aPREVIOUS YEAR QUESTIONS1. An example of colonial alga is: [2017](a) Volvox (b) Ulothrix(c) Spirogyra (d) Chlorella2. Male gametes are flagellated in [2015)(a) Anabaena (b) Ectocarpus(c) Spirogyra (d) Polysiphonia3. Which one of the following statements is wrong? [2015](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 carragen are products of algae4. Which one of the following shows isogamy with non-flagellated gametes? [2014](a) Sargassum (b) Ectocarpus(c) Ulothrix (d) Spirogyra5. Which one of the following is wrong about Chara? [2014](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.6. An alga which can be employed as food for human being is: [2014](a) Ulothrix (b) Chlorella(c) Spirogyra (d) Polysiphonia7. Isogamous condition with non-flagellated gametes is found in [NEET 2013](a) Spirogyra (b) Volvox(c) Fucus (d) Chlamydomonas8. Which of the following is not correctly matched for the organism and its cell wall degrading enzyme? [NEET 2013](a) Plant cells-Cellulase(b) Algae-Methylase(c) Fungi-Chitinase(d) Bacteria-Lysozyme9. Which one of the following is wrongly matched? [NEET Kar. 2013](a) Nostoc-Water blooms(b) Spirogyra-Motile gametes(c) Sargassum-Chlorophyll c(d) Basidiomycetes-Puffballs10. Algae have cell wall made up of: [2010](a) Cellulose, galactans and mannans(b) Hemicellulose, pectin and proteins(c) Pectins, cellulose and proteins(d) Cellulose, hemicellulose and pectins11. Mannitol is the stored food in: [2009](a) Porphyra (b) Fucus(c) Gracilaria (d) Chara12. If you are asked to classify the various algae into distinct groups, which of the following characters you should choose? [2007](a) Nature of stored food materials in the cell (b) Structural organization of thallus (c) Chemical composition of the cell wall(d) Types of pigments present in the cell.13. Floridean starch is found in [2000](a) Chlorophyceae (b) Rhodophyceae(c) Myxophyceae (d) Cyanophyceae14. 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 [2000(a) Rhodophyceae(b) Bacillariophyceae(c) Chlorophyceae(d) Phaeophyceae15. Columella is a specialised structure found in the sporangium of [1999](a) Ulothrix (b) Rhizopus(c) Spirogyra (d) None of these16. Ulothrix can be described as a [1998](a) Non-motile colonial alga lacking Zoospores(b) Filamentous alga lacking flagellated Reproductive stages(c) Membranous alga producing zoospores(d) Filamentous alga with flagellated reproductive stages17. An alga very rich in protein is [1997](a) Spirogyra (b) Ulothrix(c) Oscillatoria (d) Chlorella18. Ulothrix filaments produce [1997](a) Isogametes (b) anisogametes(c) Heterogametes (d) basidiospores19. Brown algae is characterised by the presence of [1997](a) Phycocyanin (b) phycoerythrin(c) Fucoxanthin (d) haemachrome20. Blue-green algae belong to [1996](a) Eukaryotes (b) Prokaryotes(c) Rhodophyceae (d) Chlorophyceae21. The absence of chlorophyll, in the lowermost cell of Ulothrix, shows [1995](a) Functional fission(b) Tissue formation(c) Cell characteristic(d) Beginning of labour division22. Agar is commercially obtained from [1995](a) Red algae (b) green algae(c) Brown algae (d) blue-green algae23. In Chlorophyceae, sexual reproduction occurs by [1994](a) Isogamy and Anisogamy(b) Isogamy, Anisogamy and oogamy(c) Oogamy only(d) Anisogamy and Oogamy24. Which of the following cannot fix nitrogen? [1994](a) Nostoc (b) Azotobacter(c) Spirogyra (d) Anabaena25.In Ulothrix/Spirogyra, reduction division (meiosis) occurs at the time of [1993](a) Gamete formation(b) Zoospore formation(c) Zygospore germination(d) Vegetative reproduction26. Chloroplast of Chlamydomonas is [1993](a) Stellate (b) cup-shaped(c) collar-shaped (d) spiral27. Pyrenoids are the centres for formation of (a) Porphyra (b) enzymes [1993](c) Fat (d) starch28. The product of conjugation in Spirogyra or fertilization of Chlamydomonas is [1991](a) Zygospore (b) zoospore(c) Oospore (d) carpospores29. The common mode of sexual reproduction in Chlamydomonas is [1991](a) Isogamous (b) anisogamous(c) Oogamous (d) hologamous30. Sexual reproduction involving fusion of two cells in Chlamydomonas is [1988](a) Isogamy (b) homogamy(c) Somatogamy (d) hologamy31. Zygotic meiosis is characteristic of: [2017](a) Fucus (b) Funaria(c) Chlamydomonas (d) Marchantia32. Life cycle of Ectocarpus and Fucus respectively are: [2017](a) Diplontic, Haplodiplontic(b) Haplodiplontic, Diplontic(c) Haplodiplontic, Haplontic(d) Haplontic, Diplontic33. Which one is wrong statement? [2015 RS](a) Mucor has biflagellate zoospores(b) Haploid endosperm is typical feature of gymnosperms(c) Brown algae have chlorophyll a and c and fucoxanthin(d) Archegonia are found in Bryophyta, Pteridophyta and Gymnosperms.34. Which of the following is responsible for peat formation? [2014](a) Marchantia (b) Riccia(c) Funaria (d) Sphagnum35. Which one of the following is common to multicellular fungi, filamentous algae and protonema of mosses [2012](a) Diplontic life cycle(b) Members of kingdom Plantae(c) Mode of Nutrition(d) Multiplication by fragmentation36. Examine the figure given below and select the right option giving all the four parts (a, b, c and d) correctly identified. [2011M](a) (A) Archegoniophore (B) Female thallus (C) Gemma cup (D) Rhizoids(b) (A) Archegoniophore (B) Female thallus (C) Bud (D) Foot(c) (A) Seta (B) Sporophyte (C) Protonema (D) Rhizoids(d) (A) Antheridiophore (B) Male thallus (C) Globule (D) Roots37. Archegoniophore is present in: [2011](a) Marchantia (b) Chara(c) Adiantum (d) Funaria38. Some hyperthermophilic organisms that grow in highly acidic (PH2) habitats belong to the two groups: [2010] (a) Eubacteria and archaea(b) Cyanobacteria and diatoms(c) Protists and mosses (d) Liverworts and yeasts39. Spore dissemination in some liverworts is aided by [2007](a) Indusium (b) calyptra(c) Peristome teeth (d) elaters40. In a moss the sporophyte [2006](a) Produces gametes that give rise to the Gametophyte(b) Arises from a spore produced from the Gametophyte(c) Manufactures food for itself as well as for the gametophyte(d) is partially parasitic on the gametophyte41. Peat Moss is used as a packing material for sending flowers and live plants to distant places because [2006](a) It is hygroscopic(b) It reduces transpiration(c) It serves as a disinfectant(d) It is easily available42. Which of the following propagates through leaf- tip? [2004](a) Walking fern(b) Sproux-leaf plant(c) Marchantia(d) Moss43. Sexual reproduction in Spirogyra is an Advanced feature because it shows [2003](a) Physiologically differentiated sex organs(b) Different sizes of motile sex organs(c) Same size of motile sex organs(d) Morphologically different sex organs44. The antherozoids of Funaria are [1999](a) Aciliated (b) flagellated(c) Multiciliated (d) monociliate45. Bryophytes comprise [1999](a) Sporophyte of longer duration(b) Dominant phase of sporophyte which is parasitic(c) Dominant phase of gametophyte which Produces spores(d) Small sporophyte phase and generally Parasitic on gametophyte.46. Which of the following is true about bryophytes? [1999](a) They possess archegonia(b) They contain chloroplast(c) They are thalloid(d) All of these47. Bryophytes are dependent on water because [1998](a) Water is essential for fertilization for their homosporous nature(b) Water is essential for their vegetative propagation(c) The sperms can easily reach up to egg in the archegonium(d) Archegonium has to remain filled with water for fertilization48. Bryophytes can be separated from algae because they [1997](a) Are thalloid forms(b) Have no conducting tissue(c) Possess archegonia with outer layer of sterile cells(d) Contain chloroplasts in their cells49. In which one of these the elaters are present along with mature spores in the capsule (to help in spore dispersal)? [1996](a) Riccia (b) Marchantia(c) Funaria (d) Sphagnum50. The plant body of moss (Funaria) is [1995](a) Completely sporophyte(b) Completely gametophyte(c) Predominantly sporophyte with gametophyte(d) Predominantly gametophyte with Sporophyte51. Unique features of Bryophytes is that they [1994](a) Produce spores (b) Have sporophyte attached to gametophyte(c) Lack roots(d) Lack vascular tissues52. 