CHAPTER 3 PLANT KINGDOM PRACTICE QUESTIONS
CHAPTER NOTES CHAPTER 3 PLANT KINGDOM
Artificial classification system is based on –
A) Mainly on vegetative character and on the androecium structure
B) Ultrastructure, anatomical, embryological characters
C) External and internal features
D) Chromosome number.
ANSWER A) Mainly on vegetative character and on the androecium structure
CHAPTER 3 PLANT KINGDOM PRACTICE QUESTIONS
George Bentham and Joseph Dalton Hooker gave
A) Artificial classification system
B) Phylogenetic classification
C) Natural classification system
D) A and B respectively
ANSWER C) Natural classification system
Choose incorrectly match option
A) Numerical taxonomy – Number and code are assigned to all the character and the data are then processed
B) Cytotaxonomy – Based on cytological information
C) Chemotaxonomy – Based on phytochemistry
D) Natural classification – Linnaeus
ANSWER D) Natural classification – Linnaeus
Phylogenetic classification –
A) Based on evolutionary relationship
B) This assume that organism belonging to some taxa haven’t a common ancestor
C) Gave equal weightage to vegetative & sexual character but not on evolutionary relationship
D) A and B both relationship
ANSWER D) A and B both relationship
Blue – green algae placed in which kingdom according to R.H. Whittaker
A) Monera B) Protista C) Fungi D) Plantae
ANSWER A) Monera
Choose the correct statement algae:
A) Algae are chlorophyllous, autotrophic member of Plantae
B) Some algae occur in association with fungi and on sloth bear
C) The plant body of algae lack root, stem, leaf
D) All of these
ANSWER D) All of these
Colonial form alga is –
A) Ulothrix B) Volvox C) Kelp D) Spirogyra
ANSWER B) Volvox
Zoospore is –
A) Sexual spore in algae
B) Asexual spore in algae
C) Develop in zoosporangium in number of four
D) Non flagellated spore
ANSWER B) Asexual spore in algae
Fusion between one large static female gametes and smaller motile male gamete is termed as ___ as seen is ___
A) Isogamous, Spirogyra B) Oogamous, Volvox
C) Anisogamous, Fucus D) Oogamous, Ulothrix
ANSWER B) Oogamous, Volvox
Eudorina show –
A) Fusion of flagellate similar size gamete
B) Fusion of non – flagellate similar size gamete
C) Oogamous
D) Anisogamous
ANSWER D) Anisogamous
How many of following is an example of isogamous Ulothrix, Spirogyra, Volvox, fucus, Polysiphonia
A) 1 B) 2 C) 3 D) 4
ANSWER B) 2
Identify organism and label A, B, C, D
A) Laminaria A = leaf B = air bladder C =stripe D = holdfast
B) Fucus A = frond B = air bladder C = stripe D = Hold fast
C) Fucus A = air bladder B = frond, C = midrib D = holdfast
D) Laminaria A = leaf C = midrib D = petiole
ANSWER B) Fucus A = frond B = air bladder C = stripe D = Hold fast
Algae are useful to man in –
A) Fixation of almost half of total CO2 on earth
B) Primary producer
C) Increase level of oxygen
D) All of these
ANSWER D) All of these
Hydrocolloids are produced by –
A) Brown algae ( algin), carrageen(red algae), Agar(brown algae)
B) Brown algae ( algin), Red algae (carrageen)
C) Brown algae ( algin, agar), Red algae (carrageen)
D) None of these
ANSWER B) Brown algae ( algin), Red algae (carrageen)
Choose correct statement –
A) Chlorella, a multicellular alga rich in protein
B) Chlorella & Spirulina are astronaut food because of their high carbohydrate,
vitamin mineral but less protein
C) The product obtained by Gracilaria are used to grow microbes
D) Laminaria, Sargassum a member of Rhodophyceae are among 70 species of marine algae used as food
ANSWER C) The product obtained by Gracilaria are used to grow microbes
Chlorophyceae are commonly called as-
A) Green algae B) Blue – green algae
C) Brown algae D) Red algae
ANSWER A) Green algae
Major pigment of Chlamydomonas –
A) Chlorophyll a, b B) Chlorophyll a, c
C) Chlorophyll a, d D) Fucoxanthin, phycoerythrin
ANSWER A) Chlorophyll a, b
Choose incorrect statement about green alga-
A) The chlorophyll localised in definite chloroplast
B) Spirogyra have spiral chloroplast
C) Most member have one or more storage bodies i.e. pyrenoid localised in chloroplast
D) The cell wall is made of outer layer that is of cellulose and inner layer of pectose
ANSWER D) The cell wall is made of outer layer that is of cellulose and inner layer of pectose
Reproduction in green algae is/are –
A) Isogamous B) Anisogamous C) Oogamous D) All of these
ANSWER D) All of these
Chara is
A) Common stonewort B) Marine green algae
C) Unisexual algae D) None of these
ANSWER A) Common stonewort
Flagellation in green algae is –
A) 2 – 8, equal, apical B) 2, unequal, lateral
C) 2 – 8, unequal, lateral D) Absent
ANSWER A) 2 – 8, equal, apical
