Q1. Satellite RNAs are present in some
(1) Prions
(2) Plant viruses
(3) Bacteriophages
(4) Viroids
Answer: (2) Plant viruses
Q2. Specialized cells for fixing atmospheric nitrogen in Nostoc are
(1) Hormogonia
(2) Akinetes
(3) Nodules
(4) Heterocysts
Answer: (4) Heterocysts
Q3. Which one of the following is true for fungi?
(1) They are heterotrophs
(2) They are phagotrophs
(3) They lack nuclear membrane
(4) They lack a rigid cell wall
Answer: (1) They are heterotrophs
Q4. Which of the following are likely to be present in deep sea water?
(1) Saprophytic fungi
(2) Eubacteria
(3) Archaebacteria
(4) Blue-green algae
Answer: (3) Archaebacteria
Q5. In Pinus/gymnosperms, the haploid structure are
(1) megaspore, integument and root
(2) megaspore, endosperm and embryo
(3) pollen grain, leaf and root
(4) megaspore, pollen grain and endosperm
Answer: (4) megaspore, pollen grain and endosperm
Q6. Sperms of both Funaria and Pteris were released together near the archegonia of Pteris. Only its sperms enter the archegonia as
(1) Funaria sperms are less mobile
(2) Pteris archegonia repel Funaria sperms
(3) Pteris archegonia releases chemicals to attract its sperms
(4) Funaria sperms get killed by Pteris sperms
Answer: (3) Pteris archegonia releases chemicals to attract its sperms
Q7. Evolutionarily important character of Selaginella is
(1) strobili
(2) heterosporous nature
(3) ligule
(4) rhizophore
Answer: (2) heterosporous nature
Q8. In gymnosperms like Pinus and Cycas, the endosperm is
(1) diploid
(2) triploid
(3) tetraploid
(4) haploid
Answer: (4) haploid
Q9. Prothallus (gametophyte) gives rise to fern plant (sporophyte) without fertilization. It is
(1) parthenocarpy
(2) apospory
(3) parthenogenesis
(4) apogamy
Answer: (4) apogamy
Q10. The common mode of sexual reproduction in Chlamydomonas is
(1) oogamous
(2) isogamous
(3) hologamous
(4) anisogamous
Answer: (2) isogamous
Q11. The product of conjugation in Spirogyra or fertilization of Chlamydomonas is
(1) oospore
(2) zygospore
(3) carpospore
(4) zoospore
Answer: (2) zygospore
Q12. Protonema occurs in the life cycle of
(1) Somatogamy
(2) Riccia
(3) Spirogyra
(4) Funaria
Answer: (4) Funaria
Q13. Moss peristome takes part in
(1) protection
(2) spore dispersal
(3) absorption
(4) photosynthesis
Answer: (2) spore dispersal
Q14. Apophysis in the capsule of Funaria is
(1) middle part
(2) lower part
(3) fertile part
(4) upper part
Answer: (2) lower part
Q15. Which one of the following is not common between Funaria and Selaginella?
(1) Flagellate sperms
(2) Archegonium
(3) Roots
(4) Embryo
Answer: (3) Roots
Q16. The plant group that produces spores and embryos but lacks vascular tissues and seeds is
(1) Bryophyta
(2) Pteridophyta
(3) Phaeophyta
(4) Rhodophyta
Answer: (1) Bryophyta
Q17. A plant in which sporophytic generation is represented by zygote
(1) Chlamydomonas
(2) Pinus
(3) Dryopteris
(4) Selaginella
Answer: (1) Chlamydomonas
Q18. Bryophytes are amphibians because
(1) they are mostly aquatic
(2) they require a layer of water for carrying out sexual reproduction
(3) all the above
(4) they occur in damp places
Answer: (2) they require a layer of water for carrying out sexual reproduction
Q19. Which one has the largest gametophyte?
(1) Selaginella
(2) Cycas
(3) Moss
(4) Angiosperm
Answer: (3) Moss
Q20. Pteridophytes differ from mosses/bryophytes in possessing
(1) archegonia
(2) independent gametophyte
(3) flagellate spermatozoids
(4) well developed vascular system
Answer: (4) well developed vascular system
Q21. Turpentine is obtained from
(1) Gymnospermous wood
(2) Angiospermous wood
(3) Ferns
(4) Pteridophytes
Answer: (1) Gymnospermous wood
Q22. Resin and turpentine are obtained from
(1) Cedrus
(2) Cycas
(3) Abies
(4) Pinus
Answer: (4) Pinus
Q23. In Pinus, the pollen grain has 6 chromosomes then in its endosperm will have
(1) 6
(2) 12
(3) 24
(4) 18
Answer: (1) 6
Q24. A plant having seeds but lacking flowers and fruits belongs to
(1) Ferns
(2) Pteridophytes
(3) Gymnosperms
(4) Mosses
Answer: (3) Gymnosperms
Q25. Which one is the most advanced from evolutionary point of view.
