NEET Biology Chapter Wise Mock Test-Plant Kingdom
1. Holdfast, stipe and frond constitutes the plant body incase of
(a) Rhodophyceae
(b) Chlorophyceae
(c) Phaeophyceae
(d) All of these
2. Floridian starch is the stored food material in
(a) Chlorophyceae
(b) Phaeophyceae
(c) Rhodophyceae
(d) Blue-green algae
3. Presence of chlorophyll-a, c, fucoxanthin with mannitol and laminarin as reserve food material are the characteristics of
(a) Chlorophyceae
(b) Cyanophyceae
(c) Rhodophyceae
(d) Phaeophyceae
4. Which class of algae have chlorophyll-a, d, phycoerythrin and lack flagella?
(a) Cyanophyceae
(b) Rhodophyceae
(c) Phaeophyceae
(d) Chlorophyceae
5. Which of the following represents the reserve food material and main component of cell wall in Chlorophyceae?
(a) Starch — Cellulose
(b) Floridians starch — Cellulose
(c) Mannitol and laminarian — Cellulose and algin
(d) Starch — Cellulose and algin
6. Which of the following is not correct about algae?
(a) Porphyra, Laminaria and Sargassum are edible algae
(b) Agar-agar, which is used to grow microbes in culture media, is obtained from Gelidium and Gracilaria
(c) Algin is obtained from red algae, while carrageenin from brown algae
(d) Chlorella and Spirulina are unicellular algae rich in protein
7. Which of the following groups represents the all members of Phaeophyceae?
(a) Chara, Spirogyra and Fucus
(b) Ectocarpus, Laminaria and Sargassum
(c) Dictyota, Polysiphonia and Porphyra
(d) Gracilaria, Gelidium and Volvox
8. Which of the following is a flagellated algae?
(a) Chlamydomonas
(b) Ulothrix
(c) Spirogyra
(d) Acetabularia
9. Alginic is produced by
(a) red alga
(b) green alga
(c) blue-green algae
(d) brpwn alga
10. Chlorophyllus present in red algae is
(a) a and d
(b) a and b
(c)aandc
(d)bandc
11. Sea lettuce is
(a) Laminaria
(b) Chlorella
(c) Sargassum
(d) Ulva
12. Sea weeds are a source of
(a) chlorine
(b) fluorine
(c) bromine
(d) iodine
13. Non-flowering plants are
(a) dicots
(b) monocots
(c) phanerogams
(d) cryptogams
14. Fungi resemble with algae except
(a) presence of unicellular sex organs
(b) presence of thalloid plant body
(c) reserve food material is glycogen
(d) there is no embryo formation after gametic union
15. Flagellated male gametes are not present in
(a) Riccia
(b) Dryopteris
(c) Cycas
(d) Hydrilla
16. Spore dissemination in some liverworts is aided by
(a) elaters
(b) indusium
(c) calyptra
(d) peristome teeth
17. Bryophytes resemble algae on the following basis
(a) differentiation of the plant body into root, stem and heterotrophic mode of nutrition
(b) thallus-like plant body; lack of vascular tissue; absence of root and autotrophic mode of nutrition
(c) thallus-like plant body, presence of roots; and heterotrophic mode of nutrition
(d) filamentous body; presence of vascular tissue; and autotrophic mode of nutrition
18. In bryophytes, the male sex organ (antheridium)consists of
(a) somewhat elongated, swollen sac borne on a more or less slender stalk
(b) flask-shaped structure, the swollen basal portion of, which is termed the venter and the upper portion is the neck
(c) single microspore mother cell
(d) an annulus
19. What type of spores are in bryophytes?
(a) Triploid in nature
(b) Tetraploid in nature
(c) Haploid in nature
(d) Diploid in nature
20. Dominant generation in bryophytes is
(a) capsule
(b) sporophyte
(c) seta
(d) gametophyte
21. Structure protecting archegonia of Marchantia
(a) apophysis
(b) perichaetium
(c) periphysis
(d) basal cells
22. Plant body ‘ is gametophytic and bears haploid gametes in
(a) Riccia
(b) Lycopodium
(c) EquisetUm
(d) Pinus
23. Golden mine of liverworts is
(a) Eastern Himalayas
(b) Western Himalayas
(c) Western Ghats
(d) Eastern Ghats
24. Which of the following groups of plants depends on free water for fertilisation?
(a) Funaria, Gnetum and wheat
(b) Lycopodium, Selaginella and Equisetum
(c) Welwitschia, Ephedra and Gnetum
(d) Oak, mosses and liverworts
25. Which of the following is correct about heterospory?
(a) Selaginella and Salvinia are heterosporous
(b) Heterosporous pteridophytes have macro (large) and micro (small) spores
(c) The development of zygote within female gametophyte is the precursor to the seed habit
(d) All of the above
26. Moss peat is used as a packing material for sending flowers and live plants to distant places because
(a) it is easily available
(b) it is hygroscopic
(c) it reduces transpiration
(d) it serves as a disinfectant
27. Mosses and ferns are found in moist and shady places because both
(a) require presence of water for fertilisation
(b) do not need sunlight for photosynthesis
. (c) depend for their nutrition on microorganism, which can survive only at low temperature