Phaeophyceae is commonly named as –
A) Green alga B) Brown alga C) Red algae D) None
ANSWER B) Brown alga
Choose the correct statement from following –
A) Ectocarpus is filamentous forms while kelps is profusely branched from
B) Kelps may reach a height of average 100cm
C) The plant body of brown algae is attached to substratum by stripe
D) Leaf – like photosynthetic organ of brown algae is stripe
ANSWER A) Ectocarpus is filamentous forms while kelps is profusely branched from
Major pigment found in Fucus is/are
A) Chlorophyll a, c B) Chlorophyll a, d
C) Chlorophyll a, b D) Fucoxanthin and phycoerythrin
ANSWER A) Chlorophyll a, c
The color of brown algae depend upon
A) Amount of xanthophyll B) Fucoxanthin present in them
C) Phycoerythrin and fucoxanthin ratio D) A & B both
ANSWER D) A & B both
Choose the correct about cell of brown algae –
A) Cellulosic cell wall cover outside by align
B) Cellulosic cell wall with pectin and polysulphate esters
C) They have two flagella, equal sized and laterally inserted
D) A and C both
ANSWER A) Cellulosic cell wall cover outside by align
Dictyota is member of –
A) Same member of Ectocarpus, Gelidium, fucus
B) Same member those having Caminaria or mannitol as stored food
C) Same member of Laminaria, Porphyra, fucus
D) Same member those having phycoerythrin as accessory pigment
ANSWER B) Same member those having Caminaria or mannitol as stored food
Gametes of Sargassum are-
A) Pyriform B) Cup – shaped C) Ribbon – shaped D) Discoid
ANSWER A) Pyriform
Rhodopyceae is called red algae because of –
A) Predominance of red pigment
B) Abundance if d – phycoerythrin
C) A & B both
D) None of these
ANSWER A) Predominance of red pigment
The stored food in Polysiphonia is ____A___ which is very similar to _____B_____ and _____C____ in structure
A) A = floridean starch B = amylopectin C = glycogen
B) A = floridean starch B = chitin C = glycogen
C) A = mannitol B = floridean starch C = amylopectin
D) None of these
ANSWER A) A = floridean starch B = amylopectin C = glycogen
Member of Rhodophyceae reproduce by–
A) Non – motile asexual spore and motile sexual gametes
B) motile asexual spore and motile sexual gametes
C) Non – motile asexual spore and non – motile sexual gametes
D) motile asexual spore and non – motile sexual gametes
ANSWER C) Non – motile asexual spore and non – motile sexual gametes
Porphyra show –
A) Isogamous B) Anisogamous C) Oogamous D) All of these
ANSWER C) Oogamous
Bryophyta include –
A) Hornwort B) Liverwort C) Mosses D) All of these
ANSWER D) All of these
Identify given plant diagram and label its parts:
A) Funaria, A = gametophyte B = sporophyte
B) Sphagnum, A = gametophyte B = sporophyte
C) Funaria, A = sporophyte B = gametophyte
D) Sphagnum, A = sporophyte B = gametophyte
ANSWER C) Funaria, A = sporophyte B = gametophyte
Bryophytes are –
A) Amphibians of plant kingdom
B) Reptilians of plant kingdom
C) First vascular bundles containing plant
D) A & C both
ANSWER A) Amphibians of plant kingdom
The body organization of bryophytes have
A) Unicellular or multicellular rhizoid
B) Less differentiation than algae
C) They have true root stem and leaves
D) A & C both
ANSWER A) Unicellular or multicellular rhizoid
The main plant body of bryophyte is ___A___ that produce ____B____
A) A = diploid B = gametes B) A = haploid B = gametes
C) A = haploid B = spores D) A = diploid B = spores
ANSWER B) A = haploid B = gametes
Choose the correct statement
A) Sex organs in bryophytes are unicellular and jacketed
B) Male sex organ is antheridium that produce flagellate (four flagella) antherozoids
C) Female sex organ is archegonium i.e. flask – shaped and produce single egg
D) Water is required for travelling of egg from archegonium to antheridium
ANSWER C) Female sex organ is archegonium i.e. flask – shaped and produce single egg
In bryophyta, meiosis occur –
A) During development of gametes B) Immediately after zygote formation
C) After sometime of zygote formation D) In gameophytic stage
ANSWER C) After sometime of zygote formation
Identify the given diagram and label
A) Sphagnum, a liverwort A = archegonia branch B = antheridial branch
B) Sphagnum, a moss A = archegonia branch B = antheridial branch
C) Funaria, a moss A = antheridial branch B = archegonia branch
D) Sphagnum, a liverwort A = antheridial branch B = archegonia branch
ANSWER B) Sphagnum, a moss A = archegonia branch B = antheridial branch
Choose the correct statement with regard to bryophyta
A) Sporophyte is free – living but attached to photosynthetic gametophyte derives nourishment from it
B) Sporophyte is not free – living but attached to photosynthetic gametophyte and derives nourishment from it
