) (ii) and (iii) are correct but (i) is incorrect
31. Which of the following statements with respect to algae
are correct.
(i) Fusion between one large, non-motile female gamete
and a smaller, motile male gamete is termed as
oogamous.
(ii) Fusion of two gametes dissimilar in size is termed as
oogamous.
(iii) Fusion of two gametes similar in size is called
anisogamous.
(iv) In chlorophyceae, the major pigments are chlorophyll
a and b , and the food is stored as starch.
(v) In rhodophyceae, the major pigments are chlorophyll
a and d , and the food is stored as mannitol.
(a) (i) and (v) (b) (iii) and (v)
(c) (i) and (ii) (d) (i) and (iv)
32. Which of the following statements with respect to
gymnosperms and angiosperms is/are correct?
(i) The process of double fertilization is present in
gymnosperms.
(ii) Angiosperms range in size from microscopic Wolffia
to tall trees of Sequoia.
(iii) In gymnosperms, the seeds are not covered.
(iv) In gymnosperms, the male and female gametophytes
have an independent free living existence.
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Of the above statements
(a) (i) and (ii) (b) (iii) only
(c) (ii) and (iii) (d) (iii) and (iv)
33. 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.
34. 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
35. Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct?
(i) Green algae are the members of chlorophyceae.
(ii) Brown algae are found primarily in marine habitates
(iii) Some red algae are found in fresh water, mostly occur
in salt water, some are found in brackish water.
(iv) The food in red algae is stored as floridean starch.
(v) Red alga may occur in both well-lighted regions close
to water-surface and also at great depths in oceans
where light penetration is little.
(a) (i) and (v) only
(b) (ii), (iii) and (iv) only
(c) All of the above
(d) None of the above
36. Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct about
gemmae ?
(i) These are specialised structures by which asexual
reproduction take place in liverworts.
(ii) They are green, multicellular and asexual buds.
(iii) They develop in small receptacles called gemma cups.
(iv) They detach from parent body and germinate to form
new individuals.
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(a) (i) and (ii) (b) (ii) and (iii) (a) Algae (b) Fungi
(c) (i), (ii) and (iii) (d) All of these (c) Bryophytes (d) Pteridophytes
37. Which of the following branch of science is being 41. Which of the following group of plant is being described
described by the given statements ? by the given statements ?
(i) It can easily done by using computers based on all
(i) The plant body is thalloid.
observable characters.
(ii) Numbers and codes are assigned to all the characters (ii) Asexual reproduction takes place by fragmentation
and the data are then processed. of thalli, or by the formation of specialized structures
called gemmae.
(iii) Each character is given equal weightage and at the
same time hundred of characters can be considered. (iii) The sporophyte is differentiated into a foot, seta
(a) Cytotaxonomy (b) Numerical taxonomy and capsule.
(c) Chemotaxonomy (d) b-taxonomy (iv) They grow usually in moist and shady habitats.
38. Which of the following statements about algae is/are (a) Liverworts (b) Moss
correct? (c) Fern (d) Gymnosperm
(i) Algae are chlorophyll – bearing simple, thalloid, 42. Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct about
heterotrophic and aquatic (both fresh water and pteridophytes ?
marine) organisms.
(i) The main plant body is a sporophyte which is
(ii) Algae reproduce by vegetative means only. differentiated into true roots and leaves.
(iii) Fusion of two gametes dissimilar in size is termed as (ii) The leaves are small (microphylls) as in ferns or large
oogamous. (macrophylls) as in Selaginella.
(iv) A few of the massive forms of algae such as kelps, (iii) Genera like Selaginella and Salvinia which produce
form massive plant bodies. two kinds of spores–macro (large) and micro (small)
(a) Only (i) (b) Both (i) and (iii) spores, are known as heterospores.
(iv) Common examples are Funaria, Polytrichum and
(c) Only (iv) (d) All of these
Sphagnum.
39. The following statements are associated with one class
(a) Both (i) and (ii) (b) Both (ii) and (iii)
of algae. Identify the class of algae.
(c) Both (i) and (iii) (d) All of these
(i) One or more storage bodies called pyrenoids located
43. Which of the following group of plant is being described
in the chloroplasts are present in the members of
by the given statements ?
this class.
(i) They are plants in which the ovules are not enclosed
(ii) They have a rigid cell wall made of an inner layer of
