ASSIG-1- PLANT KINGDOM

1. The main plant body is diploid in 5. In which of the following gymnosperms, the pinnate
leaves persist for a few years?
(1) Ginkgo
(1) Cycas
(2) Polytrichum
(2) Pinus
(3) Marchantia
(3) Ginkgo
(4) Sphagnum
(4) Cedrus
2. (X) uses the chemical constituents of plants to
resolve confusions in classification. 6. Which of the following algae produce Carrageen?
Select the correct option for (X).
(1) Blue-green algae
(1) Cytotaxonomy
(2) Green algae
(2) Karyotaxonomy
(3) Brown algae
(3) Numerical taxonomy
(4) Red algae
(4) Chemotaxonomy
7. Mark the odd one w.r.t. multicellular and branched
3. Read the following statements and choose the correct rhizoids
option.
Assertion : Natural system of classification classifies (1) Polytrichum
organisms on the basis of their natural affinities. (2) Marchantia
Reason : Fossils play important role in natural system of
classification to elucidate evolutionary relationships among (3) Sphagnum
organisms. (4) Funaria
Both Assertion & Reason are true and the reason is
(1) the correct explanation of the assertion. 8. Coralloid roots are found in
Both Assertion & Reason are true but the reason is (1) Pinus
(2) not the correct explanation of the assertion.
(2) Sequoia
(3) Assertion is true statement but Reason is false.
(3) Cycas
(4) Both Assertion and Reason are false statements.
(4) All gymnosperms
4. Pinus is (a) plant and has (b) stem.
Select the correct option to fill in the blanks (a) and (b). 9. Which of the following algae has chlorophyll a and d as
(a) (b) the major pigments?
(1) Monoecious Branched (1) Laminaria
(2) Dioecious Unbranched
(2) Porphyra
(3) Monoecious Unbranched
(3) Sargassum
(4) Dioecious Branched
(4) Chara
(1) (1)
10. The thallus is dorsiventral and closely appressed to the
(2) (2) substratum in
(3) (3) (1) Funaria
(4) (4) (2) Sphagnum
(3) Marchantia
(4) Polytrichum

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11. Phycoerythrin is a major pigment in 18. Spores in liverworts and mosses respectively germinate
to produce A and B directly.
(1) Sargassum
Select the correct option to fill in the blanks A and B.
(2) Laminaria
A B
(3) Porphyra
(1) Gametophyte Protonema
(4) Ectocarpus (2) Gametophyte Leafy stage
12. Read the following statements and choose the correct (3) Protonema Sporophyte
option
(4) Protonema Prothallus
Statement A : In mosses, the first stage is protonema
stage which directly develops from gamete. (1) (1)
Statement B : The sex organs are produced at the apex
of the leafy shoot in Mosses. (2) (2)
(1) Only statement A is correct (3) (3)
(2) Only statement B is correct (4) (4)
(3) Both statements A and B are correct 19. Where does pollen tube discharge its contents in
gymnosperms?
(4) Both statements A and B are incorrect
(1) On the microsporophyll
13. Mannitol is the stored food in
(2) In the ovary
(1) Gracillaria
(3) Near the mouth of archegonia
(2) Fucus
(4) On the stigma
(3) Chara
20. Select the true statement for protonema.
(4) Porphyra
(1) They are formed after germination of zygote.
14. Colonial alga is
(2) They are nongreen and creeping structures.
(1) Volvox
(3) They can show vegetative reproduction by budding.
(2) Spirogyra
(4) They represent the juvenile phase of liverworts.
(3) Ulothrix
21. Identify the algae A and B and select the correct option.
(4) Nostoc
15. Select the odd one out w.r.t. heterosporous species
(1) Selaginella
(2) Salvinia
(3) Cedrus
(4) Funaria
16. Consider the following features:
(a) Chlorophyll b and chlorophyll c
(b) Stored food as Floridean starch
(c) Cell wall is composed of cellulose
Which of these are seen in red algae?
(1) Only (a) and (b) (1) A - Fucus, B - Porphyra
(2) Only (b) and (c) (2) A - Laminaria, B - Chara
(3) All (a), (b) and (c) (3) A - Dictyota, B - Porphyra
(4) Only (a) and (c) (4) A - Dictyota, B - Polysiphonia
17. Algin is present on the outside of the cell wall of 22. In which of the following aspects, Cycas is different from
Pinus?
(1) Ulothrix
Dependency of female gametophyte on parent
(2) Polysiphonia (1) sporophyte

