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Identify the incorrect statement regarding green algae?
1. They contain chl a, chl b as well as carotenoids.
2. The chloroplasts may be discoid, plate-like, reticulate, cup-shaped, spiral or ribbon-shaped in different species.
3. Most members have one or more storage bodies called pyrenoids located outside the chloroplasts.
4. They usually have a rigid cell wall made of an inner layer of cellulose and an outer layer of pectose.

In mosses, the sex organs are seen in:
1. Protonema stage
2. Leafy stage
3. Capsule of the sporophyte
4. Seta of the sporophyte

Which of the following taxonomic categories contains organisms least similar to one another?
1. Class
2. Genus
3. Family
4. Species

The life cycle pattern shown in the given diagram is not seen  in:

1. Chlamydomanas
2. Spirogyra
3. Volvox
4. Ectocarpus

Zygotic meiosis is characteristic of
(1) Marchantia
(2) Fucus
(3) Funaria
(4) Chlamydomonas

Archegoniophore is present in
(1) Chara
(2) Adiantum
(3) Funaria
(4) Marchantia

In a moss, the sporophyte:
(1) is partially parasitic on the gametophyte
(2) produces gametes that give rise to the gametophyte
(3) arises from a spore produced from the gametophyte
(4) manufactures food for itself, as well as for the gametophyte

Gametophyte and sporophyte are independent of each other in which of the following groups?

Occurrence of triploid (3n) primary endosperm nucleus is a characteristic feature of
(1) Algae
(2) Gymnosperms
(3) Angiosperms
(4) Bryophytes

Herbarium does not account which of the following statement.
a. Store house of collected plant specimen
b. Plant specimen are dried, pressed and preserved.
c. Arrangement of sheets is according to local system of classification
d. These specimen over sheets are store house for future use

Which of the following match is incorrect with respect to museum?
a. Insects: Collected, Killed and Pinned
b. Birds and mammals: stuffed and preserved
c. Animal specimen: jars filled with preservative solution
d. Plants: always live form

Index of plant species of a particular area can be studied by means of

Which of the following is not a mode of bacterial reproduction?

Which of the following was not a feature of kingdom Monera but that of protista?

Red tides in the sea are because of

Euglenoids can be/have

Which of the following does not belong to class ascomycetes?
a. Aspergillus
b. Neurospora
c. Claviceps
d. Puccinia

Viruses did not find a place in classification because –
a. They do not possess a cellular structure
b. They can be crystallized
c. They do not divide outside the cell
d. All of the above

Select the right match -

Leafy stage develops from the secondary protonema as a
1. Apical bud
2. Axillary bud
3.Lateral bud
4. Meristem

Match Column-I with Column-II and choose the correct option

(1) (a) – (ii), (b) – (iii), (c) – (iv), (d) – (i)
(2) (a) – (i), (b) – (iv), (c) – (ii), (d) – (iii)
(3) (a) – (iv), (b) – (i), (c) – (iii), (d) – (ii)
(4) (a) – (iv), (b) – (i), (c) – (ii), (d) – (iii)
 

Which of the following are true for cyanobacteria?

1. I, III, IV
2. I, II, III, IV
3. II, III, IV
4. I, II, IV

Which of the following is not true for chrysophytes?
1. Found in fresh water as well as in marine environment.
2. Cell membranes are embedded with silica.
3. Most of them are photosynthetic.
4. Microscopic and float passively in water currents.

Match the items given in column I with those in Column II select the correct option given below :
      Column I                               Column II
a. Herbarium               i. It is a place having a collection of preserved plants and animals.
b. Key                        ii. A list that enumerates methodically all the species found in an area                                                                                 with brief description aiding identification.
c. Museum                 iii. Is a place where dried and presses plant specimens mounted on sheets                                                                          are kept.
d. Catalouge              iv. A booklet containing a list of characters and their alternates which are                                                                             helpful in identification of various taxa
        a       b       c       d
(1)   ii      iv      iii       i
(2)  iii      ii        i       iv
(3)   i       iv       iii      ii
(4)  iii      iv       i        ii

The incorrect match for chlorophyll type is
1. Chlorophyll ‘a’ .... Green algae
2. Chlorophyll ‘d’ ... Diatoms
3. Chlorophyll ‘c’ ... Dinoflagellates and Brown algae
4. Chlorophyll ‘d’ ...Red algae

Pyrenoid is

Sexual reproduction in chlorophyceae is of

This picture is associated with an organism that belongs to a class. Which of the following features is not correct about that class?
                               