by any ovary wall and remain exposed before and
cellulose and an outer layer of pectose.
after fertilization.
(iii) Asexual reproduction is by flagellated zoospores (ii) The giant red wood tree Sequoia is one of the tallest
produced in zoosporangia. tree species of the group.
(iv) Chlamydomonas, Volvox, Ulothrix, Spirogyra and (iii) The roots are generally tap roots.
Chara are commonly found members of this class.
(iv) They are heterosporous and they produce haploid
(a) Chlorophyceae (b) Rhodophyceae microspores and megaspores.
(c) Phaeophyceae (d) None of these (a) Algae (b) Bryophytes
40. Refer to the following statement(s) and identify the group (c) Gymnosperms (d) Pteridophytes
of plant which is being described by the given statements? 44. Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct about
(i) They include various mosses and liverworts that are angiosperms ?
found commonly growing in moist shaded areas in (i) In angiosperms or flowering plants, the pollen grains
the hills. and ovules are developed in specialised structure
(ii) They lack true roots, stem or leaves. called flowers.
(ii) They are divided into two classes : the dicotyledons
(iii) The main plant body is haploid.
and the monocotyledons.
(iv) They produce a multicellular body sporophyte which (iii) The male sex organ in a flower is the pistil or the
is not free living but attached to the photosynthetic carpel.
gametophyte and derives nourishment from it. (iv) The female sex organ is the stamen.
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(a) Only (i) (b) Both (i) and (ii) Reason: Phaeophyceae possess chlorophyll a, c,
(c) Both (ii) and (iv) (d) All of these carotenoids and xanthophylls.
45. Read the following statements and answer the question. 50. Assertion: Mosses are evolved from algae.
(i) Sporophytic generation is represented only by the Reason: Protonema of mosses is similar to some green
one-celled zygote. algae.
(ii) Meiosis in the zygote results in the formation of 51. Assertion: Red algae contributes in producing coral reefs.
haploid spores. Reason: Some red algae secrete and deposit calcium
(iii) The dominant, photosynthetic phase in such plants carbonate over their walls.
is free-living gametophyte.
52. Assertion: Coconut tree is distributed in coastal areas
(iv) Many algae such as Volvox, Spirogyra and some
over a large part of the world.
species of Chlamydomonas represent this pattern.
Which of the following pattern of life cycle of plant is Reason: Coconut fruit can float and get dispersed over
described by the above statements ? thousands of kilometers before losing viability.
(a) Haplontic (b) Diplontic 53. Assertion: Red algae contributes in producing coral reefs.
(c) Haplo-diplontic (d) None of these Reason: Some red algae secrete and deposit calcium
46. Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct ? carbonate over their walls.
(i) Agar, one of commercial products obtained from 54. Assertion: The peristome is a fringe of teeth-like
Laminaria and Sargassum are used to grow projections found at the mouth of the capsule.
microbes and in preparations of ice-creams and jellies. Reason: It may be of two types nematodontous and
(ii) In phaeophyceae, major pigments are chl a, d and orthodontus.
phycoerythrin.
(iii) Pteridophytes classified into four classes : Psilopsida, MATCHING TYPE QUESTIONS
Lycopsida, Sphenopsida and Pteropsida.
(iv) Gemmae are green, multicellular, asexual buds, which 55. Match the column-I with column-II and select the correct
develop in small receptacles called gemma cups answer using the codes given below.
located on the thalli. Column-I Column-II
(a) Both (i) and (ii) (b) Both (ii) and (iv) (Group of (Examples)
(c) Both (iii) and (iv) (d) All of these Plant Kindgdom)
47. Which of the following statements is incorrect? A. Algae I. Solanum tuberosum
(a) Pyrenoids contain protein besides starch. B. Fungi II. Equisetum
(b) Sexual reproduction may be isogamous, oogamous C. Angiosperm III. Cycas
and anisogamous in green and brown algae.
D. Pteridophyte IV. Chlamydomonas
(c) Some of the members of algae also occur in
E. Gymnosperm V. Rhizopus
association with fungi (lichen) and animals (eg, on
sloth bear). (a) A – V; B – IV; C – I; D – II; E – III
(d) The leaves in pteridophytes are well adapted to (b) A – IV; B – V; C – I; D – II; E – III
withstand extremes of temperature, humidity and (c) A – IV; B – I; C – V; D – II; E – III
wind. (d) A – IV; B – I; C – V; D – III; E – II
56. Match the classes of pteridophytes given in column I
ASSERTION/REASON TYPE QUESTIONS
with their examples given in column II and choose the
correct option
In the following questions, a statement of Assertion is followed