C) Gametophyte is not free – living but attached to photosynthetic sporophyte and derives nourishment from it
D) Gametophyte is free living but attached to photosynthetic sporophyte and derives nourishment from it
ANSWER B) Sporophyte is not free – living but attached to photosynthetic gametophyte and derives nourishment from it
First organism to colonize rock are –
A) Mosses B) Lichen C) Liverwort D) A & B both
ANSWER D) A & B both
For trans – shipment of living material which of following is more suitable to use
A) Marchantia B) Funaria C) Sphagnum D) Riccia
ANSWER C) Sphagnum
Which of the following is obtained from Sphagnum as coal:
A) Bituminous B) Peat C) Lignite D) Anthracite
ANSWER B) Peat
Choose the correct statement :
A) The thalloid plant body of liverwort is dorsiventrally appressed closely to substrate
B) The leafy members have tiny true leaf in two rows on the stem like structure
C) The leafy membrane have tiny leaf like appendage in four rows on the stem like structure
D) The thalloid plant body of liverwort is isobilaterally appressed closely to substrate
ANSWER A) The thalloid plant body of liverwort is dorsiventrally appressed closely to substrate
Asexual reproduction in bryophytes is not take place by –
A) Fragmentation B) Gemmae
C) Budding in secondary protonema D) Oogamous
ANSWER D) Oogamous
Gemmae are –
A) Green, unicellular, asexual bud, develop in small receptacles i.e. gemma cup
B) Green, multicellular, asexual bud develop in small receptacles i.e. gemma cup
C) Non – green unicellular, asexual bud, develop in small receptacles i.e. gemma cup
D) Green, multicellular, sexual bud develop in small receptacles i.e. gemma cup
ANSWER B) Green, multicellular, asexual bud develop in small receptacles i.e. gemma cup
In Marchantia
A) Male and Female sex organs are produced on same thalli
B) Male and female sex organs are produced on different thalli
C) Gametophytes is differentiated into foot seta and capsule
D) Spores geminates to form free – living sporophyte
ANSWER B) Male and female sex organs are produced on different thalli
The predominant stage of life cycle of a moss is-
A) Gametophytes B) Sporophytes
C) Protonema stage D) Frothallus stage
ANSWER A) Gametophytes
The gametophyte of moss is divided into-
A) Two stage, first protonema stage which develops directly from gamete.
B) Two stage, second leafy stage which develop from secondary protonema as a lateral bud.
C) Two stage, first leafy stage and second protonema stage
D) Two stage, first protenema stage which develops directly from spore and second leafy stage which develop from spore germination as terminal bud.
ANSWER B) Two stage, second leafy stage which develop from secondary protonema as a lateral bud.
Protonema stage is –
A) Creeping, green unbranched and frequently filamentous stage
B) Prostate, green, branched and frequently filamentous stage
C) Creeping, green, branched and frequently filamentous stage
D) Prostate, non – green, unbranched and frequently stage
ANSWER C) Creeping, green, branched and frequently filamentous stage
Choose the correct statement about leafy stage of mosses
A) They consist, upright, slender axes bearing spirally arranged leaves.
B) They are attached to soil through multicellular and branched rhizoid
C) This stage bear sex organ
D) All of these
ANSWER D) All of these
In sexual reproduction which of following is not seen in mosses
A) Sex organ are produced at apex of leafy stage
B) After fertilization zygote develop into sporophyte
C) Development of embryo
D) All of these
ANSWER C) Development of embryo
The sporophyte of mosses –
I) Is more elaborate than that is liverwort
II) Consisting of foot, seta and capsule
III) Spores present in capsule
IV) Spore produce after meiosis
V) Elaborate mechanism of spore dispersal
VI) Presence of peristomic teeth.
A) All are correct B) I), II), III) only
C) IV), V), VI) only D) I), III), V) only
ANSWER A) All are correct
Choose incorrect matched
Column – A Column – B
A) Hornwort i) Marchantia
B) Bryopsida ii) Polytrichum
C) Liverwort iii) Marchantia
D) Mosses iv) Sphagnum
ANSWER A) Hornwort i) Marchantia
Pteridophytes includes –
A) Horsetail B) Ferns C) Polytrichum D) A & B both
ANSWER D) A & B both
First terrestrial vascular plant is –
A) Algae B) Bryophyta (liverwort & hornwort)
C) Pteridophyta D) Bryophyta (Mosses)
ANSWER C) Pteridophyta
Choose the correct statement from following
A) The plant body is differentiated into true root, only true prostrate stem as in Selaginella and true leaf
B) The leaves of pteridophytes are small as in Selaginella or macrophyll in ferns.