(3) Volvox (2) Possessing tap root system

(4) Laminaria (3) Bearing seeds which are not enclosed within fruit wall
Forming symbiotic association with nitrogen fixing
(4) cyanobacteria in coralloid roots

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23. Match the following columns and select the correct 30. A moss which provides peat used as fuel and also used
option. in trans-shipment of living material is
Column I Column II (1) Marchantia
Chlorophyll a and c as a major (2) Sphagnum
a. i. Gelidium
pigments
(3) Funaria
b. Agar ii. Sargassum
(4) Polytrichum
Proteins rich food supplement Mosses along
c. iii.
used by space travellers with lichens 31. Select the incorrect statement w.r.t. bryophytes.
d. First organisms to colonise rock iv. Chlorella The plant body is attached to the substratum by
(1) unicellular or multicellular rhizoids
(1) a – ii, b – i, c – iv, d – iii (2) They may possess stem-like and leaf-like structures
(2) a – i, b – ii, c – iii, d – iv The sporophyte is always free-living and
(3) photosynthetic
(3) a – i, b – ii, c – iv, d – iii
Zygote does not undergo reduction division
(4) immediately
(4) a – ii, b – i, c – iii, d – iv
24. On the basis of the following features, identify the algae 32. Identify the statements as True (T) or False (F) w.r.t.
from the given options. Ulothrix.
· Cellulosic cell wall is usually covered on the outside by A. It is a colonial alga.
algin. B. Has rigid cell wall made up of an inner layer of
· Pear-shaped gametes bear two laterally attached cellulose and an outer layer of carrageen.
flagella. C. Most common spores produced are the zoospores.
D. Major pigments are chlorophyll a and chlorophyll b.
(1) Chara
(1) A – T, B – F, C – T, D – T
(2) Porphyra
(2) A – F, B – F, C – T, D – T
(3) Spirogyra
(3) A – F, B – T, C – F, D – F
(4) Laminaria
(4) A – F, B – T, C – T, D – F
25. Mannitol is the stored food in
33. Unlike pteridophytes, gymnosperms do not have
(1) Gracilaria
Independent free living male and female
(1) gametophytes
(2) Fucus
(3) Chara (2) Differentiated main plant body

(4) Porphyra (3) Diploid sporophytic phase in the life cycle

(4) Vascular tissues
26. Kelps are
(1) Filamentous red algae 34. Kelps are

(2) Profusely branched brown algae (1) Filamentous red algae

(3) Profusely branched red algae (2) Profusely branched brown algae

(4) Colonial green algae (3) Profusely branched red algae

(4) Colonial green algae
27. Members of rhodophyceae differ from members of other
two classes of algae in 35. Explain the following briefly.
(1) Producing only non-motile gametes (a) Sporophyte of liverworts
(b) Coralloid roots
(2) Being multicellular
36. Read the divisions of algae and their main characteristics
(3) Having inner cellulosic cell wall given below. Select the correct option.
(4) Being found in fresh water
Classes Major Pigments Stored Food
28. What do you understand by heterosporous pteridophytes.
Phaeophyceae A B
Give any 2 examples.
Chlorophyceae Chlorophyll a and b Starch
29. Which of the following belongs to Rhodophyceae?
(1) Ulothrix Rhodophyceae C D

