Assertion (A): | The spread of living pteridophytes is limited and restricted to narrow geographical regions. |
Reason (R): | Evolutionarily, pteridophytes are the first terrestrial plants to possess vascular tissues – xylem and phloem. |
1. | Both (A) and (R) are True and (R) is the correct explanation of (A). |
2. | Both (A) and (R) are True but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A). |
3. | (A) is True but (R) is False. |
4. | Both (A) and (R) are False. |
1. | Cycas is a gymnosperm and Pinus is a pteridophyte |
2. | The gametophyte is dominant in the life cycle of Cycas and the sporophytes is dominant in the life cycle of Pinus |
3. | Roots of Pinus have mycorrhiza association and coralloid roots of Cycas are associated with nitrogen-fixing cyanobacteria |
4. | In Pinus, the male and female cones are borne on different trees and in Cycas on the same tree |
1. | Floridean starch as stored food |
2. | Phycoerythrin in addition to chlorophyll a, c |
3. | 2, unequal, lateral flagellar insertions |
4. | Polysulphate esters in cell wall |
I: | It is the most acceptable system for classification of living organisms. |
II: | The vegetative characters are more easily affected by environment. |
1. | an artificial system based mainly on the androecium structure. |
2. | a natural system based on large number of natural affinities between flowering plants. |
3. | was a phylogenetic system based on evolutionary relationships. |
4. | was a chemotaxonomic system based on structure of homologous proteins. |
In numerical taxonomy:
I: | computers are used and all the observable characters are taken into consideration. |
II: | hundreds of characters can be considered together and each character is given equal importance. |
1. Only I is correct
2. Only II is correct
3. Both I and II are correct
4. both I and II are incorrect
Column I [Classification method] |
Column II [Feature used] |
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A. | Artificial | P. | Evolutionary relationships |
B. | Phylogenetic | Q. | Gross morphological characters |
C. | Chemotaxonomy | R. | Chemical constituents of plants |
D. | Cytotaxonomy | S. | Chromosome number, structure and behaviour |
A | B | C | D | |
1. | P | Q | S | R |
2. | Q | P | R | S |
3. | R | S | P | Q |
4. | S | R | Q | P |
The form and size of algae is highly variable. Which of the following will not be true?
I: | Volvox is a colonial alga. |
II: | Ulothrix and Spirogyra do not form filaments. |
III: | Kelps form massive plants bodies. |
1. Only II | 2. Only III |
3. Both I and II | 4. Both II and III |
Identify the incorrectly matched pair:
Alga | Sexual reproduction | |
I: | Ulothrix | Isogamous; non-flagellated gametes |
II: | Spirogyra | Isogamous; flagellated gametes |
III: | Udorina | Anisogamous |
IV: | Fucus | Oogamous |
1. | Only III | 2. | I, II and III |
3. | Only I and II | 4. | Only III and IV |