C) Pteridophytes possess xylem, phloem
D) All of these
ANSWER D) All of these
In pteridophyta –
A) The main plant body is a sporophyte
B) The main plant body is a gametophyte
C) The main plant body is a gametophyte on which sporophytic phase is partially dependent
D) A & C
ANSWER A) The main plant body is a sporophyte
Choose the correct with regard to reproduction in pteridophyte
A) Sporophyte bear sporangia that are subtended by sporophyll
B) Gametophyte bear sporangia that are subtended by sporophyll
C) Sporophyll compact to form strobili as in fern
D) The sporangia produce spores by mitosis in spore mother cell
ANSWER A) Sporophyte bear sporangia that are subtended by sporophyll
Gametophyte of pteridophyte is –
A) Small but multicellular, free living, mostly photosynthetic, differentiated into root, stemand leaf
B) Small inconspicuous but multicellular dependent mostly photosynthetic thalloid body
C) Small but multicellular, free living mostly photosynthetic thalloid structure
D) Small inconspicuous but multicellular free – living mostly non – photosynthetic thalloid body
ANSWER C) Small but multicellular, free living mostly photosynthetic thalloid structure
Water needed for fertilization in –
A) Eucalyptus B) Bryophytes C) Pteridophyptes D) B & C both
ANSWER D) B & C both
Sex organ bear on –
A) Sporophytes B) Gametophyte
C) On both gametophytes & sporophyte D) None
ANSWER B) Gametophyte
Heterosporous pteridophytes is/are-
A) Selaginella B) Salvinia C) Psilotum D) A & B both
ANSWER D) A & B both
Pteridophytes with all similar kind of spores is in
A) Terror of Kashmir B) Psilotum
C) Selaginella D) A & B both
ANSWER D) A & B both
Seed habit reported for first time is
A) Blue – green algae B) Pteridophyte
C) Angiosperm D) Bryophyta
ANSWER B) Pteridophyte
Pteridophyte classification into –
A) 4 classes B) 4 orders C) 4 families D) All of these
ANSWER A) 4 classes
Adiantum is member with –
A) Pteris B) Equisetum C) Lycopodium D) Selaginella
ANSWER A) Pteris
Match the following:
Column – I Column – II
i) Sphenopsida A) Dryopteris
ii) Lycopsida B) Selaginella
iii) Psilopsida C) Psilotum
iv) Pteropsida D) Equisetum
A) A – iv, B – ii, C – iii, D – I B) A – iii, B – ii, C – iv, D – i
C) A – ii, B – iii, C – i, D – iv D) A – i, B – iv, C – ii, D – iii
ANSWER A) A – iv, B – ii, C – iii, D – I
Identify following pteridophytes –
A) A = Salvinia, B = horsetail, C = fern, D = Selaginella
B) A = Selaginella, B = Salvinia, C = fern, D = horsetail
C) A = Equisteum, B = fern, C = Selaginella, D = horsetail
D) A = Selaginella, B = Salvia, C = Dryopteris, D = Equisteum
ANSWER B) A = Selaginella, B = Salvinia, C = fern, D = horsetail
Label A, B, C, D, E in following diagram:
A) A = strobilus, B = rhizome, B) A = cone, C = Node, D = internode
C) A = strobilus, B = rhizome, C = node, D= internode, E = branch
D) None of these
ANSWER D) None of these
Gymnosperms are plants in which –
A) Ovules are enclosed by any ovary wall both before and after fertilization
B) Ovules are not enclosed by any ovary wall both before and after fertilization
C) Ovules are enclosed by any ovary wall before fertilization but not after fertilization
D) Ovules are not enclosed by any ovary wall before fertilization but after fertilization
ANSWER B) Ovules are not enclosed by any ovary wall both before and after fertilization
Tallest tree species belongs to –
A) Angiosperm B) Gymnosperm C) Pteridophyte D) Algae
ANSWER B) Gymnosperm
Fungi show symbiotic association with gymnosperm in form of –
A) Mycorrhiza in Pinus B) Mycorrhiza in cycas
C) Coralloid rest in Pinus D) Coralloid rest in cycas
ANSWER A) Mycorrhiza in Pinus
The stem of –
A) Cycas is unbranched B) Pinus is branched
C) Cedrus is branched D) All of these
ANSWER D) All of these
Needle-like leaves, thick cuticle, sucken stomata are character of –
A) Cycas B) Pinus C) Gnetum D) Ginkgo
ANSWER B) Pinus
Gymnosperms are –
A) Heterosporous, haploid microspores and haploid megaspore
B) Homosporous, both spores are haploid
C) Heterosporous, both spores(microspores & megaspores) are diploid
D) None of these
ANSWER A) Heterosporous, haploid microspores and haploid megaspore
Choose the correct statement –
A) The male and female cones borne on same plant as in Cycas
B) The male and female cones borne on different plant as in Cycas
C) The male and female cones borne on same plant as in Pinus
D) Both A & C
ANSWER B) The male and female cones borne on different plant as in Cycas
Choose the correct about female cone of gymnosperm:
A) The nucleus is protected by bitegmic structure
B) The megaspore mother call divides mitotically to form four megaspores
C) One of four megaspores, enclosed within the megasporangium which develop into a multicellular female gametophyte that bear one archegonia
D) Ovule is unitegmic
ANSWER D) Ovule is unitegmic
Statement-I : The cones bearing megasporophyll with ovules are female cone
Statement-II : The strobili bearing microsporangia are called male cone
A) Both stated statement are correct
B) Both stated statement are incorrect
C) Statement-I is correct while statement- II is incorrect
D) Statement-I is incorrect while statement-II is correct
ANSWER A) Both stated statement are correct
Identify given plant diagram and choose correct response
A) Ginkgo, a living fossil B) Cycas, a living fossil
C) Taxus D) Gnetum
ANSWER A) Ginkgo, a living fossil
