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Plant Kingdom
Introduction
1. Cynanobacteria and Euglena are not classified in Algae because
1. They do not have chlorophyll pigment
2. they do not have cell wall
3. they do not have cellulosic cell wall and eukaryotic cells
4. they do not have cytoplasm in cells
2. Artificial classification system differ from natural classification system in:
1. former have modern criteria but later have not modern criteria
2. former is based on morphology only, but later is based on external and internal characters
3. former is based on morphology only, but later is based on external and internal characters
as well as evolutionary relationship
4. former is based on internal characters and later is based on external characters
3. Mark incorrect statement about artificial classification systems:
1. they separated the closely related species since they were based on a few characteristics
2. They were mainly based on vegetative characters or androecium structure
3. Reproductive and vegetative characters do not have equal weightage
4. They were based on mere morphological characters such as, habit, colour, number and
shape or leaves.
4. Natural classification systems were based on:
1. natural affinities between the organisms
2. external as well as internal features
3. ultrastructure, anatomy, embryology and phytochemistry
4. all of the above
5. The type of taxonomy in which all the characters are assigned with a specific code is:
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1. Phylogenetic taxonomy 2. Numerical taxonomy 3. Cytotaxonomy
4. Chemotaxonomy
6. Which of the following type of taxonomy is based on cytological information like
chromosome number, structure, behaviour
1. chemotaxonomy 2. Cytotaxonomy 3. numerical taxonomy
4. none of the above
ALGAE
7. Algae are:
1. chlorophyll bearing 2. simple and thalloid 3. autotrophic and aquatic
4. all of the above characters applicable
8. Which of the following is not a habitat of algae?
1. aquatic 2. moist stones 3. soils and woods 4. parasitic
9. Algae can form X with Y and they are known as Z
X Y Z
1 Parasitic Plantae Lichens
relationship
2 Symbiotic Fungi Lichens
relationship
3 Commensalism Protista Lichens
4 Ammensalism Bryophyta Lichens
10. Algae can grow on which of the following animals body?
1. Homo sapiens 2. Musca domestica 3. Panthera tigris 4. Sloth bear
11. Which of the following is colonial form of algae?
1. Ulothrix 2. Volvox 3. Spirogyra 4. Fucus
12. Which of the following algae are filamentous?
1. Chlamydomonas 2. Chlorella 3. Volvox 4. Spirogyra
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13. Read the following statements and mark correct option
Statement A: The algae reproduce by vegetative, asexual and sexual methods
Statement B: Vegetative reproduction take place by fragmentation, asexual reproduction take
place by spores and sexual reproduction take place by gametic fusion
1. Statement A and B both are correct
2. Statement A is correct, B is incorrect
3. Statement A is incorrect, B is correct
4. Statement A and B both are incorrect
14. The most common type of asexual spores in algae is:
1. Aplanospores 2. Conidiospores 3. Sporangiospores 4. Zoospores
15. Similar size of flagellated gametes are produced by:
1. Ulothrix 2. Eudorina 3. Fucus 4. Polysiphonia
16. Similar size of non flagellated gametes are produced by:
1. Ulothrix 2. Eudorina 3. Spirogyra 4. Volvox
17. Anisogamous type of sexual reproduction can be observed in:
1. Ulothrix 2. Eudorina 3. Spirogyra 4. Volvox
18. Oogamous type of gametes can be observed in:
1. Ulothrix 2. Eudorina 3. Fucus 4. Spirogyra
19. Which of the following is not a use of algae?
1. They fix half of the carbon on the earth
2. they increase dissolved oxygen level
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3. they are good soil binders