(1) Chlamydomonas
(2) Selaginella
(3) Pinus
(4) Funaria
Answer: (3) Pinus
Q26. Pinus differs from mango in having
(1) ovules not enclosed in ovary
(2) tree habit
(3) wood
(4) green leaves
Answer: (1) ovules not enclosed in ovary
Q27. Pyrenoids are the centres for formation of
(1) fat
(2) porphyra
(3) starch
(4) enzymes
Answer: (3) starch
Q28. Chloroplast of Chlamydomonas is
(1) collar-shaped
(2) stellate
(3) spiral
(4) cup-shaped
Answer: (4) cup-shaped
Q29. In Ulothrix/Spirogyra, reduction division (meiosis) occurs at the time of
(1) zygospore germination
(2) gamete formation
(3) vegetative reproduction
(4) zoospore formation
Answer: (1) zygospore germination
Q30. The absence of chlorophyll, in the lowermost cell of Ulothrix, shows
(1) cell characteristic
(2) functional fission
(3) beginning of labour division
(4) tissue formation
Answer: (3) beginning of labour division
Q31. Which of the following cannot fix nitrogen?
(1) Spirogyra
(2) Nostoc
(3) Anabaena
(4) Azotobacter
Answer: (1) Spirogyra
Q32. In Chlorophyceae, sexual reproduction occurs by
(1) Oogamy only
(2) Isogamy and anisogamy
(3) Anisogamy and oogamy
(4) Isogamy, anisogamy and oogamy
Answer: (4) Isogamy, anisogamy and oogamy
Q33. Unique features of Bryophytes is that they
(1) lack roots
(2) produce spores
(3) lack vascular tissues
(4) have sporophytes attached to gametophyte
Answer: (4) have sporophytes attached to gametophyte
Q34. The ‘wing’ of Pinus seed is derived from
(1) surface of ovuliferous scale
(2) testa
(3) all the above
(4) testa and tegmen
Answer: (1) surface of ovuliferous scale
Q35. In which one of these the elaters are present along with mature spores in the capsule (to help in spore dispersal)?
(1) Funaria
(2) Riccia
(3) Sphagnum
(4) Marchantia
Answer: (4) Marchantia
Q36. The ‘amphibians’ of the plant kingdom are
(1) bryophytes with simple internal organization
(2) unicellular motile algae
(3) pteridophytes with complex internal organization not reaching angiosperm level.
(4) multicellular non-motile algae
Answer: (1) bryophytes with simple internal organization
Q37. A well developed archegonium with neck consisting of 4-6 rows of neck canal cells, characterises
(1) Pteridophytes and gymnosperms
(2) Gymnosperms only
(3) Gymnosperms and flowering plants
(4) Bryophytes and pteridophytes
Answer: (4) Bryophytes and pteridophytes
Q38. The plant body of moss (Funaria) is
(1) predominantly sporophyte with gametophyte
(2) completely sporophyte
(3) predominantly gametophyte with sporophyte
(4) completely gametophyte
Answer: (3) predominantly gametophyte with sporophyte
Q39. Agar is commercially obtained from
(1) brown algae
(2) red algae
(3) blue-green algae
(4) green algae
Answer: (2) red algae
Q40. Multicellular branched rhizoids and leafy gametophytes are characteristic of
(1) all pteridophytes
(2) all bryophytes
(3) some pteridophytes
(4) some bryophytes
Answer: (4) some bryophytes
Q41. An alga very rich in protein is
(1) Oscillatoria
(2) Spirogyra
(3) Chlorella
(4) Ulothrix
Answer: (3) Chlorella
Q42. Blue-green algae belong to
(1) Rhodophyceae
(2) Euyotes
(3) Chlorophyceae
(4) Proyotes
Answer: (4) Proyotes
Q43. Which one of the following is a living fossil?
(1) Ginkgo
(2) Pinus
(3) Thuja
(4) Opuntia
Answer: (1) Ginkgo
Q44. Seed-habit first originated in
(1) certain monocots
(2) certain ferns
(3) primitive dicots
(4) certain pines
Answer: (2) certain ferns
Q45. Ulothrix can be described as a
(1) membranous alga producing zoospores
(2) non-motile colonial algae lacking zoospores
(3) filamentous alga with flagellated reproductive stages
(4) filamentous alga lacking flagellated reproductive stages
Answer: (3) filamentous alga with flagellated reproductive stages
Q46. Which one of the following statements about Cycas is incorrect?