52. Protonema occurs in the life cycle of [1990, 1993](a) Riccia (b) Funaria(c) Somatogamy (d) Spirogyra53. Bryophytes are amphibians because [1991](a) They require a layer of water for Carrying out sexual reproduction(b) They occur in damp places(c) They are mostly aquatic(d) All the above54. Apophysis in the capsule of Funaria is [1990](a) Lower part (b) upper part(c) Middle part (d) fertile part55. Moss peristome takes part in [1990](a) Spore dispersal (b) photosynthesis(c) Protection (d) absorption56. Sperms of both Funaria and Pteris were released together near the archegonia of Pteris. Only its sperms enter the archegonia as [1989](a) Pteris archegonia repel Funaria sperms(b) Funaria sperms get killed by Pteris sperms(c) Funaria sperms are less mobile(d) Pteris archegonia release chemical to attract its spermsTopic 3: Pteridophytes57. In bryophytes and pteridophytes, transport of male gametes requires [2016](a) Wind (b) Insects(c) Birds (d) Water58. The plant body is thalloid in[NEET Kar. 2013](a) Funaria (b) Sphagnum(c) Salvinia (d) Marchantia59. Selaginella and Salvinia are considered to represent a significant step towards evolution of seed habit because: [2011M](a) Female gametophyte is free and gets dispersed like seeds(b) Female gametophyte lacks archegonia(c) Megaspores possess endosperm and embryo surrounded by seed coat(d)Embryo develops in female gametophyte which is retained on parent sporophyte.60. In which one of the following, male and female gametophytes do not have free living independent existence? [2008](a) Pteris (b) Funaria(c) Polytrichum (d) Cedrus61. Which one of the following is heterosporous?(a) Dryopteris (b) Salvinia [2008](c) Adiantum (d) Equisetum62. In the prothallus of a vascular cryptogam, the antherozoids and eggs mature different times. As a result [2007](a) There is high degree of sterility (b) One can conclude that the plant is Apomictic (c) Self-fertilization is prevented (d) There is no change in success rate of fertilization63. 63. In Ferns meiosis occurs when [2000](a) spore germinates(b) Gametes are formed(c) Spores are formed(d) Antheridia and archegonia are formed64. Dichotomous branching is found in [1999](a) Fern (b) Funaria(c) Liverworts (d) Marchantia65. The “walking” fern is so named because [1998](a) It is dispersed through the agency of walking animals (b) It propagates vegetatively by its leaf tips(c) It knows how to walk by itself(d) Its spores are able to walk66. Multicellular branched rhizoids and leafy gametophytes are characteristic of [1997](a) All bryophytes(b) Some bryophytes(c) All pteridophytes(d) Some peteriodphytes67. The ‘amphibians’ of plant kingdom are(a) Unicellular motile algae [1996](b) Multicellular non-motile algae(c) Bryophytes with simple internal organization(d) Pteridophytes with complex internal organization not reaching angiosperm level.68. Pteridophytes differ from mosses/Bryophytes in possessing [1993](a) Independent gametophyte(b) Well developed vascular system(c) Archegonia(d) Flagellate spermatozoids69. The plant group that produces spores and embryo but lacks vascular tissues and seeds is [1992](a) Pteridophyta (b) Rhodophyta(c) Bryophyta (d) Phaeophyta70. Which one of the following is not common between Funaria and Selaginella? [1992](a) Archegonium (b) Embryo(c) Flagellate sperms (d) Roots71. Evolutionary important character of Selaginella is [1989](a) Heterosporous nature(b) Rhizophore(c) Strobili(d) Ligule72. Prothallus (gametophyte) gives rise to fern plant (sporophyte) without fertilization. It is [1988](a) Apospory (b) apogamy(c) Parthenocarpy (d) parthenogenesis73. Which one of the following is considered important in the development of seed habit? (a) Heterospory [2009](b) Haplontic life cycle(c) Free -living gametophyte(d) Dependent sporophyte74. Plants reproducing by spores such as mosses and ferns are grouped under the general term [2003](a) Thallophytes (b) Cryptogams(c) Bryophytes (d) Sporophytes75. Select the mismatch [2017](a) Cycas – Dioecious(b) Salvinia – Heterosporous(c) Equisetum – Homosporous(d) Pinus – Dioecious76. Select the correct statement: [2016](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 climate77. In which of the following gametophyte is not independent free living ? [2015 RS](a) Marchantia (b) Pteris(c) Pinus (d) Funaria78. Read the following five statements (A to E) and select the option with all correct statements : [2015 RS](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)79. Besides paddy fields cyanobacteria are also found inside vegetative part of [NEET 2013](a) Cycas (b) Equisetum(c) Psilotum (d) Pinus80. Read the following statements (A-E) and answer the question which follows them.