4. they are primary producers of energy rich compounds
20. Which of the following is paramount importance of algae?
1. Atleast half of the CO2 is fixed on earth by algae
2. They increase level of O2 in the water
3. They are primary producers of energy rich compounds which form the basis of the food
cycles of all aquatic mammals
4. they are food for human beings
21. How many species of marine algae used as human food?
1. 75 2. 72 3. 79 4. 70
22. Which of the following alga is not used as a food for human beings?
1. Porphyra 2. Chlamydomonas 3. Laminaria 4. Saragassum
23. Agar is obtained from:
1. Gelidium and Fucus 2. Gracialaria and Fucus
3. Laminaria and Gelidium 4. Gracilaria and Gelidium
24. Agar is useful for:
1. growing microbes 2. preparation of ice cream
3. preparation of jelly 4. all of the above
25. Food for space travellers is:
1. Chlamydomonas 2. Chlorella 3. Chara 4. Volvox
26. The algae are classified into various classes based on:
1. photosynthetic pigments 2. reserve food material
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3. habitat 4. 1 and 2 both
27. The dominant pigment in Spirogyra is:
1. Chlorophyll a 2. Chlorophyll b 3. Chlorophyll a and b 4. Chlorophyll c
28. Which of the following is not a shape of chloroplast in Chlorophyceae?
1. cup shaped 2. tube like 3. Reticulate 4. discoid
29. Mark the most correct option from the following.
Pyrenoid is:
1. chloroplast 2. storage organ
3. storage organ containing protein 4. storage organ containing protein besides
starch
30. Green algae usually have M cell wall, made of an inner layer of N and an outer layer of O
M N O
1 Loose Pectose Cellulose
2 Rigid Cellulose Pectose
3 Rigid Cellulose Cellulose
4 Smooth Cellulose Pectose
31. Vegetative reproduction in green algae take place by
1. fragmentation 2. fragmentation or formation of different types of spores
3. zoospores 4. gametic fusion
32. Mark odd from the following
1. Chlamydomonas, Volvox, Polysiphonia, Spirogyra
2. Chlamydomonas, Volvox, Fucus, Spirogyra
3. Chlamydomonas, Volvox, Chara, Spirogyra
4. Chlamydomonas, Volvox, Laminaria, Spirogyra
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34. The members of phaeophyceae primarily found in:
1. terrestrial habitat 2. fresh water habitats
3. marine habitats 4. fresh water and marine habitat
35. Which of the following brown alga is filamentous:
1. Ectocarpus 2. Fucus 3. Dictyota 4. Laminaria
36. Range of colour in brown algae is
1. green to brown 2. light geen to brown 3. olive green to dark brown
4. olive green to brown
37. Profusely branched forms of brown algae are:
1. kelps 2. Filamentous 3. Colonial 4. unicellular
38. Which of the following set of pigments is present in brown algae?
1. chlorophyll a & c, carotenoids, xanthophyll and fucoxanthin
2. chlorophyll a & c, carotenoids, xanthophyll
3. chlorophyll a & c, carotenoids, fucoxanthin
4. chlorophyll a & b, carotenoids, xanthophyll and fucoxanthin
39. Brown shades of phaeophyceae depend on amount of:
1. xanthophyll
2. phaeophytin
3. 1 and 2
4. none of the above.
40. Reserve food material in Fucus:
1. Laminarin
2. Laminarin and mannitol
3. oil and starch
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4. amylopectin and glycogen
41. Pyriform asexual spores with laterally attached unequal flagella are present in:
1. Volvox
2. Ulothrix
3. Polysiphonia
4. Saragassum
42. Pear shaped gametes are found in:
1. Laminaria
2. Polysiphonia
3. Spirogyra
4. Volvox
43. Substance similar to amylopectin and glycogen is:
1. starch
2. Floridian starch
3. laminarin
4. mannitol
44. Which of the following is not found in red algae?
1. Floridian starch
2. complex body organisation
3. motile spores
4. non motile spores
45. Post fertilization changes are complex in:
1. Gelidium and Gracilaria
2. Porphyra and Fucus
3. Chara and Polysiphonia
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4. Laminaria and Ectocarpus
46. Read the following statements and mark correct option:
Statement A: Asexual reproduction in most brown algae is by biflagellate zoospores
Statement B: Sexual reproduction in brown algae is isogamous, anisogamous or oogamous
1. Only statement A is correct, B is incorrect
2. Only statement B is correct, A is incorrect
3. Statement A and B both are correct
4. Statement A and B both are incorrect
47. Read the following statements with respect to phaeophyceae and mark correct option:
Statement A: The food is stored as Floridian starch which is very similar to amylopectin and
glycogen in structure
Statement B: The gametes are pyriform and bear two laterally attached flagella.
1. Only statement A is correct, B is incorrect
2. Only statement B is correct, A is incorrect
3. Statement A and B both are correct
4. Statement A and B both are incorrect
48. Read following statements and mark correct option:
Statement A: Rhodophyceae members contain r phycoerythrin pigment, which is responsible
for red colour
Statement B: They reproduce asexually by non motile spores and sexual reproduction is
oogamous
1. Only statement A is correct, B is incorrect
2. Only statement B is correct, A is incorrect
3. Statement A and B both are correct
4. Statement A and B both are incorrect
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49. Read the following statements and mark correct option.
Statement A: Green algae usually have a rigid cell wall made of an inner layer of cellulosic
and outer layer of pectose
Statement B: Asexual reproduction in green algae take place by zoospores and other type of
asexual spores.
1. Only statement A is correct, B is incorrect
2. Only statement B is correct, A is incorrect
3. Statement A and B both are correct
4. Statement A and B both are incorrect
50. Read the following statements and mark correct option:
Statement A: Phaeophyceae possess chlorophyll a, c, carotenoids and xanthophyll.
Statement B: The various shades of brown depend upon amount of carotenoids and
xanthophyll.
1. Only statement A is correct, B is incorrect
2. Only statement B is correct, A is incorrect
3. Statement A and B both are correct
4. Statement A and B both are incorrect
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