(1) Its xylem is mainly composed of xylem vessels
(2) It does not have a well-organized female flower
(3) Its roots contain some blue-green algae.
(4) It has circinate vernation
Answer: (1) Its xylem is mainly composed of xylem vessels
Q47. Brown algae is characterised by the presence of
(1) fucoxanthin
(2) phycocyanin
(3) haematochrome
(4) phycoerythrin
Answer: (1) fucoxanthin
Q48. Bryophytes can be separated from algae because they
(1) possess archegonia with outer layer of sterile cells
(2) are thalloid forms
(3) contain chloroplasts in their cells /
(4) have no conducting tissue
Answer: (1) possess archegonia with outer layer of sterile cells
Q49. Ulothrix filaments produce
(1) heterogametes
(2) isogametes
(3) basidiospores
(4) anisogametes
Answer: (2) isogametes
Q50. Bryophytes comprise
(1) dominant phase of gametophyte which produces spores
(2) sporophyte of longer duration
(3) small sporophyte phase and generally parasitic on gametophyte.
(4) dominant phase of sporophyte which is parasitic
Answer: (3) small sporophyte phase and generally parasitic on gametophyte
Q51. The antherozoids of Funaria are
(1) multiciliated
(2) aciliated
(3) monociliated
(4) flagellated
Answer: (4) flagellated
Q52. Largest sperms in the plant world are found in
(1) Cycas
(2) Pinus
(3) Thuja
(4) Banyan
Answer: (1) Cycas
Q53. The “walking” fern is so named because
(1) it knows how to walk by itself
(2) it is dispersed through the agency of walking animals
(3) its spores are able to walk
(4) it propagates vegetatively by its leaf tips
Answer: (4) it propagates vegetatively by its leaf tip
Q54. Bryophytes are dependent on water because
(1) the sperms can easily reach upto egg in the archegonium
(2) water is essential for fertilization for their homosporous nature
(3) archegonium has to remain filled with water for fertilization
(4) water is essential for their vegetative propagation
Answer: (1) the sperms can easily reach upto egg in the archegonium
Q55. The largest ovules, largest male and female gametes and largest plants are found among
(1) Gymnosperms
(2) Angiosperms
(3) Dicotyledonous plants
(4) Tree ferns and some monocots
Answer: (1) Gymnosperms
Q56. Dichotomous branching is found in
(1) Liverworts
(2) Fern
(3) Marchantia
(4) Funaria
Answer: (3) Marchantia
Q57. Columella is a specialised structure found in the sporangium of
(1) Spirogyra
(2) Ulothrix
(3) None of these
(4) Rhizopus
Answer: (4) Rhizopus
Q58. Which of the following is true about bryophytes?
(1) They are thalloid
(2) They possess archegonia
(3) All of these
(4) They contain chloroplast
Answer: (3) All of these
Q59. In which of the following would you place the plants having vascular tissue lacking seeds?
(1) Pteridophytes
(2) Algae
(3) Gymnosperms
(4) Bryophytes
Answer: (1) Pteridophytes
Q60. Cycas have two cotyledons but not included in angiosperms because of
(1) Circinate ptyxis
(2) Naked ovules
(3) Compound leaves
(4) Seems like monocot
Answer: (2) Naked ovules
Q61. A research student collected certain alga and found that its cells contained both chlorophyll a and chlorophyll b as well as phycoerythrin. The alga belongs to
(1) Chlorophyceae
(2) Rhodophyceae
(3) Phaeophyceae
(4) Bacillariophyceae
Answer: (2) Rhodophyceae
Q62. Floridean starch is found in
(1) Myxophyceae
(2) Chlorophyceae
(3) Cyanophyceae
(4) Rhodophyceae
Answer: (4) Rhodophyceae
Q63. One of the most important reasons why wild plants should thrive is that they are good sources of
(1) genes for resistance to disease and pests
(2) highly nutritive animal feed
(3) very rare and highly sought after fruits of medical importance
(4) unsaturated edible oils
Answer: (1) genes for resistance to disease and pests
Q64. In Ferns meiosis occurs when
(1) spores are formed
(2) spore germinates
(3) antheridia and archegonia are formed
(4) gametes are formed
Answer: (1) spores are formed
Q65. Which one pair of examples will correctly represent the grouping of Spermatophyta according to one of the schemes of classifying plants?