[NEET 2013]1. In liverworts, mosses and ferns gametophytes are free-living2. Gymnosperms and some ferns are Heterosporous3. Sexual reproduction in Fucus, Volvox and Albugo is oogamous4. The sporophyte in liverworts is more elaborate than that in mosses5. Both, Pinus and Marchantia are dioeciousHow many of the above statements are correct?(a) Two (b) Three(c) Four (d) One81. What is common in all the three, Funaria Dryopteris and Ginkgo? [NEET Kar. 2013](a) Independent sporophyte(b) Presence of archegonia(c) Well developed vascular tissues(d) Independent gametophyte82. Cycas and Adiantum resemble each other in having: [2012](a) Seeds (b) Motile Sperms(c) Cambium (d) Vessels83. Which one of the following is a correct Statement? [2012](a) Pteridophyte gametophyte has a protonemal and leafy stage(b) In gymnosperms female gametophyte is free-living(c) Antheridiophores and archegoniophores are present in Pteridophytes.(d) Origin of seed habit can be traced in Pteridophytes84. Read the following five statements (A - E) and answer the question. [2012M](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?(a) Two (b) Three(c) Four (d) One85. Which one of the following pairs is wrongly matched? [2012M](a) Ginkgo -Archegonia(b) Salvinia – Prothallus(c) Viroids – RNA(d) Mustard - Synergids86. Consider the ollowing four statements whether they are correct or wrong? [2011M](A) The sporophyte in liverworts is more elaborate than that in mosses(B) Salvinia is heterosporous(C) The life cycle in all seed-bearing plants is diplontic(D) In Pinus male and female cones are borne on different trees(a) Statements (A) and (C)(b) Statements (A) and (D)(c) Statements (B) and (C)(d) Statements (A) and (B)87. The gametophyte is not an independent, free living generation in : [2011](a) Polytrichum (b) Adiantum(c) Marchantia (d) Pinus88. Which one of the following plants is Monoecious? [2009](a) Pinus (b) Cycas(c) Papaya (d) Marchantia89. Which one of the following is a vascular cryptogam? [2009](a) Ginkgo (b) Marchantia(c) Cedrus (d) Equisetum90. Select one of the following pairs of important features distinguishing Gnetum from Cycas and Pinus and showing affinities with angiosperms [2008](a) Absence of resin duct and leaf venation (b) Presence of vessel elements and absence of archegonia (c) Perianth and two integuments (d) Embryo development and apical meristem91. Flagellated male gametes are present in all the three of which one of the following sets? [2007](a) Zygnema, Saprolegnia and Hydrilla(b) Fucus, Marsilea and Calotropis(c) Riccia, Dryopteris and Cycas(d) Anthoceros, Funaria and Spirogyra92. In gymnosperms, the pollen chamber represents [2007](a) A cavity in the ovule in which pollen Grains are stored after pollination (b) An opening in the mega gametophyte through which the pollen tube approaches the egg(c) The microsporangium in which pollen grains develop (d) A cell in the pollen grain in which the Sperms are formed.93. Conifers differ from grasses in the [2006](a) Lack of xylem tracheids(b) Absence of pollen tubes(c) Formation of endosperm before fertilization(d) Production of seeds from ovules95. Which one of the following is a living fossil?