(2) Laminaria (1) A – Chlorophyll a & d, B – Mannitol

(3) Gracilaria (2) A – Chlorophyll a & c, D – Laminarin
(4) Fucus (3) C – Chlorophyll a & d, D – Floridean Starch
(4) A – Chlorophyll a & d, D – Laminarin

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37. Which of the following is/are correct for protonema of 44. Angiospermic plants
mosses? (1) Have gametophytic plant body as dominant phase
(a) Juvenile stage
(b) Reproduce vegetatively Have haploid sporophtyic plant body as dominant
(2) phase
(c) Sexually reproduces by gamete formation
(3) Show double fertilisation
(1) Only (a) and (b)
(4) Are mostly seedless plants
(2) Only (b) and (c)
45. Lycopodium belongs to class
(3) Only (a) and (c)
(1) Pteropsida
(4) All (a), (b) and (c)
(2) Sphenopsida
38. Stored food in red algae is
(3) Psilopsida
(1) Floridean starch
(4) Lycopsida
(2) Laminarin
46. Pollen grains in angiosperms
(3) Mannitol
(1) Are produced in megasporangium
(4) Oil
(2) Represent female gametophyte
39. Lycopodium belongs to class
(3) Are carrier of male gametes
(1) Pteropsida
(4) Are diploid
(2) Sphenopsida
47. Main plant body possessing leaf-like structures and has
(3) Psilopsida rhizoids in
(4) Lycopsida (1) Funaria
40. Gymnosperms (2) Selaginella
Are plants in which the ovules are not enclosed by (3) Ginkgo
(1) any ovary wall and remain exposed

(2) Are seedless plants (4) Eucalyptus

Have gametophyte as dominant phase of their life 48. Select the odd one out w.r.t. ploidy in mosses.
(3) cycle
(1) Archegonium
(4) Usually need water for male gamete transfer
(2) Gametophyte
41. “The zygote develops into an embryo, retained within a
seed.” (3) Capsule
This statement is true for all, except (4) Protonema
(1) Angiosperms
49. Leaves of conifers do not have/show
(2) Ferns
(1) Thick cuticle
(3) Cycads
(2) Sunken stomata
(4) Dicots
(3) Reduced surface area
42. Male gamete is non-motile in (4) High water loss
(1) Most of the green algae
50. Since form dense mats over the soil they reduce
(2) Bryophytes the impact of falling rain and prevent soil erosion
(3) Flowering plants (1) Mosses
(4) Pteridophytes (2) Algae

43. Select the odd one w.r.t. organisms showing (3) Seed plants
haplodiplontic life cycle. (4) Ferns
(1) Fucus
(2) Polysiphonia
(3) Ectocarpus
(4) Marchantia

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51. Match the following columns. 57. Vegetative propagation in Funaria occurs through

Column I Column II (1) Fission

Complex post fertilisation (2) Fragmentation of protonema
a. (i) Ectocarpus
development
(3) Zoospores
b. Preparation of ice-creams (ii) Chlorella
(4) Flagellated spores
c. Filamentous body (iii) Red algae
58. Algae lack
d. Space food (iv) Agar
(1) Sexual reproduction
(1) a(iii), b(i), c(iv), d(ii)
(2) Cell wall
(2) a(iii), b(iv), c(i), d(ii)
(3) Vascular tissues
(3) a(iv), b(iii), c(i), d(ii)
(4) Thalloid body
(4) a(i), b(iv), c(ii), d(iii)
59. The pteridophyte which does not belong to Pteropsida is
52. How many cells are present in the egg apparatus of
embryo sac of a typical angiosperm? (1) Adiantum

