Multiple Choice Questions

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 Fern spores are usually

  • Haploid

  • Diploid

  • Triploid

  • Tetraploid


A.

Haploid

In pteridophytes, spore is a haploid structure, which develops after meiosis in the spore mother cell. On germination, it gives rise to a green haploid prothallus (gametophyte) which is monoecious, i.e., has both antheridia (male sex organs) and archegonia (female sex organs).


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In pteridophytes, phloem is without

  • bast fibers

  • Sieve tubes

  • Companion cells

  • Sieve cells


The interxylary phloem is found in the stem of

  • Cucurbita

  • Salvia

  • Calotropis

  • None of these


After karyogamy followed by meiosis, spores are produced exogenously in

  • Neurospora

  • Alternaria

  • Saccharomyces

  • Agaricus


Which one of the following is heterosporous?

  • Equisetum

  • Dryopteris

  • Salvinia

  • Adianturn


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Wound healing is due to

  • Ventral Meristem

  • Secondary meristem

  • Primary meristem

  • All of these


Which one is wrongly matched?

  • Uniflagellate gametes – Polysiphonia

  • Biflagellate zoospores – Brown algae

  • Unicellular organism – Chlorella

  • Gemma cups – Marchantia


Lady finger belongs to family

  • Malvaceae

  • Cucurbitaceae

  • Brassicaceae

  • Liliaceae


Identify the wrong combination

  • Dryopteris → Rhizome

  • Cycas → Coralloid roots

  • Volvox → Colonial form

  • Marchantia →Pseudoelaters


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Which of the following supports a dense population of plankton and littoral vegetation?

  • Oligotrophic

  • Eutrophic

  • Lithotrophic

  • Agroecotrophic


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