by a statement of Reason. Column -I Column-II
(a) If both Assertion and Reason are true and the Reason is (Classes of pteridophytes) (Examples)
the correct explanation of the Assertion. A. Psilopsida I. Selaginella
(b) If both Assertion and Reason are true but the Reason is B. Lycopsida II. Psilotum
not the correct explanation of the Assertion. C. Sphenopsida III. Dryopteris
(c) If assertion is true but Reason is false. D. Pteropsida IV. Equisetum
(d) If both Assertion and Reason are false.
(a) A – II; B – I; C – IV; D – III
48. Assertion: Double fertilization is a characteristic feature
(b) A – I; B – II; C – IV; D – III
of angiosperms.
(c) A – II; B – I; C – III; D – IV
Reason: Double fertilization involves two fusions.
49. Assertion: Members of phaeophyceae vary in colour from (d) A – II; B – IV; C – I; D – III
olive green to various shades of brown.
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57. Match column-I with column-II and choose the correct 60. Match the column-I with column-II and choose the correct
option. option.
Column-I Column-II Column-I Column-II
A. Phaeophyceae I. Have an elaborate A. Smallest flowing plant I. Eucalyptus
mechanism B. Male sex organ in II. Wolffia
of spore dispersal flowering plant
B. Rhodophyceae II. first terrestrial plant with C. Female sex organ III. Stamen
vascular tissue-phloem in flowering plant
and xylem D. Tallest tree IV. Pistil
C. Mosses III. Asexual reproduction by (a) A – I; B – II; C – III; D – IV
biflagellate zoosposes
(b) A – IV; B – III; C – II; D – I
D. Pteridophytes IV. Polysiphonia, Porphyra,
(c) A – II; B – III; C – IV; D – I
Gracilaria
(d) A – II; B – IV; C – III; D – I
(a) A – III; B – IV; C – I; D – II
61. Match the column-I with column-II and choose the correct
(b) A – IV; B – III; C – I; D – II
option.
(c) A – IV; B – III; C – II; D – I
(d) A – IV; B – I; C – III; D – II Column-I Column-II
58. Match the column I with column II and choose the option A. Amphibian of the I. Sphagnum
which shows its correct combination. plant kingdom
Column-I Column-II B. Specialized structures II. Angiosperms
(Pattern of (Examples) in liverworts for
life cycle in plant) asexual reproduction
A. Haplontic I. Bryophytes, C. Monocotyledons and III. Bryophytes
life cycle Pteridophytes, dicotyledons
Ectocarpus, Polysiphonia, D. A plant which has IV. Gemmae
Kelps capacity to holding water
B. Diplontic II. Seed bearing plants (a) A – III; B – IV; C – I; D – II
life cycle (Gymnosperm and (b) A – III; B – IV; C – II; D – I
Angiosperm), Fucus (c) A – IV; B – III; C – II; D – I
C. Haplo-diplontic III. Many algae (Volvox, (d) A – III; B – II; C – IV; D – I
life cycle Spirogyra) and some 62. Which of the following pairs is incorrectly matched ?
species of (a) Chlorophyceae – Major pigments are chl a and b.
Chlamydomonas (b) Phaeophyceae – Cell wall is made up of cellulose
(a) A – III; B – II; C – I (b) A – I; B – II; C – III and algin.
(c) A – II; B – I; C – III (d) A – III; B – I; C – II (c) Rhodophyceae – Stored food is mannitol.
59. Match the column-I with column-II and choose the correct (d) Chlorophyceae – Cell wall is made up of cellulose.
option.
63. Select the correct match of the feature present in column
Column-I Column-II
I with its respective terms given in column II.
(System of (Characteristics)
Column-I Column-II
classification)
(features) (term)
A. Artificial system I. Based on few
A. Presence of tap roots (I) Bryophyte
of classification morphological
characters and coralloid roots
B. Natural system II. Based on evolutionary B. The synergids and (II) Pteridophytes
of classification relationships between the antipodal cells
various organisms degenerates after
C. Phylogenetic III. Based on natural affinities fertilization
system of among the organisms and C. The food is stored as (III) Red algae
classification consider external as well as floridean starch which
internal features. is very similar to
(a) A – II; B – I; C – III (b) A – I; B – III; C – II amylopectin and
(c) A – III; B – II; C – I (d) A – I; B – II; C – III glycogen in structure
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D. Presence of sporophyte (IV) Angiosperms E. Members of this group (V) Gymnosperms
which is not free living are used for medicinal
but attached to the purposes, as soil
photosynthetic binders and frequently
gametophytes and grown as ornamentals
derives nourishment (a) A – I; B – II; C – III; D – IV; E – V
from it (b) A – III; B – V; C – II; D – IV; E – I
(c) A – III; B – I; C – V; D – II ; E – IV
(d) A – V; B – IV; C – III; D – I; E – II
DIAGRAM TYPE QUESTIONS
64. The given figures (A, B, C, D) represent the members algae. Identify the correct option for the given diagrams.

