XI (GROWTH BATCH)

TEST
BOTANY
Topic : Plant kingdom

1. Non-flagellate isogametes are produced by - 8. The major pigments in green algae are __________
(A) Chlamydomonas (B)Fucus and ________; and stored food is ________ -
(C) Angiosperms (D) Spirogyra (A) Chl a, Chl d, Starch
2. Classification of flowering plants given by Bentham (B) Chl a, Chl c, Floridean starch
and Hooker is a/an: (C) Chl a, Chl b, Starch
(A) Natural system (B) Phylogenetic system (D) Chl a, Chl c, mannitol
(C) Artificial system (D) Phenetic system 9. In green algae –
3. Select the correct options about algae - (A) Some members show vegetative reproduction by
(A) Some algae are associated with fungi (in lichen) fragmentation
and animals (on sloth bear) (B)Asexual reproduction by production of various
(B)Great range in form and size spores
(C) Reproduce by vegetative, asexual and sexual method (C) Sexual reproduction may be isogamous,
(D) All anisogamous or oogamous.
4. Column I Column II (D) All
A. Ulothrix I. Unicellular 10. Which pigments are found in brown algae?
B. Spirogyra II. Filamentous (A) Chl a, Chl c
C. Chlamydomonas III. Colonial form (B) Chl a, Chl d
D. Volvox IV. Kelps (C) Chl a, Chl c and Fucoxanthin
E. Some giant marine forms (D) Chla , Phycoerythrin
Which combination is correct? 11. Which of the following classification systems gave
(A) A - II, B - II, C -I , D - III, E - IV equal weightage to vegetative and sexual
(B)A- I, B - II , C -III, D - IV, E - IV characteristics?
(C)A- I, B - I, C - II, D - III, E - IV (A) Natural classification system
(D)A- IV, B - IV, C - III, D - II, E - I (B) Artificial classification system
5. Column I Column II (C) Phylogenetic classification system
A. Agar I. Gelidium, Gracilaria (D) Cladistic classification system
B. Algin II. Brown algae 12. Which of the following is not a feature of the brown
C. Carrageen III. Red algae algae?
a IV. Single cell protein, used (A)Multicellularity and large size
food supplements by space (B)Almost exclusively marine
travellers (C)Attached forms have hold fast
(D)Most common pigment is chl b
Choose the correct combination – 13. Usually plant body of brown algae consists of-
(A) A-I, B-II, C- III, D- IV (A) Hold fast (B)Stipe
(B)A-IV, B-III , C - II , D-I (C)Frond (D) All
(C)A- II , B - I, C - III, D - IV 14. Which of the following is correct?
(D)A- III , B - II , C -1 , D - IV (A) In brown algae as well as red algae vegetative
6. At least a half of the total CO2 fixation on earth is reproduction takes place by fragmentation
carried out through photosynthesis by - (B)In red algae algal predominant pigment is r-
(A) Angiosperms (B)Lycopods phycoerythrin
(C) Algae (D)Bryophytes (C) Reserved food, floridean starch in red algae is
7. Choose the correct statement – very similar to amylopectin and glycogen in
(A) Many species of Porphyra, Laminaria and structure
Sargassum are among 70 species of marine algae (D)All are correct
used as food. 15. Which of the following statements does not
(B)Agar is used to grow microbes and in characterize the red algae -
preparations of ice-creams and jellies. (A) Floridean starch (reserve food)
(C)Algae are useful to man in a variety of way. (B) Both spores and gametes are non motile
(D) All (C) Post fertilization development is like other algae
(D)Red algae can vary their ratio of photosynthetic
pigments depending upon the light conditions
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16. Porphyra and Polysiphonia belong to - (B) They are used as soil binders
(A)Chlorophyceae (B)Rhodophyceae (C) They are frequently grown as ornamental plants
(C) Xanthophyceae (D)Phaeophyceae (D) All
27. Which of the following is haploid in the life cycle of
17. Plant body of bryophyte is - Funaria?
(A) Less differentiated than that of algae (A) Embryo (B) Capsule
(B)Equally differentiated to that of Algae (C) Protonema (D) Foot
(C)More differentiated to that of algae 28. Plant body in pteridophyte is -
(D)Is not differentiated at all (A) Sporophyte (2N) having no root, stem and leaf
18. Choose the correct option - (B)Gametophyte (N) having root, stem and leaf
(A) In bryophytes sexual reproduction is oogamous (C) Gametophyte having no root stem and leaf
type (D) Sporophyte (2N) having true root, stem and leaf
(B) Sex organs are unicellular in algae and fungi but 29. Choose the correct option-
multicellular in bryophytes to angiosperms (A) Selaginella has small leaves (microphylls)
(C) Archegonium is flask shaped (B)Selaginella has large leaves (macrophylls)
(D)All (C) Ferns have macrophylls
19. Which is the prominent phase in the life cycle of (D) Both a and c
bryophytes - 30. Prothallus in pteridophyte is -
(A) Gametophyte (B)Sporophyte (A) Nonvascular, haploid, multicellular small mostly
(C)Seta (D)Sporogonium photosynthetic thalloid gametophyte
20. Motile spores in brown algae have: (B) Vascular, N, Multicellular sporophyte
(A) 2-8 isokont flagella (C) 2N, Free-living gametophyte
(B) 2 heterokont laterally inserted flagella (D)Is thallus / plant body in some pteridophytes
(C) 2 isokont laterally inserted flagella 31. The heterosporous pteridophytes are-
(D) 2 heterokont apical flagella (A) Lycopodium and Pteris
21. Mosses are of great ecological importance because of- (B)Selaginella and Psilotum
(A) Its contribution to prevent soil erosion (C)Selaginella and Salvinia
(B) Its contribution in ecological succession (D)Dryopteris and Adiantum
(C) Both A and B 32. In homosporous pteridophyte the gametophyte is -
(D) Its capability to remove CO from the atmosphere (A) Vascular (B) Monoecious
22. Gemmae are multicellular green structures for (C) Dioecious
vegetative propagation. These are found in gemma (D) Dependent on sporophyte
cups in - 33. Which one is correct about heterosporous
(A) Riccia thallus (B)Marchantia thallus pteridophytes?
(C) Funaria protonema (D) Fernprothallus (A) microspore and megaspores develop into the
23. Funaria requires water because - male and the female gametophytes respectively
(A) fertilization occurs in water only (B) The female gametophyte are retained on the
(B)Funaria is a hydrophyte parent sporophyte for variable period
(C) plants dry up and die without water (C) The development of the zygote into the embryo
(D) no branching and sex organs cannot develop takes place within female gametophyte
without water (D) All
24. Sphagnum is also called peat moss because - 34. Column I Column II
(A) It grows in acidic marshes (bog) and helps in A. Psilopsida I. Dryopteris, Pteris, Adiantum
peat formation B. Lycopsida II. Equisetum
(B) It is found in peat C. Sphenopsida III. Selaginella
(C) It has good water holding capacity D. Pteropsida IV. Lycopodium
(D) it fossilized quickly V. Psilotum
25. Protonema - The correct combination is –
(A) Is a stage of gametophytic generation
(A) A – V , B – III,IV, C –II, D - I
(B) Is a creeping, green, branched stages and
develops directly from a spore (B)A – I , B – II , C –III, D –IV
(C) Produces lateral bud which forms leafy plant (C)A – IV , B –III C – II, D - I
body (D)A – III , B – V , C – I , D – II
(D) All
26. What is the importance of pteridophytes?
(A) They are used for medicinal purposes.