What is difference between bryophytic and gymnospermous & gametophytes
A) Bryophytic gametophytes is independent free-living structure while gametophytes of gymnosperm is dependent
B) Gametophyte of gymnosperm remain within the sporangia retained on sporophytes
C) Both A & B
D) None of these
ANSWER C) Both A & B
Choose the correct set about given figure:
i) Pinnate leaves ii) Palmate leaf
iii) Branched stem iv) Branching is same as in Cedrus
v) Unbranched
vi) Bear male cone and female cone on same plant
vii) Bear male cone & female cone on different plant
viii) It is living fossil along with Ginkgo
A) i, iii, vi, viii B) i, v, vii, viii C) ii, v, vi D) i, iv, vii, viii
ANSWER B) i, v, vii, viii
Anthoceros thallus and coralloid root of Cycas are
A) Similar in morphological structure B) Performing N2-fixing
C) Presence of vascular bundle D) B & C
ANSWER B) Performing N2-fixing
Gametophytes is parasitic over sporophytes is
A) Cycadales B) Coniferales C) Monocot D) All of these
ANSWER D) All of these
The endosperm of gymnosperm represent
A) Female gametophyte B) Triploid structure
C) Diploid structure D) A & C
ANSWER D) A & C
Read the following statements and choose the incorrect response with respect to gymnospermous reproduction
A) Pollen grains are carried by air currents
B) Pollen tube carries the male gametes to archegonia
C) Following fertilization, zygote develop but embryo stage is lacking
D) Ovule develops into seed
ANSWER C) Following fertilization, zygote develop but embryo stage is lacking
All the given structure of Pinus and Cycas are haploid, except
A) Pollen grain B) Egg C) Nucellus D) Endosperm
ANSWER C) Nucellus
Gymnosperm is example of –
A) Vascular, embryophyte with ovule enclosed is ovary
B) Vascular, non-embryophyte
C) Non-vascular, non-embryophyte
D) Vascular, embryophyte
ANSWER D) Vascular, embryophyte
Vascular archegoniates with diplontic lifecycle are –
A) Bryophytes B) Gymnosperm C) Pteridophytes D) B & C
ANSWER B) Gymnosperm
Tallest and smallest plant species belonging to angiosperm is –
A) Sequoia and Wolffia B) Eucalyptus and Wolffia
C) Sequoia and duck-weed D) None of these
ANSWER B) Eucalyptus and Wolffia
Dicotyledons and monocotyledons are two _____ of angiosperm
A) Family B) Class C) Order D) Division
ANSWER B) Class
How many of following is correct about dicotyledons and monocotyledons respectively Seed with two cotyledons, trimerous, pentamerous, parallel veination Seed with one cotyledons, tetramerous, reticulate veination
A) 4, 3 B) 3, 4 C) 2, 5 D) 5, 2
ANSWER A) 4, 3
A group of plant flower with having three members in each whorl is placed is-
A) Monocot B) Dicot C) Tetramerous D) Both B & C
ANSWER A) Monocot
Choose the correct statement
A) Embryo sac develop from one functional megaspore(diploid) which result from mitosis and degeneration of megaspore mother cell
B) Embryo sac of consist of one egg apparatus, three antipodal cell and two polar nuclei
C) Polar nuclei, antipodal cells, egg are diploid structure of embryo sac of angiosperm
D) Secondary nuclei is haploid
ANSWER B) Embryo sac of consist of one egg apparatus, three antipodal cell and two polar nuclei
Secondary nuclei result from fusion is
A) Polar nuclei and 1st male gamete
B) Polar nuclei and 2nd male gamete
C) Both nuclei of polar nuclei
D) Egg apparatus and polar nuclei
ANSWER C) Both nuclei of polar nuclei
Choose the correct sequence
A) Gamete formation → pollination → fertilization → embryo → new plant
B) Gamete formation → transfer of gamete → fertilization → pollination → embryo
→ new plant
C) Pollination → gametogenesis → fertilization → embryo → new plant
D) None of these
ANSWER A) Gamete formation → pollination → fertilization → embryo → new plant
Microspore of angiosperm represent-
A) Sporophytic phase B) Gametophytic phase
C) Both A & B D) Female gamete
ANSWER B) Gametophytic phase
Pollen tube in angiosperm discharge-
A) One male gamete is embryo sac
B) Two male gamete is embryo sac
C) Three male gamete is embryo sac
D) More than one option is correct
ANSWER B) Two male gamete is embryo sac
Syngamy is-
A) Fusion of egg and 1st male gamete
B) Fusion of egg and 2nd male gamete
C) Fusion of polar nuclei & 1st male gamete
D) Both B & C
ANSWER A) Fusion of egg and 1st male gamete
Zygote is result of-
A) Syngamy B) Double fertilization
C) Triple fusion D) Both A & C
ANSWER A) Syngamy
Fusion of 2nd male gamete with diploid secondary nucleus result in formation of-
A) PEN B) Embryo C) Both A & B D) Sporophyte
ANSWER A) PEN
Double fertilization is-
A) Fusion of two nuclei of polar nuclei
B) Fusion of male gamete with egg
C) Fusion of male gamete with secondary nuclei
D) Both B & C
ANSWER D) Both B & C
PEN provide-
A) Protection of embryo B) Nourishment to embryo
C) Anchorage to embryo D) None of these
ANSWER B) Nourishment to embryo
Which of following structure degenerate after fertilization-
A) Synergid B) Antipodal cell C) A & B D) Embryo
ANSWER C) A & B
Angiosperm differ with gymnosperm-
A) In presence of true root, stem & leaf
B) Seed enclosed in fruit
C) Ovary enclosed in ovule
D) Both B & C
ANSWER B) Seed enclosed in fruit
Ovule develop into _____ and ovaries develop into ______ of angiosperm
A) Seed, fruit B) Fruit, seed C) Fruit, fruit D) Seed, seed
ANSWER A) Seed, fruit
Pistil is-
A) Female sex organ of flower B) Male sex organ of flower
C) Non-reproductive organ of flower
D) Divided into two part that are anther and filament.
