BOTANY BY DR GEETENDRA SINGH MBBS MD MPH M.

MED

TEST on PLANT TAXONOMY for NEET 2017

1. Which one of the following shows isogamy with non-flagellated gametes?
a) Sargassum
b) Ectocarpus
c) Ulothrix
d) Spirogyra
2. Which of the following is responsible for peat formation?
a) Marchantia
b) Riccia
c) Funaria
d) Sphagnum
3. An alga which can be employed as food for human being is
a) Ulothrix
b) Chlorella
c) Spirogyra
d) Polysiphonia
4. Male gametophyte with least number of cells is present in
a) Pteris
b) Funaria
c) Lilium
d) Pinus
5. Besides paddy fields, cyanobacteria are also found inside vegetative part of
a) Pinus
b) Cycas
c) Equisetum
d) Psilotum
6. Read the following statement (I to IV) and answer the question which follows them
I. In liverworts, mosses and ferns gametophytes are free living
II. Gymnosperms and some ferns are heterospores.
III. Sexual reproduction in Volvox and Albugo is oogamous
IV. The sporophyte in liverword is more elaborate than that in mosses.
How many of the above statements are correct?
a) One b) Two
c) Three d) Four
7. Cycas and Adiantum resemble each other in having
a) seeds b) motile sperms
c) cambium d) vessels

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8. Which one of the following is a correct statement?

a) Pteridophyte gametophyte has a protonemal and leafy stage
b) In gymnosperms female gametophyte is free-living
c) Antheridiophores and archegoniophores are present in pteridophytes
d) Origin of seed habit can be traced in pteridophytes
9. Following is common to multicellular fungi, filamentous algae and protonema of mosses?
a) Diplontic life cycle
b) Members of kingdom- Plantae
c) Mode of nutrition
d) Multiplication by fragmentation
10.Gymnosperms are also called soft wood spermatophytes because they lack
a) cambium b) phloem fibres
c) thick-walled tracheids d) xylem fibres
11. Compared with the gametophytes of the bryophytes, the gametophytes of vascular plants -
a) larger but to have smaller sex organs
b) larger and to have large sex organs
c) smaller and to have smaller sex organs
d) smaller but to have larger sex organs

12. The gametophyte is not an independent, free living generation in

a) Adiantum b) Marchantia
c) Pinus d) Polytrichum

13. Archegoniophore is present in

a) Chara b) Adiantum
c) Funaria d) Marchantia

14. A prokaryotic autotrophic nitrogen fixing symbiont is found in

a) Cycas b) Cicer
c) Pisum d) Alnus

15. Algae have cell wall made up of

a) Cellulose, galactans and mannans
b) Hemicelluloses, pectins and proteins
c) Pectins, cellulose and proteins
d) Cellulose, hemicelluloses and pectins

16. Male and female gametophytes are independent and free-living in

a) mustard b) castor
c) Pinus d) Sphagnum

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17. Mannitol is the stored food in

a) Chara b) Porphyra
c) Fucus d) Gracilaria

18. Which one of the following is a vascular cryptogam?

a) Equisetum b) Ginkgo
c) Marchantia d) Cedrus

19.Which one of the following is considered important in the development of seed habit?
a) Dependent Sporophyte b) Heterospory
c) Haplontic life cycle d) free living gametophyte

20. Which one of the following plants is monoecious?

a) Marchantia b) Pinus
c) Cycas d) Papaya

21. Select one of the following pairs of important features distinguishing Gnetum from Cycas
and Pinus and showing affinities with angiosperms
a) absence of resin duct and leaf venation
b) presence of vessel elements and absence of archegonia
c) perianth and two integuments
d) embryo development and apical meristem

22. Spore dissemination in Funaria is aided by

a) Elaters b) Indusium
c) calyptrogen d) Peristome teeth

23. If you are asked to classify the various algae into distinct groups,
which of the following characters you should choose?
a) Color of Algae
b) Nutritional value of Algae
c) Morphology of algae
d) Biochemical analysis of Algae

24.Flagellated male gametes are present in all the three of which one of the following sets?
a) Anthoceros, Funaria and Spirogyra
b) Zygnema, Saprolegnia and Hydrilla
c) Fucus, Marselia and calotropis
d)Riccia, Dryopteris and Cycas

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25. In gymnosperms, the pollen chamber represents

a) a cell in the pollen grain in which the sperms are formed
b) a cavity in the ovule in which pollen grains are stored after pollination
c)an opening in the megagametophyte through which the pollen tube approaches the egg
d) the microsporangium in which pollen grains develop