(1) 6 (2) Pteris

(2) 4 (3) Equisetum

(3) 2 (4) Dryopteris

(4) 3 60. Agar is a hydrocolloid obtained from

53. Phycoerythrin is a major pigment found in (1) Gelidium

(1) Diatoms (2) Porphyra

(2) Green algae (3) Sargassum

(3) Red algae (4) Chlorella

(4) Brown algae 61. Pollination in gymnosperms occurs by

54. Hydrocolloids (1) Water

(a) Are water holding substances (2) Insect
(b) Also include agar
(c) Are produced by Gelidium and Gracilaria (3) Wind
Which of the above statements are true?
(4) Birds
(1) All (a), (b) and (c)
62. Tap roots of are associated with fungi
(2) (a) and (b) only
(1) Cycas
(3) (b) and (c) only
(2) Pinus
(4) (a) and (c) only
(3) Pteris
55. Which of the following is/are correct for protonema of
(4) Pea
mosses?
(a) Juvenile stage 63. Which among the following plants show event that is a
(b) Reproduce vegetatively precursor to the seed habit?
(c) Sexually reproduces by gametes formation
(1) Bryophytes
(1) Only (a) and (b)
(2) Gymnosperms
(2) Only (b) and (c)
(3) Pteridophytes
(3) Only (a) and (c)
(4) Angiosperms
(4) All (a), (b) and (c)
64. In green algae outer and inner layer of cell wall is
56. Mannitol is found in all, except
composed of (A) and (B) , respectively.
(1) Fucus
(1) (A) Cellulose (B) Hemi cellulose
(2) Porphyra
(2) (A) Cellulose (B) Pectin
(3) Sargassum
(3) (A) Pectose (B) Cellulose
(4) Laminaria
(4) (A) Lignin (B) Cellulose

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65. The sexual reproduction shows variations that are 73. Triple fusion is a characteristic feature of
isogamy, anisogamy and oogamy in (1) Bryophytes
(1) Red algae (2) Gymnosperms
(2) Green and brown algae (3) Angiosperms
(3) Blue-green algae (4) Pteridophytes
(4) Brown and red algae 74. Embryo sac with three celled egg apparatus is a
66. Which of the given pteridophytes does not belong to characteristic feature of
group pteropsida? (1) Angiosperms
(1) Pteris (2) Most of the gymnosperms
(2) Selaginella (3) Bryophytes
(3) Dryopteris (4) Most of the pteridophytes
(4) Adiantum 75. Prothallus is
67. Juvenile stage of moss is (1) Photosynthetic
(1) Protonema (2) Unicellular
(2) Capsule (3) Diploid
(3) Prothallus (4) Spore producing structure
(4) Seta 76. Read the following characteristics and identify the class
68. Which of the following statements is incorrect for of algae.
pteridophytes? a. Chloroplast may be spiral, cup-shaped, discoid or
reticulate.
(1) They are called vascular cryptogams b. Pyrenoids contain protein besides starch.
Their plant body is differentiated into root, stem and c. Some members may store food in the form of oil
(2) leaves droplets.
Their main plant body is always dependent on the (1) Phaeophyceae
(3) gametophyte
(2) Chlorophyceae
(4) They produce motile male gametes
(3) Rhodophyceae
69. Which group of plants is known as “Amphibians of plant
kingdom? (4) Cyanophyceae
(1) Gymnosperms 77. Which of the given is a red alga?
(2) Algae (1) Chara
(3) Bryophytes (2) Volvox
(4) Angiosperms (3) Fucus
70. Vascular tissues are present in all, except (4) Polysiphonia
(1) Gingko 78. Leaves of conifers do not have
(2) Selaginella (1) Needle like shape
(3) Pinus (2) Very thin cuticle
(4) Marchantia (3) Sunken stomata
71. Coralloid roots are found in (4) Ability to withstand extremes of temperature
(1) Pinus 79. Floridean starch is stored food in
(2) Cycas (1) Porphyra
(3) Pteris (2) Ectocarpus
(4) Adiantum (3) Fucus
72. Select the odd one w.r.t. green algae. (4) Sargassum
(1) Volvox 80. Coralloid roots of Cycas are associated with
(2) Chlamydomonas (1) N2 fixing cyanobacteria
(3) Chara (2) Fungi
(4) Porphyra (3) Archaebacteria
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81. Read the following statements and choose the correct 88. Gymnosperms differ from ferns in having/being
option. (1) Embryophytes
Assertion (A) : Bryophytes are called "amphibians of
plant kingdom". (2) Vascular tissues
Reason (B) : Bryophytes live in soil but are dependent on (3) Ovule
water for fertilisation.
(4) Archegonia
Both Assertion & Reason are true and the reason is
(1) the correct explanation of the assertion
89. Male and female gametophytes do not have independent
Both Assertion & Reason are true but the reason is existence in
(2) not the correct explanation of the assertion
(1) Gymnosperms
(3) Assertion is true statement but Reason is false
(2) Mosses
(4) Both Assertion and Reason are false statements
(3) Ferns
82. Smallest angiosperm is
(4) Liverworts
(1) Wolffia
90. Find the odd one out w.r.t. life cycle patterns
(2) Acacia
(1) In haplontic life cycle, gametophyte is dominant stage
(3) Eucalyptus
(2) In diplontic life cycle, sporophyte is dominant stage
(4) Cotton
In haplo-diplontic life cycle, both sporophyte and
83. Asexual reproduction in brown algae generally occurs (3) gametophyte stages are absent
with the help of zoospores. These zoospores can be (4) In diplontic life cycle, sporophyte stage is multicellular
characterised by all, except
91. Find the mismatched pair w.r.t. plants.
(1) Unequal laterally attached flagella
(1) Bryophyta – Embryophytes
(2) Non-motile pear shaped
(2) Pteridophyta – First tracheophytes
(3) Biflagellated
(3) Gymnosperms – Naked seeded plants
(4) Motile pear shaped
(4) Angiosperms – Archegoniate spermatophytes
84. The reserve food material in giant sea kelps is stored in the
form of 92. Select the odd one out w.r.t. heterosporous species.
(1) Floridean starch (1) Selaginella
(2) Laminarin (2) Salvinia
(3) Starch (3) Cedrus
(4) Oil droplets (4) Adiantum
85. Which classification system assumes that organisms 93. Find the odd one out w.r.t. life cycle patterns.
belonging to the same taxa have a common ancestor?
(1) In haplontic life cycle, gametophyte is dominant stage
(1) Natural system of classification
(2) In diplontic life cycle, sporophyte is dominant stage
(2) Artificial system of classification
In haplo-diplontic life cycle, both sporophyte and
(3) gametophyte stages are absent
(3) Phylogenetic classification system
In haplo-diplontic life cycle, both sporophyte and
(4) Sexual system of classification (4) gametophyte stages are multicellular