ANSWER A) Female sex organ of flower
Kelp, Polysiphonia, Ectocarpus, Fucus, Wolffian, Volvox How many of following are show haplontic, haplodiplontic and diplontic life cycle respectively
A) 1, 3, 2 B) 3, 1, 2 C) 1, 2, 3 D) 2, 3, 1
ANSWER A) 1, 3, 2
Mitosis is observed in-
A) Haploid plant cell B) Diploid plant cell
C) Both A & B D) Only vegetative cell
ANSWER C) Both A & B
Choose correct statement about haplontic life cycle-
i) Sporophytic generation is represented by single cell zygote
ii) Free-living sporophyte
iii) Sporophyte is parasite on gametophyte
iv) Gametophyte arise from gametes after mitotical division
v) Example are Spirogyra and some species of Chlamydomonas
vi) Gametophyte arise from meiosis occur in spore-
A) i, ii, v, vi B) i, iii, v, vi C) iii, iv, v D) i, iii, iv
ANSWER B) i, iii, v, vi
Eucalyptus show-
A) Diploid dominant sporophyte that is photosynthetic and independent phase
B) Gametophyte is represent by few diploid cell
C) Dominant phase is gametophyte
D) All of these
ANSWER A) Diploid dominant sporophyte that is photosynthetic and independent phase
Gymnosperms are-
A) Haplontic B) Diplontic C) Haplo-diplontic D) Diplo-haplontic
ANSWER B) Diplontic
Bryophytes and Pteridophyte exhibit-
A) Multicellualr sporophyte B) Multicellular gametophyte
C) Unicellular sporophyte D) A & B both
ANSWER D) A & B both
Bryophytes and pteridophytes differ in their –
A) Stage of meiosis B) Dominant phases
C) Stage of syngamy D) Stage of gametogenesis
ANSWER B) Dominant phases
In bryophytes –
A) Sporophyte totally or partially dependent on the gametophyte for its anchorage and nutrition
B) Gametophyte totally or partially dependent on the sporophyte for its anchorage and nutrition
C) A dominant, independent, photosynthetic, thalloid haploid Sporophyte alternate with gametophyte
D) A & C both
ANSWER A) Sporophyte totally or partially dependent on the gametophyte for its anchorage and nutrition
Choose the correct response with respect to pteridophyte lifecycle
A) Diploid gametophyte alternate with sporophyte
B) Sporophyte and gametophyte are independent
C) Sporophyte show saprophytic D) Meiosis occur in gametophyte
ANSWER B) Sporophyte and gametophyte are independent
The sporophyll of gymnosperms arranged ____ on axis to from cones
A) Spirally B) Alternately C) Decussate D) Superposed
ANSWER A) Spirally
Identify life cycle pattern
A) A = haplontic, B =haplo – diplontic, C = diplontic
B) A = haplontic, B = diplontic, C = haplo – diplontic
C) A = haplo – diplontic, B =haplontic, C = diplontic
D) A = as in Volvox and angiosperm, B = as in Ectocarpus, C = as in gymnosperm
ANSWER C) A = haplo – diplontic, B =haplontic, C = diplontic
Bryophyte attached to substratum by –
A) Holdfast B) Rhizoid C) Root D) A & C
ANSWER B) Rhizoid
Brown algae focus attached to substratum by –
A) Holdfast B) Stipe C) Frond D) Rhizoid
ANSWER A) Holdfast
The plant body of liverwort is ___A__ whereas mosses have ____B___ bearing ____C___ arranged leaves
A) A = dorsiventral, B = upright, slender axes, C = alternally
B) A = isobilateral, B = upright, slender axes, C = spirally
C) A = dorsiventral, B = isobilateral axes, C = alternately
D) A = dorsiventral, B = upright, slender axes, C = spirally
ANSWER D) A = dorsiventral, B = upright, slender axes, C = spirally
Embryophytes doesn’t includes
A) Algae, Bryophytes
B) Bryophyte, Pteridophytes
C) Gymnosperm, angiosperm
D) Algae only
ANSWER A) Algae, Bryophytes
Double fertilization does not occur in –
A) Pteridophyte, some gymnosperm,
B) Monocot, dicot
C) Dicot, some gymnosperm
D) Bryophytes, pteridophyte, some gymnosperm & monocot
ANSWER A) Pteridophyte, some gymnosperm,
Identify following life cycle pattern and that pattern shown in
A) Haplontic life cycle eg: Volvox
B) Haplodiplontic lifecycle eg: Ectocarpus, Psilotum
C) Haplodiplontic lifecycle eg: Fucus, Marchantia
D) Diplontic lifecycle eg: Bryophytes, Pteridophytes
ANSWER B) Haplodiplontic lifecycle eg: Ectocarpus, Psilotum
Which of the following statement is correct?