(1) Pinus, Cycas
(2) Ginkgo, Pisum
(3) Rhizopus, Triticum
(4) Acacia, Sugarcane
Answer: (2) Ginkgo, Pisum
Q66. Which one of the following pairs of plants are not seed producers?
(1) Funaria and Ficus
(2) Funaria and Pinus
(3) Ficus and Chlamydomonas
(4) Fern and Funaria
Answer: (4) Fern and Funaria
Q67. Sexual reproduction in Spirogyra is an advanced feature because it shows
(1) same size of motile sex organs
(2) physiologically differentiated sex organs
(3) morphologically different sex organs
(4) different sizes of motile sex org
Answer: (2) physiologically differentiated sex organs
Q68. Which of the following is without exception in angiosperms?
(1) secondary growth
(2) presence of vessels
(3) autotrophic nutrition
(4) double fertilisation
Answer: (4) double fertilisation
Q69. Which of the following plants produces seeds but not flowers?
(1) Peepal
(2) Maize
(3) Pinus
(4) Mint
Answer: (3) Pinus
Q70. Peat Moss is used as a packing material for sending flowers and live plants to distant places because
(1) it serves as a disinfectant
(2) it is hygroscopic
(3) it is easily available
(4) It reduces transpiration
Answer: (2) it is hygroscopic
Q71. In a moss the sporophyte
(1) manufactures food for itself as well as for the gametophyte
(2) produces gametes that give rise to the gametophyte
(3) is partially parasitic on the gametophyte
(4) arises from a spore produced from the gametophyte
Answer: (3) is partially parasitic on the gametophyte
Q72. Match items in Column I with those in Column II: Column I Column II (A) Peritrichous (J) Ginkgo flagellation (B) Living fossil (K) Macrocystis (C) Rhizophore (L) Escherichia coli (D) Smallest (M) Selaginella flowering plant (E) Largest perennial (N) Wolffia alga Select the correct Answer from the following: join
(1) A-N; B-L; C-K; D-N; E-J;
(2) A-L; B-J; C-M; D-N; E-K;
(3) A-J; B-K; C-N; D-L; E-K
(4) A-K; B-J; C-L; D-M; E-N
Answer: (2) A-L; B-J; C-M; D-N; E-K;
Q73. Which one of the following is a living fossil?
(1) Saccharomyces
(2) Cycas
(3) Spirogyra
(4) Moss
Answer: (2) Cycas
Q74. Which of the following propagates through leaf- tip?
(1) Marchantia
(2) Walking fern
(3) Moss
(4) Sprout-leaf plant
Answer: (2) Walking fern
Q75. In gymnosperms, the pollen chamber represents
(1) the microsporangium in which pollen grains develop
(2) a cavity in the ovule in which pollen grains are stored after pollination
(3) a cell in the pollen grain in which the sperms are formed.
(4) an opening in the megagametophyte through which the pollen tube approaches the egg
Answer: (1) the microsporangium in which pollen grains develop
Q76. Flagellated male gametes are present in all the three of which one of the following sets?
(1) Riccia, Dryopteris and Cycas
(2) Zygnema, Saprolegnia and Hydrilla
(3) Anthoceros, Funaria and Spirogyra
(4) Fucus, Marsilea and Calotropis
Answer: (1) Riccia, Dryopteris and Cycas
Q77. If you are asked to classify the various algae into distinct groups, which of the following characters you should choose?
(1) chemical composition of the cell wall
(2) nature of stored food materials in the cell
(3) types of pigments present in the cell.
(4) structural organization of thallus
Answer: (3) types of pigments present in the cell
Q78. In the prothallus of a vascular cryptogam, the antherozoids and eggs mature a different times. As a result
(1) self-fertilization is prevented
(2) there is high degree of sterility
(3) there is no change in success rate of fertilization
(4) one can conclude that the plant is apomictic
Answer: (1) self-fertilization is prevented
Q79. Conifers differ from grasses in the
(1) formation of endosperm before fertilization
(2) lack of xylem tracheids
(3) production of seeds from ovules
(4) absence of pollen tubes
Answer: (1) formation of endosperm before fertilization
Q80. Which one of the following plants is monoecious?
(1) Papaya
(2) Pinus
(3) Marchantia
(4) Cycas
Answer: (2) Pinus
Q81. Select one of the following pairs of important features distinguishing Gnetum from Cycas and Pinus and showing affinities with angiosperms
(1) perianth and two integuments
(2) absence of resin duct and leaf venation
(3) embryo development and apical meristem
(4) presence of vessel elements and absence of archegonia
Answer: (4) presence of vessel elements and absence of archegonia
Q82. Which one of the following is heterosporous?
