Multiple Choice Questions

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Prothallus of fem has :

  • antheridia and archegonia on lower surface

  • antheridia and archegonia on upper surface

  • antheridia on upper surface and archegonia on lower

  • antheridia on lower surface and archegonia on upper surface


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antheridia and archegonia on lower surface

Prothallus of fern is a gametophyte and is formed from spores. It is attached to soil by unicellular rhizoids developed from posterior part of ventral surface. It consists of sex organs, antheridia in male and archogonia in females.


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A protein rich green alga is :

  • Chlorella

  • Spirulina

  • Spirogyra

  • Ulothrix


Rarely among angiosperms the pollen grains influenced the endosperm. This is called as :

  • Metaxenia

  • Nemec phenomenon

  • Xenia

  • Mesogamy


Agar-agar commonly used in bacterial cultures and medication is obtained from :

  • Sargassum 

  • Gelidium

  • Ulothrix

  • Ulva


Mosses are attached to substratum by :

  • roots

  • capsule

  • rhizoids

  • cistron


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Pigments common to all algae are

  • chlorophyll- a and phycobilins

  • chlorophyll- a and carotenoids

  • chlorophyll- a and chlorophyll- b

  • chlorophyll- b and carotenoids


A bryophyte which harbours a nitrogen fixing blue-green alga in its thallus is :

  • Pogonatum

  • Riccia

  • Marchantia

  • Anthoceros


Male cone of Pinus possesses :

  • mega sporophylls

  • microsporophylls

  • anthers

  • ligules


Pratonema is found in the life cycle of:

  • Spirogyra

  • Rhizopus

  • Escherichia

  • Funaria


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A plant having seeds but lacking flowers and fruits belong to

  • pteridophytes

  • mosses

  • ferns

  • gymnosperms


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