(a) Ovules are not enclosed by ovary wall in gymnosperms.
(b) Selaginella is heterosporous, while Salvinia is homosporous.
(c) Stems are usually unbranched in both Cycas and Cedrus.
(d) Horsetails are gymnosperms.
ANSWER(a) Ovules are not enclosed by ovary wall in gymnosperms.
Winged pollen grains are present in ________.
(a) Mustard (b) Cycas (c) Pinus (d) Mango
ANSWER(c) Pinus
Which one is incorrectly matched?
(a) Uniflagellate gametes – Polysiphonia (b) Biflagellate zoospores – Brown algae
(c) Unicellular organism – Chlorella (d) Gemma cups – Marchantia
ANSWER(a) Uniflagellate gametes – Polysiphonia
Double fertilisation is exhibited by _________.
(a) algae (b) fungi (c) angiosperms (d) gymnosperms
ANSWER (c) angiosperms
Select the mismatch.
(a) Cycas – Dioecious (b) Salvinia – Heterosporous
(c) Equisetum – Homosporous (d) Pinus – Dioecious
ANSWER (d) Pinus – Dioecious
Life cycle of Ectocarpus and Fucus respectively are:
(a) Diplontic, Haplodiplontic (b) Haplodiplontic, Diplontic
(c) Haplodiplontic, Haplontic (d) Haplontic, Diplontic
ANSWER (b) Haplodiplontic, Diplontic
Zygotic meiosis is characteristic of _________.
(a) Fucus (b) Funaria (c) Chlamydomonas (d) Marchantia
ANSWER(c) Chlamydomonas
An example of colonial alga is __________.
(a) Volvox (b) Ulothrix (c) Spirogyra (d) Chlorella
ANSWER(a) Volvox
Select the correct statement.
(a) Gymnosperms are both homosporous and heterosporous.
(b) Salvinia, Ginkgo and Pinus all are gymnosperms.
(c) Sequoia is one of the tallest trees.
(d) The leaves of gymnosperms are not well adapted to extremes of climate.
ANSWER(c) Sequoia is one of the tallest trees.
In bryophytes and pteridophytes, transport of male gametes requires __________.
(a) Wind (b) Insects (c) Birds (d) Water
ANSWER (d) Water
In angiosperms, microsporogenesis and megasporogenesis
(a) form gametes without further divisions. (b) involve meiosis.
(c) occur in ovule. (d) occur in anther.
ANSWER (b) involve meiosis.
Male gametophyte in angiosperms produces
(a) single sperm and vegetative cell. (b) single sperm and two vegetative cells.
(c) three sperms. (d) two sperms and a vegetative cell.
ANSWER (d) two sperms and a vegetative cell.
Read the following five statements (A to E) and select the option with all correct statements.
(A) Mosses and lichens are the first organisms to colonise a bare rock.
(B) Selaginella is a homosporous pteridophyte.
(C) Coralloid roots in Cycas have VAM.
(D) Main plant body in bryophytes is gametophytic, whereas in pteridophytes it is sporophytic.
(E) In gymnosperms, male and female gametophytes are present within sporangia located on sporophyte.
(a) (B), (C) and (D) (b) (A), (D) and (E) (c) (B), (C) and (E) (d) (A), (C) and (D)
ANSWER (b) (A), (D) and (E)
In which of the following gametophyte is not independent free living?
(a) Marchantia (b) Pteris (c) Pinus (d) Funaria
ANSWER (c) Pinus
Which one is incorrect statement?
(a) Mucor has biflagellate zoospores.
(b) Haploid endosperm is typical feature of gymnosperms.
(c) Brown algae have chlorophyll a and c and fucoxanthin.
(d) Archaegonia are found in bryophyta, pteridophyta and gymnosperms.
ANSWER(a) Mucor has biflagellate zoospores.
Which one of the following statements is incorrect?
(a) Agar – agar is obtained from Gelidium and Gracilaria.
(b) Chlorella and Spirulina are used as space food.
(c) Mannitol is stored food in rhodophyceae.