S. No. A B C D

(a) Porphyra Fucus Dictyota Polysiphonia

(b) Polysiphonia Porphyra Dictyota Fucus

(c) Fucus Dictyota Porphyra Polysiphonia

(d) Porphyra Polysiphonia Fucus Dictyota

65. Refer to the given figure (A, B, C and D) and answer the question. Which of the following figures are the members of green alga?

(a) A, B and D (b) A, B and C (c) B, C and D (d) C, D and A

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66. The given figures represent the examples of bryophytes. In them few structures/parts are marked as A, B, C and D.

Identify the option which shows the correct labelling of A, B, C and D.

S . No. A B C D

(a) Gemma cup A rch eg on iop ho re Sp oro p hy te S ph ag nu m

(b) A rch ego nio ph ore Gemma cu p Gametop hy te S ph ag nu m

(c) A rcheg on ia A ntheridia Gemma cup S ph ag nu m

(d) A n th erid ia A rch ego nia Gemma cup S ph ag nu m

67. Which one of the following options correctly represents the type of life cycle patterns?
Sporophyte
(2n) Zygote Sporophyte
(2n) (2n)
Syngamy Meiosis Zygote (2n)
Meiosis
A Syngamy C
Zygote (2n) B Spores (n)
Gametogenesis Spores (n)
Gametogenesis Gametogenesis
Syngamy
Meiosis Gametophyte (n)
Gametophyte (n)
(n)
(a) A - Diplontic, B - Haplodiplontic, C - Haplontic (b) A - Haplodiplontic,B - Haplontic, C - Diplontic
(c) A - Haplontic, B - Diplontic, C - Haplodiplontic (d) A - Diplontic, B - Haplontic, C - Haplodiplontic
68. Identify the plants (A, B, C and D) and choose their correct names from the options given below.