1) Adiantum
(2) Dryopteris
(3) Equisetum
(4) Salvinia
Answer: (4) Salvinia
Q83. In which one of the following, male and female gametophytes do not have free living independent existence?
(1) Polytrichum
(2) Pteris
(3) Cedrus
(4) Funaria
Answer: (3) Cedrus
Q84. Spore dissemination in some liverworts is aided by
(1) peristome teeth
(2) indusium
(3) elaters
(4) calyptra
Answer: (3) elaters
Q85. Some hyperthermophilic organisms that grow in highly acidic (pH2) habitats belong to the two groups:
(1) Protists and mosses
(2) Eubacteria and archaea
(3) Liverworts and yeasts
(4) Cyanobacteria and diatoms
Answer: (2) Eubacteria and archaea
Q86. Algae have cell walls made up of:
(1) pectins, cellulose and proteins
(2) cellulose, galactans and mannans
(3) cellulose, hemicellulose and pectins
(4) hemicellulose, pectins and proteins
Answer: (2) cellulose, galactans and mannans
Q87. Male and female gametophytes are independent and free – living in:
(1) Pinus
(2) Mustard
(3) Sphagnum
(4) Castor
Answer: (3) Sphagnum
Q88. Which one of the following is a vascular cryptogam?
(1) Cedrus
(2) Ginkgo
(3) Equisetum
(4) Marchantia
Answer: (3) Equisetum
Q89. Which one of the following has a haplontic life cycle?
(1) Wheat
(2) Polytrichum
(3) Funaria
(4) Ustilago
Answer: (4) Ustilago
Q90. Read the following five statements (A – E) and answer the question. (A) In Equisetum the female gametophyte is retained on the parent sporophyte. (B) In Ginkgo male gametophyte is not independent. (C) The sporophyte in Riccia is more developed than that in Polytrichum. (D) Sexual reproduction in Volvox is isogamous. (E) The spores of slime molds lack cell walls. How many of the above statements are correct?
(1) Four
(2) Two
(3) One
(4) Three
Answer: (2) Two
Q91. Which one of the following is common to multicellular fungi, filamentous algae and protonema of mosses
(1) Mode of Nutrition
(2) Diplontic life cycle
(3) Multiplication by fragmentation
(4) Members of kingdom plantae
Answer: (3) Multiplication by fragmentation
Q92. Which one of the following is a correct statement?
(1) Antheridiophores and archegoniophores are present in pteridophytes.
(2) Pteridophyta gametophyte has a protonema and leafy stage
(3) Origin of seed habit can be traced in pteridophytes
(4) In gymnosperms female gametophyte is free-living
Answer: (3) Origin of seed habit can be traced in pteridophytes
Q93. Cycas and Adiantum resemble each other in having:
(1) Cambium
(2) Seeds
(3) Vessels
(4) Motile Sperms
Answer: (4) Motile Sperms
Q94. In angiosperms, the functional megaspore develops into
(1) endosperm
(2) embryo sac
(3) pollen sac
(4) ovule
Answer: (2) embryo sac
Q95. Which of the following is not correctly matched for the organism and its cell wall degrading enzyme?
(1) Fungi-Chitinase
(2) Plant cells-Cellulase
(3) Bacteria-Lysozyme
(4) Algae-Methylase
Answer: (4) Algae-Methylase
Q96. Read the following statements (A-E) and answer the question which follows them. 1. In liverworts, mosses and ferns gametophytes are free-living 2. Gymnosperms and some ferns are heterosporous. 3. Sexual reproduction in Fucus, Volvox and Albugo is oogamous 4. The sporophyte in liveworts is more elaborate than that in mosses 5. Both, Pinus and Marchantia are dioecious. How many of the above statements are correct?
(1) Four
(2) Two
(3) One
(4) Three
Answer: (4) Three
Q97. Isogamous condition with non-flagellated gametes is found in:
(1) Fucus
(2) Spirogyra
(3) Chlamydomonas
(4) Volvox
Answer: (2) Spirogyra
Q98. Besides paddy fields cyanobacteria are also found inside vegetative part of:
(1) Psilotum
(2) Cycas
(3) Pinus
(4) Equisetum
Answer: (2) Cycas
Q99. Which one of the following pairs is wrongly matched?
(1) Viroids – RNA
(2) Ginkgo -Archegonia
(3) Mustard – Synergids
(4) Salvinia – Prothallus
Answer: (2) Ginkgo -Archegonia
Q100. Organ Pipe Coral is
(1) Heliopora
(2) Tubipora
(3) Fungia
(4) Astraea
Answer: (2) Tubipora