26. Peat moss is used as a packing material for sending live plants to distant places because
a) it is hygroscopic
b) it reduces transpiration
c) it serves as a disinfectant
d) it is easily available

27. Conifers differ from grasses in the

a) lack of xylem tracheids
b) absence of pollen tubes
c) formation of endosperm before fertilization
d) production of seeds from ovules

28. Auxospores and hormocysts are formed respectively by

a) several diatoms and a few cyanobacteria
b) several cyanobacteria and several diatoms
c) some diatoms and several cyanobacteria
d) some cyanobacteria and many diatoms

29. Match items in column I with those in column II

Column I Column II
A. Peritrichous flagellation 1. Ginkgo
B. Living fossil 2. Macrocystis
C. Rhizophore 3. Escherichia coli
D. Smallest flowering plant 4. Selaginella
E. Largest perennial alga 5. Wolffia

Select the correct answer from the following.

A B C D E
a) 3 1 4 5 2
b) 2 1 3 4 5
c) 5 3 2 5 1
d) 1 2 5 3 2
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30. Which one of the following is a living fossil?

a) Cycas b) Moss
c) Saccharomyces d) Spirogya

31. A free living BGA which can also form symbiotic association with the water fern Azolla is
a) Tolypothrix b) Chlorella
c) Nosctoc d) Anabaena

32. Angiosperms have dominated the land flora primarily because of their
a) Power of adaptability in diverse habitat
b) Property of producing large number of seeds
c) Nature of some pollination
d) Domestication by man

33. Sexual reproducation in Spirogyra is an advanced feature because it shows

a) Physiologically differentiated sex organs
b) different size of motile sex organs
c) same size of motile sex organs
d) morphologically different sex organs

34. Which of the following is without exception in angiosperms?

a) Presence of vessels
b) Double fertilization
c) Secondary growth
d) Autotrophic nutrition

35. The species confined to a particular region and not found elsewhere is termed as
a) keystone b) alien
c) endemic d) rare

36. In which group of organisms the cell walls form two thin overlapping shells which fit together?
a) Chrysophytes b) Euglenoids
c) Dinoflagellates d) Slime moulds

37. Which of the following are most suitable indicators of SO 2 pollution in the environment?
a) Lichens b) Conifers
c) Algae d) Fungi

38. Chrysophytes, euglenoids, dinoflagellates and slime moulds are included in the kingdom

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a) Protista b) Fungi
c) Animalia d) Monera

39. Which one of the following statements is Correct?

a) Funaria is a pteridophyte
b) Archebacteria is another name of BGA
c) Spirogyra is a mould
d) Cyanobacteria having Genophore

40. Which of the following would appear as the pioneer organisms on bare rocks?
a) Liverworts b) Mosses
c) Green algae d) Lichens

41. Select the correct statement

a) Salvinia, Ginkgo and Pinus all are gymnosperms
b) Sequoia is one of the tallest trees
c) The leaves of gymnosperms are not well adapted to extremes of climate
d) Gymnosperms are both homosporous and heterosporous

42. Conifers are adapted to tolerate extreme environmental conditions because of

a) broad hardy leaves b) superficial stomata
c) thick cuticle d) the presence of vessels

43. Which one of the following statements is wrong?

a) Algae increase the level of dissolved oxygen in the immediate environment
b) Algin is obtained from red algae and carrageenan from brown alga
c) Agar-agar is obtained from Gelidium and Gracilaria
d) Laminaria and Sargassum are used as food

44. Pinus differs from mango in having

a) tree habit b) green leaves
c) ovules not enclosed in ovary d) wood

45. Pteridophytes differ from mosses/ bryophytes in possessing

a) independent gametophyte
b) well developed vascular system
c) archegonia
d) flagellate spermatozoids

46. Which one is the most advanced from evolutionary view point?

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a) Selaginella b) Funaria
c) Chlamydomonas d) Pinus

47. Pyrenoids are the centers for storage of

a) Protein b) Enzymes
c) Fat d)Starch

48. The plant group that produces spores and embryo but lacks vascular tissues and seeds is
a) Pteridophyta b)Rhodophyta
c) Bryophyta d) Phaeophyta

49. A plant having seeds but lacking flowers and fruits belongs to
a) pteridophytes b) mosses
c) ferns d) gymnosperms

50. Which one of the following is not common between funaria and Seleginella?
a) Archegonium B) Embryo
c) gametophyte d) Roots

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