(a) Cycas (b) Moss [2003, 04](c) Saccharomyces (d) Spirogyra96. Which one of the following pairs of plants are not seed producers? [2003](a) Funaria and Pinus(b) Fern and Funaria(c) Funaria and Ficus(d) Ficus and Chlamydomonas97. Which one of the following is a living fossil? [1996, 97, 2003](a) Pinus (b) Opuntia(c) Ginkgo (d) Thuja98. Cycas has two cotyledons but not included in angiosperms because of [2001](a) Naked ovules(b) Seems like monocot(c) Circinate ptyxis(d) Compound leaves99. In which of the following would you place the plants having vascular tissue lacking seeds? [1999, 2000](a) Algae (b) Bryophytes(c) Pteridophytes (d) Gymnosperms100. Which one of the following statements about Cycas is incorrect? [1998](a) It does not have a well-organized female flower(b) It has circinate vernation(c) Its xylem is mainly composed of xylem vessels(d) Its roots contain some blue-green algae.101. A well-developed archegonium with neck consisting of 4-6 rows of neck canal cells, characterises [1995](a) Gymnosperms only(b) Bryophytes and pteridophytes(c) Pteridophytes and gymnosperms(d) Gymnosperms and flowering plants102. The ‘wing’ of Pinus seed is derived from(a) Testa [1994](b) Testa and tegmen(c) Surface of ovuliferous scale(d) All the above103. Which one is the most advanced from evolutionary point of view. [1993](a) Selaginella (b) Funaria(c) Chlamydomonas (d) Pinus104. A plant in which sporophytic generation is represented by zygote [1992](a) Pinus (b) Selaginella(c) Chlamydomonas (d) Dryopteris105. A plant having seeds but lacking flowers and fruits belongs to [1992](a) Pteridophytes (b) Mosses(c) Ferns (d) Gymnosperms106. In Pinus, the pollen grain has 6 chromosomes then in its endosperm will have [1992](a) 12 (b) 18(c) 6 (d) 24107. Resin and turpentine are obtained from(a) Cycas (b) Pinus [1992](c) Cedrus (d) Abies108. In Pinus/gymnosperms, the haploid structure are [1989](a) Megaspore, endosperm and embryo(b) Megaspore, pollen grain and endosperm(c) Megaspore, integument and root(d) Pollen grain, leaf and root109. In gymnosperms like Pinus and Cycas, the endosperm is [1988](a) triploid (b) haploid(c) diploid (d) tetraploid110. Double fertilization is exhibited by: [2017](a) Algae(b) Fungi(c) Angiosperms(d) Gymnosperms111. Male gametophyte in angiosperms produces:[2015 RS](a) Single sperm and vegetative cell(b) Single sperm and two vegetative cells(c) Three sperms(d) Two sperms and a vegetative cell112. In angiosperms, microsporogenesis and megasporogenesis: [2015 RS](a) Form gametes without further divisions (b) Involve meiosis(c) Occur in ovule (d) Occur in anther113. In angiosperms, functional megaspore develops into [2011M](a) Embryo sac (b) ovule(c) Endosperm (d) pollen sac114. Compared with the gametophytes of the bryophytes the gametophytes of vascular plant are [2011](a) smaller but have larger sex organs (b) larger but have smaller sex organs(c) larger and have larger sex organs (d) smaller and have smaller sex organs115. Male and female gametophytes are Independent and free -living in: [2010](a) Mustard (b) Castor(c) Pinus (d) Sphagnum116. Which one of the following has haplontic life cycle? [2009](a) Polytrichum (b) Ustilago(c) Wheat (d) Funaria117. Which one pair of examples will correctly represent the grouping Spermatophyta according to one of the schemes of classifying plants? [2003](a) Ginkgo, Pisum(b) Acacia, Sugarcane(c) Pinus, Cycas(d) Rhizopus, Triticum118. Which of the following plants produces seeds but not flowers? [2002](a) Maize (b) Mint(c) Peepal (d) Pinus119. Which of the following is without exception in angiosperms? [2002](a) Presence of vessels(b) Double fertilisation(c) Secondary growth(d) Autotrophic nutrition120. The largest ovules, largest male and female gametes and largest plants are found among [2000](a) Angiosperms (b) Tree ferns and some monocots(c) Gymnosperms(d) Dicotyledonous plants121. Largest sperms in the plant world are found in [1998](a) Pinus (b) Banyan(c) Cycas (d) Thuja122. Seed-habit first originated in [1996](a) certain ferns (b) certain pines(c) certain monocots (d) primitive dicots123. Sunken stomata is the characteristic feature of [1995](a) Hydrophyte (b) mesophyte (c) Xerophyte (d) halophyte124. Pinus differs from mango in having [1993](a) Tree habit(b) Green leaves(c) Ovules not enclosed in ovary(d) Wood125. Turpentine is obtained from [1992](a) Angiosperms wood(b) Pteridophytes(c) Gymnosperms wood(d) Ferns126. Which one has the largest gametophyte? [1991](a) Cycas (b) Angiosperm(c) Selaginella (d) MossANSWER KEY
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