Gametophyte in the pteridophytes is
(i) Small, inconspicuous.
(ii) Long-lived, unicellular.
(iii) Mostly photosynthetic thalloid or saprophytic.
(iv) Short lived, haploid.
How many statements are correct with respect to gametophyte?
1. Two 
2. Three
3. Four 
4. One

Asexual spored in brown algae are
1.  Non-motile sporangiospore.
2.  Biflagellated zoospores with two equal flagella.
3. Quadriflagellated zoospores with thick cell walls.
4.  Biflagellated zoospores with two unequal lateral flagella.

Which, among the following, are the smallest living cells, known without a definite cell wall, pathogenic to plants as well as animals and can survive without oxygen?
1. Pseudomonas
2. Mycoplasma
3. Nostoc
4. Bacillus

Which of the following statements is incorrect?

Group of organisms in which cell wall forms two thin overlapping shells are
1. Responsible for bioluminescence.
2. Chief producers of ocean.
3. Prokaryotes.
4. Heterotrophs.

Which of the following is a disease caused by
prion?
1. Kala-azar
2. Parkinson’s disease
3. Creutzfeldt-Jacob disease
4. Gas gangrene

Select the correct statement:

Which of the following is not true for three domain
system?
1. Divides kingdom monera into two domains.
2. Third domain includes all eukaryotic organisms.
3. It resulted in six kingdom classifications.
4. It is not phylogenetic.

Archaebacteria differ from other bacteria on the
basis of
1. Cell membrane structure.
2. Cell wall structure.
3. Presence of vacuole.
4. flagella structure.

Secondary protonema of moss
1. Helps in propagation by fragmentation.
2. Helps in propagation by budding.
3. Have leafy stage as lateral bud.
4. All the above

Which of the following statements is correct?
1. Lichens do not grow in polluted areas.
2. Algal component of lichens is called mycobiont.
3. Fungal component of lichens is called phycobiont.
4. Lichens are not good pollution indicators.

Select the correct statement with respect to gemmae
a. These are specialised reproductive structures in members of thallophytes and bryophytes
b. These are green, unicellular & asexual buds
c. These are formed in small receptacles located on thalli
d. Single gemma forms two new individuals after germination
e. These are chlorophyllous and multicellular structures
f. They germinate and make monoecious thallus of Marchantia
1. a,d,e and f
2. b,c,d and f
3. c,d and e
4. b,c and f

Chitinous cell wall and endogenously formed sexual spore are common features of
1. Albugo and Rhizopus
2. Aspergillus and Penicillium
3. Claviceps and Colletotrichum
4. Phytophthora and Neurospora

Which of the following feature(s) is/are exclusive in angiosperms :-
a. Presence of fruit
b. Double fertilization
c. Female gametophyte
d. Presence of flowers
e. Formation of endosperm
f. Presence of vessels and companion cells
Tick the right one :-
1. a, b, c, e
2. b, c, d, e
3. b, d, e, f
4. a, b, d, f

The correct definition of the genus may be:-
1. Genus is an aggregate of distantly related species
2. Genus is a group of species present in a given area
3. Genus is an aggregate of closely related species
4. Genus is a group species present in a common habitat

Red tides are due to the rapid multiplication of
1. Cyanobacteria
2. Chlamydomonas
3. Gonyaulax
4. Diatoms

The highest category in the taxonomic hierarchy is
1. Kingdom
2. Phylum
3. Class
4. Species

Select the incorrect match with respect to the given taxonomic categories of wheat.
1. Genus - Triticum
2. Family - aestivum
3. Order- Poales
4. Class - Monocotyledonae

Find the incorrect match
1. Isogametes – Cladophora
2. Isogametes – Rhizopus
3. Heterogametes – Ulothrix
4. Heterogametes – Volvox

The correctly written binomial epithet of Mango is
1. Mangifera indica linn
2. Mangifera indica Linn.
3. Mangifera Indica L
4. Mangifera indica L