Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which plant kingdom can survive both on land and in water?

a. Tracheophyta
b. Pteridophyta
c. Thallophyta
d. Bryophyta

2. A plant that has seeds but no flowers and fruits?

a. Bryophyte
b. Gymnosperms
c. Mosses
d. Pteridophyte

3. Most primitive vascular plants?

a. Mosses
b. Cycads
c. Kelps
d. Ferns

4. Plants that posses spores and embryo but lack vascular tissues and seeds?

a. Rhodophyta
b. Bryophyta
c. Pteridophyta
d. Phaeophyta

5. Which one is not an exception in angiosperms?

a. Double fertilization
b. Secondary growth
c. Presence of vessels
d. Autotrophic nutrition

6. Pteridophytes differ from mosses in

a. Independent gametophyte
b. Dependent gametophyte
c. Flagellate antherozoids
d. Independent and dominant sporophyte

7. Angiosperms are the dominant flora because of

8. Plants reproducing by spores are grouped under

a. Bryophytes
b. Sporophytes
c. Cryptogams
d. Thallophytes

9. Plants having vascular tissue without seeds

a. Angiosperm
b. Pteridophyte
c. Bryophyte
d. Gymnosperms

10. The plant group that posses largest ovule, largest gametes, and largest tree

a. Angiosperms
b. Gymnosperms
c. Pteridophytes
d. Bryophytes

11. Zygotic meiosis is the characteristic of

a. Fucus
b. Funaria
c. Marchantia
d. Chlamydomonas

12. Pick the mismatched pair

a. Cycas – Dioecious
b. Equisetum – Homosporous
c. Salvinia – Heterosporous
d. Pinus – Dioecious

13. A colonial alga is

a. Volvox
b. Chlorella
c. Ulothrix
d. Spirogyra
14. Double fertilization is the characteristic of

a. Algae
b. Gymnosperms
c. Fungi
d. Angiosperms

15. Conifers can tolerate extreme environments because of

a. Presence of vessels
b. Thick cuticle
c. Superficial stomata
d. Broad hardy leaves

16. First plants to inhabit land

a. Angiosperms
b. Bryophytes
c. Gymnosperms
d. Pteridophytes

17. Agar is commercially obtained from

a. Blue-green algae
b. Red algae
c. Brown algae
d. Green algae

18. Which one differs from Spirogyra based on its nucleus?

a. Azygospore
b. Zygospore
c. Akinete
d. Aplnospore

19. The cell wall of Spirogyra contains

a. Cellulose
b. Chitin
c. Lignin
d. Suberin

20. Which of the following completely lacks cell wall?

a. Blue-green algae
b. Saccharomyces
 c. Sea-fan
d. Cyanobacteria
21. Prothallus gives rise to sporophyte without fertilization. This is known as
a. Apogamy
b. Parthenocarpy
c. Parthenogenesis
d. Apospory
22. Chromatophores participate in
a. Photosynthesis
b. Respiration
c. growth
d. Movement
23. Which one is responsible for the formation of peat?
a. Riccia
b. Sphagnum
c. Marchantia
d. Funaria
24. Isogamous condition with non-flagellated gametes is found in
a. Chlamydomonas
b. Volvox
c. Spirogyra
d. Fucus
25. The exine of pollen grain comprises
a. Pectin and cellulose
b. Lignocellulose
c. Pollenkit
d. Sporopollenin
26. Meiosis occurs in
a. Conidia
b. Meiocyte
c. Megaspore
d. Gemmule
27. Evolutionary important character of Selaginella is a. Strobili
b. Rhizophore
c. Heterosporous nature
d. Ligule
28. Which is the common characteristic of multicellular fungi,
filamentous algae and protonema of mosses? a. Mode of nutrition
b. Diplontic life cycle
c. Multiplication by fragmentation
d. Members of Plant Kingdom
29. Vascular bundles are not found in
a. Gymnosperms
b. Pteridophytes
c. Angiosperms
d. Bryophytes
30. The transport of male gametes in bryophytes and pteridophytes occurs
through a. Wind
b. Water
c. Birds
d. Insects
Short Answer Questions-I (2 marks each)
1. Sphagnum has a lot of economic importance. Justify.
2. Gymnosperms can show polyembryony. Why do you think
so?
3. How is leafy stage formed in mosses? How is it different
from protonema?
4. The leaves in gymnosperms are adapted to withstand
xerophytic conditions. Justify.
5. The gametophytes of bryophytes and pteridophytes are
different from that of gymnosperms. How?
6. Roots in some gymnosperms have fungal or algal
association. Give examples, their names and role in the plants. 7.
Pteridophytes and Gymnosperms have haplo-diplontic life
cycle. Explain.
8. Draw the life cycle of an angiosperm along with a brief note on
double fertilisation.
Long Answer Type Questions
Q.1. How is gametophyte a dominant phase in the life cycle of
bryophytes?
Q.2. Describe the life cycle of a plant.
Q.3. What do you mean by double fertilization and triple fusion?
Q.4. What are parasitic algae?
Q.5. Describe the life cycle of Angiosperms