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(1)
A colonial alga is
[A]
Volvox
[B]
Chlorella
[C]
Ulothrix
[D]
Spirogyra
(2)
Pick the mismatched pair
[A]
Cycas – Dioecious
[B]
Equisetum – Homosporous
[C]
Salvinia – Heterosporous
[D]
Pinus – Dioecious
Answer: Pinus – Dioecious
(3)
Zygotic meiosis is the characteristic of
[A]
Fucus
[B]
Funaria
[C]
Marchantia
[D]
Chlamydomonas
(4)
A fungus contains cells with two nuclei from different genomes. The nuclei do not fuse but divide independently and simultaneously as new cells are formed. This fungus belongs to
[A]
phycomycetes
[B]
zygomycetes
[C]
deuteromycetes
[D]
basidiomycetes
(5)
Bacteria were regarded to be plants because
[A]
some of them are green in colour.
[B]
they are present every where.
[C]
some of them cannot move.
[D]
they have a rigid cell wall.
Answer: they have a rigid cell wall.
(6)
Which one single organism or the pair of organisms is correctly assigned to its taxonomic group?
[A]
Paramecium and Plasmodium belong to the same kingdom as that of Penicillium.
[B]
Lichen is a composite organism formed from the symbiotic association of an alga and a protozoan.
[C]
Yeast used in making bread and beer is a fungus.
[D]
nostoc and anabaena are examples of protista.
Answer: Yeast used in making bread and beer is a fungus.
(7)
Bacteria are found to be primitive organisms because they
[A]
are small, microscopic which are not seen with naked eye.
[B]
cause serious diseases to human being, domesticated animals and crop plants.
[C]
produce endospores which are very resistant to adverse conditions.
[D]
possess incipient nucleus and show amitotic division.
Answer: possess incipient nucleus and show amitotic division.
(8)
The family Gnetaceae is included under
[A]
Monochlamydae
[B]
Monocotyledons
[C]
Dicotyledons
[D]
Gymnosperms
(9)
All important character are considered for classification in
[A]
Artificial system
[B]
Nature system
[C]
Phylogenetic system
[D]
Modern system
(10)
Royal Botanical Garden is situated at
[A]
United States of America
[B]
England
[C]
French
[D]
India
(11)
A good example for natural system of classification is that proposed by
[A]
Carolus Linnaeus
[B]
Bentham and Hooker
[C]
Adolf Engler and Karl Prantl
[D]
Arthur Cronquist and Adjunct
Answer: Bentham and Hooker
(12)
Number of volumes in Genera Plantarum
[A]
Two
[B]
Three
[C]
Four
[D]
Five
(13)
The first part of Genera Plantarum appeared in
[A]
June 1852
[B]
July 1882
[C]
April 1883
[D]
July 1862
(14)
The later system of classification laid more importance
[A]
Reproductive characters
[B]
Vegetative characters
[C]
Anatomical characters
[D]
None of these
Answer: Reproductive characters
(15)
The largest group of plant kingdom is
[A]
Cryptogams
[B]
Angiosperms
[C]
Gymnosperms
[D]
Phanerogams
(16)
”An Integrated system of classification of flowering plants” appeared in the year
[A]
1881
[B]
1981
[C]
1883
[D]
1859
(17)
Thalamus is prominent in
[A]
Thalamiflorae
[B]
Disciflorae
[C]
Caliciflorae
[D]
Inferae
(18)
The system of classification widely accepted and followed in India is the one proposed by
[A]
Carleus Linnaeus
[B]
Adolf Engler and Karl Prantl
[C]
Lamarck
[D]
Bentham and Hooker
Answer: Bentham and Hooker
(19)
The classification that is exhaustive and broad based
[A]
Modern System
[B]
Phylogenetic System
[C]
Natural System
[D]
Artificial System
(20)
Linnaeus is credited with introducing
[A]
The concept of inheritance
[B]
Law of limiting factor
[C]
Theory of heredity
[D]
Binomial nomenclature
Answer: Binomial nomenclature
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