86. Heterosporous pteridophyte is 94. Angiospermic plants

(1) Selaginella (1) Have gametophytic plant body as dominant phase
(2) Funaria Have haploid sporophytic plant body as dominant
(2) phase
(3) Lycopodium
(3) Show double fertilisation
(4) Dryopteris
(4) Are mostly seedless plants
87. Spirogyra
95. The main plant body of bryophytes is
(1) Belongs to phaeophyceae
(1) Free living sporophyte
(2) Shows diplontic life cycle
(2) Free living gametophyte
(3) Shows isogamous reproduction
(3) More differentiated than that of ferns
(4) Has motile female gamete
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96. Which of the following is not the characteristics of 98. All of the following plant groups exhibit haplodiplontic
diplontic life cycle? type of life-cycle pattern, except

(1) Main plant body is sporophyte (1) Kelps

(2) Gametophyte is not free living (2) Bryophytes

(3) One phase of life cycle is of short duration (3) Most of the algae

(4) Meiosis in zygote forms haploid spores (4) Pteridophytes

97. Gemmae are 99. Pinnately compound leaves are found in

(1) Asexual buds present in Marsilea (1) Riccia

(2) Sexual buds present in Marsilea (2) Pinus

(3) Asexual buds present in Marchantia (3) Cycas

(4) Sexual buds present in Marchantia (4) Equisetum

100. Psilotum belongs to the class
(1) Lycopsida
(2) Pteropsida
(3) Sphenopsida