The structure marked as “b” can be used for:
1. Photosynthesis
2. Attachment
3. Buoyancy
4. Reproduction
The economic importance of bryophytes include:
I: | A moss provides peat used as a packing material |
II: | They are early colonizers of land in ecological succession |
III: | They can decompose rocks |
IV: | They can prevent soil erosion |
1. | Only I, II and III | 2. | Only I, III and IV |
3. | Only II, III and IV | 4. | I, II, III and IV |
Identify the incorrect statement regarding red algae:
1. Major pigments are chlorophyll a, c and phycocyanin
2. Stored food is floridean starch
3. Cellulosic cell wall with pectin and polysulfate esters
4. Absent flagellar insertions
Unlike bryophytes and pteridophytes, in gymnosperms:
1. | the male and female gametophytes do not have an independent existence |
2. | the vascular tissue is poorly developed |
3. | the reproduction is dependent on water in most cases |
4. | the plants bodies are clearly differentiated into root, stem and leaves |
Prothallus is a:
1. | Multicellular, free-living, mostly photosynthetic thalloid gametophyte in pteridophytes |
2. | Multicellular, free-living, mostly photosynthetic thalloid sporophyte in pteridophytes |
3. | Multicellular, free-living, non photosynthetic thalloid gametophyte in pteridophytes |
4. | Multicellular, free-living, mostly photosynthetic well differentiated sporophyte in pteridophytes |
Consider the following statements regarding green algae:
I: | Pigments are located in definite plastids |
II: | Most have pyrenoids in chloroplasts |
III: | Cell wall has an inner layer of pectose and outer layer of cellulose |
1. Only I and II are correct
2. Only I and III are correct
3. Only II and III are correct
4. I, II and III are correct
Gracilaria and Gelidium, that are source of Agar, belong to:
1. | Chlorophyceae | 2. | Rhodophyceae |
3. | Phaeophyceae | 4. | Fungi |
Consider the following two statements:
I: | The spread of living pteridophytes is restricted to narrow geographical regions |
II: | They are the first terrestrial plants to possess vascular tissues |
1. Both I and II are correct and II explains I
2. Both I and II are correct but II does not explain I
3. I is true but II is false
4. I is false but II is true
Which of the following regarding Cycas is incorrect?
1. Pinnate leaves persist for a few years
2. Male and female cones are born on different plants
3. Coralloid roots are in association with cynobacteria
4. Homosporous gymnosperm
Consider the following two statements:
I: | In Selaginella and Salvia, development of zygotes into young embryos takes place within the female gametophyte. |
II: | Selaginella and Salvia are homosporous pteridophytes |
1. Both I and II are correct and II explains I
2. Both I and II are correct but II does not explain I
3. I is true but II is false
4. I is false but II is true