A
C D

B
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S . No. A B C D

(a) Eq uisetu m Gin k g o S ela ginella Lyco po dium

(b) S ela ginella Equ isetu m S alvin ia Gink go

(c) Fu na ria Ad ia ntum S alvin ia Ricc ia

(d) C ha ra M a rcha ntia Fu cu s Pin us

69. The given figure shows the life cycle of an angiosperm. Few plants are marked as A, B, C, D and E. Identify the correct
labelling from the given options.
A B
Microspore
mother cells
Style Filament
Microsporangium
Ovary
Flower Microspores
Megaspore
mother cell
Megasporangium
(ovule)
Sporophyte GAMETOPHYTIC
SPOROPHYTIC (n)
(2n) GENERATION
GENERATION
Microspore
(pollen grain)
Embryo

E C

Gametes
Zygote D

(a) A–Stigma, B–Anther, C–Male gametophyte, D–Egg, E–Female gametophyte

(b) A–Stigma, B–Anther, C–Female gametophyte, D–Egg, E–Male gametophyte
(c) A–Stigma, B–Anther, C–Male gametophyte, D–Fertilized egg, E–Female gametophyte
(d) A–Stigma, B–Anther, C–Embryo sac, D–Egg, E–Female gametophyte

CRITICAL THINKING TYPE QUESTIONS

70. Which of the following example belong to the same class 72. Fern plant is a
of algae? (a) haploid gametophyte
(a) Chara, Fucus, Polysiphonia (b) diploid gametophyte
(b) Volvox, Spirogyra, Chlamydomonas (c) diploid sporophyte
(c) Porphyra, Ectocarpus, Ulothrix (d) haploid sporophyte
(d) Sargassum, Laminaria, Gracilaria 73. The unique feature of bryophytes compared to other plant
71. A bryophyte differs from pteridophytes in having groups is that
(a) archegonia. (a) they produce spores.
(b) lack of vascular tissue. (b) they lack vascular tissues.
(c) swimming antherozoids. (c) they lack roots.
(d) independent gametophytes. (d) their sporophyte is attached to the gametophyte.
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74. If there are 4 cells in an anther, what will be the number of 83. Protonema
pollen grains? (a) is a stage of gametophytic generation.
(a) 8 (b) 4 (b) is a creeping, green, branched and develops directly
(c) 16 (d) 12 from a spore.
75. Bryophytes are different from fungi in having (c) produces lateral bud which forms leafy plant body.
(a) land habit. (d) All of the above
(b) sterile jacket layers. 84. The spreading of living pteridophytes is limited and
(c) multiflagellate gametes. restricted to narrow geographical region because
(d) gametophytic plant body. (a) gametophytic growth needs cool, damp and shady
76. Moss peat is used as a packing material for sending flowers places.
and live plants to distant places because
(b) it requires water for fertilization.
(a) it reduces transpiration.
(c) due to absence of stomata in leaf and absence of
(b) it serves as a disinfectant. vascular tissue.
(c) it is easily available. (d) both (a) and (b)
(d) it is hygroscopic. 85. Classification of plants proposed by Carolus Linnaeus
77. If the cells of root in wheat plant have 42 chromosomes, was artificial because it was based on
then the no. of chromosome in the cell of pollen grain is (a) only a few morphological characters.
(b) evolutionary tendencies which are diverse.
(a) 14 (b) 21
(c) anatomical characters which are adaptive in nature.
(c) 28 (d) 42
(d) physiological traits alongwith morphological
78. A research student collected certain alga and found that characters.
its cells contained both chlorophyll a and chlorophyll d 86. Mosses are of great ecological importance because of
as well as phycoerythrin. On the basis of his observation, (a) its contribution to prevent soil erosion.
the students conclude that the alga belongs to
(b) its contribution in ecological succession.
(a) rhodophyceae (b) bacillariophyceae (c) its capability to remove CO from the atmosphere.
(c) chlorophyceae (d) phaeophyceae (d) both (a) and (b)
79. Fruits are not formed in gymnosperms because of 87. You are given an unknown plant to study in the laboratory.
