1. Nutrition in Chlamydomonas is;
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Heterotrophic
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Parasitic
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Autotrophic
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Saprophytic
2. All algae have two pigments, they are;
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Chlorophyll a and carotene
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Chlorophyll b and carotenes
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Chlorophyll a and chlorophyll b
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Phycobilins and carotenes
3. An example of colonial algae is;
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Chlorella
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Volvox
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Ulothrix
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Spirogyra
4. Oil is the Reserve food in
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Chlamydomonas (Chlorophyceae)
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Vaucheria (Xanthophyceae)
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Nostoc (Myxophyceae)
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Sargassum (Phaeophyceae)
5. Classification of plants on the basis of all observable characters carried out by computers
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Cytotaxonomy
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Chemotaxonomy
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Numerical taxonomy
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Phylogenetic
6. Unicellular algae rich in proteins and are used as food supplements even by space travelers
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Laminaria, sargassum
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Porphyra, laminaria
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Ulothrix, chlamydomonas
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Spirulina, chlorella
7. Fucoxanthin present in,
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Chlorophyceae
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Phaeophyceae
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Rhodophyceae
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Pteridophytes
8. Algae differ from bryophyte in possessing
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Naked sex organs
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Sex organs covered with a sterile covering
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Chlorophyll a & b
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Aerobic respiration
9. Bryophytes have;
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Archegoni
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Dominant gametophytic and parasitic sporophytic phases
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Thalloid plant body
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All the above
10. Bryophytes are of
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Great economic value
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No value at all
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Great ecological importance
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A lot of aesthetic value
11. What is incorrect for bryophytes?
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Vascular tissue lacking
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Independent sporophyte absent
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Gametophyte reduced and dependent
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Asexual reproduction by zoospores absent
12. Rhizoids in Riccia are
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Unicellular, smooth-walled
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Unicellular, tuberculate
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Both smooth-walled and tuberculate unicellular
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Multicellular smooth-walled and tuberculate.
13. Prothallus is
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Gametophyte, monoecious, autotrophs present in pteridophyte.
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Gametophyte, monoecious, autotrophs present in bryophytes.
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Gametophyte, dioecious, autotrophs present in pteridophytes.
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Sporophyte, dioecious, heterotrophs present in bryophytes.
14. Common characteristic between bryophytes and pteridophytes is
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Vascularization
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Terrestrial habitat
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Water for fertilization
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Independent sporophyte
15. In pteridophytes phloem is without,
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Sieve cells
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Sieve tubes
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Companion cells
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Both 2 and 3
16. Fruits are not found in gymnosperms plants because;
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They are seedless plants
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They are not pollinate
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They have no ovary
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Process of fertilization does not take place in them
17. Tracheophyta includes;
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Pteridophytes, gymnosperms and angiosperms
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Pteridophytes only
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Gymnosperms and angiosperms only
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Bryophytes only
18. The phenomenon of sulphur shower in Pine forest is due to;
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Presence of sulphur
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Presence of insects
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Release of pollen grains in a prodigious amount
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Large number of fruits
19. Coralloid roots of cycas are useful in
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N2 fixation
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Absorption of water
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Transpiration
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Fixation
20. Male cones of pinus are replaces
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Needles
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Dwarf shoots
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Long shots
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Scales
21. Which of the following features would distinguish a monocot from a dicot plant?
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Aestivation
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Vernation
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Phyllotaxy
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Venation
22. Cuscuta is a
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Total stem parasite
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Partial root parasite
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Saprophyte
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Partial saprophyte
23. Pneumatophores occur in plants of
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Sandy soil
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Saline marshy soil
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Marshy soil
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Water
24. Endosperm is generally
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Haploid
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Diploid
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Triploid
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Polyploid
25. Ovule is
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Megasporangium
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Microsporangium
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Integumented megasporangium
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Megaspore