(d) Algin and carrageenan are products of algae.
ANSWER(c) Mannitol is stored food in rhodophyceae.
Male gametes are flagellated in _________.
(a) Anabaena (b) Ectocarpus (c) Spirogyra (d) Polysiphonia
ANSWER(b) Ectocarpus
Which of the following is responsible for peat formation?
(a) Marchanita (b) Riccia (c) Funaria (d) Sphagnum
ANSWER (d) Sphagnum
Which one of the following is incorrect about Chara?
(a) Upper oogonium and lower round antheridium.
(b) Globule and nucule present on the same plant.
(c) Upper antheridium and lower oogonium.
(d) Globule is male reproductive structure.
ANSWER(c) Upper antheridium and lower oogonium.
An alga which can be employed as food for human being is __________.
(a) Ulothrix (b) Chlorella (c) Spirogyra (d) Polysiphonia
ANSWER (b) Chlorella
Which one of the following shows isogamy with non-flagellated gametes?
(a) Sargassum (b) Ectocarpus (c) Ulothrix (d) Spirogyra
ANSWER (d) Spirogyra
From evolutionary point of view, retention of the female gametophyte with developing young embryo on the parent sporophyte for some time, is first observed in
(1) Liverworts (2) Mosses (3) Pteridophytes (4) Gymnosperms
ANSWER (3) Pteridophytes
Phloem in gymnosperms lacks :
(1) Albuminous cells and sieve cells (2) Sieve tubes only
(3) Companion cells only (4) Both sieve tubes and companion cells
ANSWER (4) Both sieve tubes and companion cells
Phycoerythrin is the major pigment in :
(1) Red algae (2) Blue green algae (3) Green algae (4) Brown algae
ANSWER(1) Red algae
Which of the following statements is incorrect about gymnosperms?
(1) They are heterosporous
(2) Male and female gametophytes are free living
(3) Most of them have narrow leaves with thick cuticle
(4) Their seeds are not covered
ANSWER(2) Male and female gametophytes are free living
Male and female gametophytes do not have an independent free living existence in
(1) Pteridophytes (2) Algae (3) Angiosperms (4) Bryophytes
ANSWER (3) Angiosperms
Floridean starch has structure similar to :
1) Laminarin and cellulose 2) Starch and cellulose
3) Amylopectin and glycogen 4) Mannitol and algin
ANSWER3) Amylopectin and glycogen
Strobili or cones are found in :
1) Equisetum 2) Salvinia 3) Pteris 4) Marchantia
ANSWER 1) Equisetum
Which of the following pairs is of unicellular algae?
1) Chlorella and Spirulina 2) Laminaria and Sargassum
3) Gelidium and Gracilaria 4) Anabaena and Volvox
ANSWER 1) Chlorella and Spirulina
Genera like Selaginella and Salvinia produce two kinds of spores. Such plants are known as
(1) Heterosorus (2) Homosporous (3) Heterosporous (4) Homosorus
ANSWER (3) Heterosporous
Gemmae are present in
1) Pteridophytes 2) Some Gymnosperms 3) Some Liverworts 4) Mosses
ANSWER 3) Some Liverworts
Which of the following plants in monoecius ?
1) Chara 2) Marchantia polymorpha 3) Cycas circinalis 4) Carica papaya
ANSWER 1) Chara
Which of the following algae contains mannitol as reserve food material?
1) Gracilaria 2. Volvox 3) Ulothrix 4) Ectocarpus
ANSWER 4) Ectocarpus
Which of the following algae produce carrageen?
1) Brown algae 2) Red algae 3) Blue-green algae 4) Green algae
ANSWER 2) Red algae
Which of the following is incorrectly matched?
1) Ectocarpus – Fucoxanthin 2) Ulothrix – Mannitol
3) Porphyra – Floridian starch 4) Volvox – Starch
ANSWER 2) Ulothrix – Mannitol
Hydrocolloid carrageen is obtained from
1) Chlorophyceae and Phaeophyceae
2) Phaeophyceae and Rhodophyceae
3) Rhodophyceae only
4) Phaeophyceae only
ANSWER 3) Rhodophyceae only
Match the plant with the kind of life cycle it exhibits:
List – I List – II
a) Spirogyra i) Dominant diploid sporophyte vascular
plant, with highly reduced male or female gametophyte
b) Fern ii) Dominant haploid free-living gametophyte
c) Funaria iii) Dominant diploid sporophyte alternating
with reduced gametophyte called prothallus
d) Cycas iv) Dominant haploid leafy gametophyte
alternating with partially dependent
multicellular sporophyte.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
1) (a) – (iv), (b) – (i), (c)- (ii), (d) – (iii)
2) (a) – (ii), (b) – (iii), (c)- (iv), (d) – (i)
3) (a) – (iii), (b) – (iv), (c)- (i), (d) – (ii)
4) (a) – (ii), (b) – (iv), (c)- (i), (d) – (iii)
ANSWER 2) (a) – (ii), (b) – (iii), (c)- (iv), (d) – (i)
CHAPTER 3 PLANT KINGDOM