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35. In gymnosperms ovule - A. Haplontic life cycle I. Bryophytes,
(A) Is not enclosed before fertilization but enclosed Pteridophytes, Ectocarpus, Polysiphonia, kelps.
after fertilization B. Diplontic life cycle II. Seed bearing plants
(B) Remains enclosed before fertilization only (Gymnosperm and Angiosperm), Fucus.
(C) Is not enclosed by any ovary wall and remains C. Haplo-diplontic III. Many algae
exposed, both before and after fertilization.
life cycle (Volvox, Spirogyra, and some species of
(D) Is never formed Chlamydomonas).
36. Which is the tallest gymnospermic plant? (A)A-lll, B-II,C-I (B)A-l, B-ll,C-III
(A) Redwood tree Sequoia (B) Pinus (C)A-ll, B-l,C-III (D)A-III,B-l, C-ll
(C)Ginkgo (D)Cycas 42. The development of pollen grains occurs within -
37. In which of the following gymnosperms corolloid (A) Ovary (B)Ovule
root having N2-fixing cyanobacteria (Nostoc) is (C)Megasporangium (D)Microsporangium
found 43. Which one is correct about male and female
(A) Pinus (B) Ginkgo gametophyte?
(C) Cycas (D)Cedrus (A) In bryophytes and pteridophytes they have
38. Which one is not the characteristic of Cycas? independent free-living existence
(A) Unbranched stem (B)In gymnosperms and angiosperms they have no
(B) Compound leaves (pinnate) independent free-living existence
(C) Dioecious (male and female cone on separate (C)Both a and b
plants) (D)In bryophytes, pteridophytes and angiosperms
(D)Non-archegoniate they have free-living life. They remain in sporangia
39. Which one is correct about Pinus? which are retained on sporophytes
(A) Monoecious- Male (microsporangiate) and 44. In artificial system, the organisms are classified on
female (megasporangiate) cones are produced on the basis of -
same plant (A) All the possible characters
(B) Monoecious- Male and female sporophylls born (B)Phylogenetic trends
on same strobilus. (C) A few morphological characters
(C) Dioecious - Male and female cones are produced (D)Anatomical, cytological and biochemical traits
on different plants along with morphological traits.
(D) Monoecious - Micro and megasporocarp develop 45. Selaginella and Salvinia are considered to represent
on same plant a significant step toward evolution of seed habit
40. In gymnosperms, the female gametophyte is retained because :
within - (A) Megaspores possess endosperm and embryo
(A) Ovary surrounded by seed coat
(B) Microsporangiate cone (B) Embryo develops in female gametophyte which
(C)Archegonia is retained on parent sporophyte
(D)Megasporangium or ovule (C) Female gametophyte is free and gets dispersed
41. Match the following – like seeds
Column I Column II (D)Female gametophyte lacks archegonia

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 XI (GROWTH BATCH)
TEST
BOTANY
Topic : Plant kingdom

ANSWER KEY

1 D 26 D
2 A 27 C
3 D 28 D
4 A 29 D
5 A 30 A
6 C 31 C
7 D 32 B
8 C 33 D
9 B 34 A
10 C 35 C
11 B 36 A
12 D 37 C
13 D 38 D
14 D 39 A
15 C 40 D
16 B 41 A
17 C 42 C
18 D 43 C
19 A 44 C
20 B 45 B
21 C
22 B
23 A
24 A
25 D

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