(a) absence of pollination. You find that it has chlorophyll, no xylem. Its multicellullar
sex organs are enclosed in a layer of jacket cells. Its
(b) absence of seed.
gametophyte stage is free living. The plant probably
(c) absence of fertilization. belongs to
(d) absence of ovary.
(a) chlorophyceae (b) bryophyte
80. What is common in all the three, Funaria, Dryopteris and
(c) pteridophyte (d) gymnosperm
Ginkgo?
88. Mosses do not have ‘true leaves’ because their leaf-like
(a) Independent sporophyte structures lack
(b) Presence of archegonia (a) starch in their chloroplast.
(c) Well developed vascular tissues (b) vascular tissues.
(d) Independent gametophyte (c) chlorophyll.
81. In angiosperms, a mature male gametophyte is derived (d) cellulose in their cell walls.
from a pollen mother cell by 89. Place the following groups of plants in order, beginning
with those that first appeared on the earth and progressing
(a) three mitotic divisions.
toward those that appeared most recently in time.
(b) one meiotic and two mitotic divisions. (a) Gymnosperms, angiosperms, ferns, moss, algae
(c) two meiotic divisions. (b) Algae, moss, ferns, gymnosperms, angiosperms
(d) a single meiotic division. (c) Moss, algae, ferns, angiosperms, gymnosperms
82. If you are asked to classify the various algae into distinct (d) Algae, ferns, angiosperms, gymnosperms, moss
groups then which of the following characters you should 90. Chemotaxonomy is connected with
choose for the classification ? (a) classification of chemicals found in plants.
(a) Nature of habitat (b) use of phytochemical data in systematic botany.
(b) Structural organization of thallus (c) application of chemicals on herbarium sheets.
(c) Chemical composition of the cell wall (d) use of statistical methods in chemical yielding plants.
(d) Types of pigments present in the cell.
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91. In order to colonize land, plants needed to acquire which 94. Angiosperms have dominated the land flora primarily
of the following characteristics? because of their
(a) A mechanism for moving water throughout the plant. (a) power of adaptability in diverse habitat.
(b) A mechanism to prevent desiccation of tissues. (b) property of producing large number of seeds.
(c) An ability to screen ultraviolet radiation. (c) nature of self pollination.
(d) Both (b) and (c) (d) domestication of man.
92. Deep in the tropical rain forest, a botanist discovered an 95. A student was given a sample to observe under the
unusual plant with vascular tissues, stomata, a cuticle, microscope. He observed and found that the sample is
flagellated sperm, cone-like reproductive structures the most common type of spore involved in asexual
bearing seeds, and an alternation-of-generations life cycle. reproduction in algae. Identify the spore.
He was very excited about this discovery because it would (a) Zoospore (b) Endospore
be rather unusual for a plant to have both
(c) Hypnospore (d) None of these
(a) a cuticle and flagellated sperm.
96. Refer to the statement and answer the question.
(b) vascular tissues and alternation of generations.
“They usually reproduce vegetatively by fragmentation
(c) seeds and flagellated sperm. and asexually by non - motile spores and sexually by non
(d) alternation of generations and seeds. - motile gametes.”
93. A universal feature of the life cycle of plants is Identify the group of plants and its example.
(a) morphologically identical haploid and diploid stages. (a) Mosses, Funaria
(b) genetically identical haploid and diploid stages. (b) Red algae, Polysiphonia
(c) alteration of generations between heteromorphic (c) Brown algae, Laminaria
haploid gametophytes and diploid sporophytes. (d) Pteridophytes, Selaginella
(d) none of the above