Multiple Choice Questions

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Chlorenchyma is known to develop in the

  • spore capsule of a moss

  • pollen tube of Pinus

  • cytoplasm of Chlorella

  • mycellium of a green mould such as Aspergillus


A.

spore capsule of a moss

The apophysis of moss capsule contains chloroplast bearing parenchymatous cells, called as chlorenchyma. Due to presence of chloroplast, chlorenchyma cells have the ability to prepare food by the process of photosynthesis.


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The character found only in halophytes is

  • sunken stomata

  • vivipary

  • velamen tissue

  • heterophylly


Largest moss is

  • Pogonatum

  • Funaria

  • Dawsonia

  • Polytrichum


Agar-agar is obtained from

  • Chlorella

  • Spirogyra

  • Ulothrix

  • Gelidium


Which one of the following is categorised under living fossils?

  • Selaginella

  • Metasequoia

  • Pinus

  • Cycas


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Phycobilins absorb light of wavelength

  • 670-700 nm

  • 610-650 nm

  • 500-650 nm

  • 420-520 nm


Funaria gametophyte is

  • dioecious

  • heteroecious

  • autoecious

  • monoecious and autoecious


Which one of the following is a saprophytic bryophyte?

  • Riccia fluitans

  • Buxbaumia aphylla

  • Funaria hygrometrica

  • Sphagnum


Iodine is obtained from

  • Laminaria 

  • Chlorella

  • Polysiphonia

  • Porphyra


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In Funaria, stomata are present on the

  • stem

  • leaves

  • capsule

  • apophysis


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