(d) cannot compete with sun-loving plants
28. Which of the following is an important character for fern classification?
(a) Number of pinnae
(b) Number of pinnules
(c) Shape of leaf
(d) Position of sori and form of indusium
29. Funaria differs from Pteridium in absence of
(a) root
(b) stem
(c) archegonia
(d) embryo
30. Club moss is a member of
(a) Algae
(b) Fungi
(c) Bryophyta
(d) Pteridophyta
31. In pteridophytes, spores germinate to give rise to inconspicuous, small multicellular, free living, photosynthetic, thalloid gametophyte called
(a) protonema (b) prothallus
(c) archegonia (b) ovule
32. Conifers differ from grasses in the
(a) production of seeds from ovules
(b) lack of xylem tracheids
(c) absence of pollen tubes
(d) formation of endosperm before fertilisation
33. Placenta in ferns refers to place of
(a) origin of rhizoids
(b) attachment of rementa
(c) attachment of archegonia
(d) attachment of sporangia
34. Adiantum is called ‘walking fern’ because
(a) it walks by itself
(b) it is dispersed by walking animals
(c) of its walking spores
(d) it grows vegetatively by its leaf tip
35. Pteridophytes were well adapted and advanced for survival on land but they cannot be much successful and widespread as gymnosperms and angiosperms because they lack
(a) large bodies with secondary growth
(b) freedom from water for fertilisation
(c) integumented megasporangia
(d) None of the above
36. Which of the following is resurrection plant?
(a) Adiantum capillus-veneris
(b) Dryopteris filix-mas
(c) Selaginella lepidophylla
(d) Adiantum caudatum
37. Female gametophyte of a heterosporous fern is
(a) archegonium
(b) protonema
(c) prothallus
(d) megasporangium
38. Fern prothallus produces
(a) spores
(b) gametes
(c) Both (a) and (b)
(d) stolons
39. The term frond in a fern is used for
(a) rachis
(b) whole plant
(c) spore bearing leaf
(d) sexually reproducing structures
40. Which one is a true moss?
(a) Bog moss
(b) Reindeer moss
(c) Club moss
(d) Irish moss
41. Which one is found over fern leaves?
(a) Indusium
(b) Spathe
(c) Ramenta
(d) Frond
42. Fern gametophyte is
(a) multicellular, cordate prothallus
(b) liver-shaped, thallus
(c) unicellular, colourless
(d) filamentous, multicellular and green
43. Jointed green stem occurs in
(a) Lycopodium
(b) Selaginella
(c) Equisetum
(d) Pteridium
44. A prothallus is
(a) a structure in pteridophytes formed before the thallus develops –
(b) a sporophytic free living structure formed in pteridophytes
(c) a gametophyte free living structure formed in pteridophytes
(d) a primitive structure formed after fertilisation in ‘ pteridophytes
45. Protonema is
(a) haploid and is found in mosses
(b) diploid and is found in liverworts
(c) diploid and is found in pteridophytes
(d) haploid and is found in pteridophytes
46. On germination, a moss spore produces
(a) protonema
(b) leafy gametophyte
(c) sporogonium
(d) sporophyte
47. Transfusion tissue can be traced in
(a) fern rhizome
(b) fern prothallus
(c) coralloid roots
(d) leaves of Cycas
48. Cycas is a gymnosperm because of
(a) vessels present in xylem
(b) living fossil
(c) naked seed without fruit
(d) None of the above
49. In Cycas, the vascular bundles are arranged in the shape of inverted omega in
(a) leaf
(b) rachis
(c) leaflet
(d) stem
50.Which one is homosporous?
(a) Cycas
(b) China rose
(c) Jowar
(d) Nephrolepis
51.In Pinus/Cycaslgymnosperm, the endosperm is (a) triploid (b) haploid (c) diploid (d) tetraploid
A character present in coralloid roots and absent in dicot roots is
(a) algal zone
(b) xylem
(c) cortex
(d) pith
52. A character present in coralloid roots and absent in dicot roots is
(a) algal zone
(b) xylem
(c) cortex
(d) pith
53.External water is not required for fertilisation in
(a) fern/Selaginella
(b) moss/Riccia
(c) Ulothrix
(d) gymnosperm maize
54.Neck canal cell is absent in the archegonium of
(a) Funaria
(b) Cycas
(c) Dryopteris
(d) All pteridophytes
55.The giant redwood tree (Sequoia sempervirens) is a/an
(a) angiosperm
(b) free fern
(c) pteridophyte
(d) gymnosperm
56.As tracheophytes, ferns and seed plants have one thing in common
(a) nourishing embryo from endosperm
(b) having phloem in vascular bundles
(c) producing eggs in ovaries
(d) producing pollen grains
57. If the diploid number of a flowering plant is 36. What would be the chromosome number in its endosperms
(a) 36
(b) 18
(c) 54
(d) 72
58. 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
59. Secondary growth occurs in
(a) Riccia
(b) Funaria
(c) Selaginella .
(d) None of these
60. Stomata do not occurs in
(a) algae
(b) liverworts
(c) mosses
(d) ferns
61. Which one is a sub-class of dicotyledons in Bentham and Hooker’s system of classification?
(a) Polypetalae
(b) Gamopetalae
(c) Monochlamydeae
(d) All of these
62. Dicotyledons are characterised by the presence of
(a) tap root
(b) adventitious roots
(c) fibrous roots
(d) epiphytic roots
Direction (Q. Nos. 63-67) In each of the following questions a statement of Assertion is given followed by a corresponding statement of Reason just below it. Of the statements, mark the correct answer as
(a) If both Assertion and Reason are true and Reason is the correct explanation of Assertion.
(b) If both Assertion and Reason are true, but Reason is not the correct explanation of Assertion.
(c) If Assertion is true, but Reason is false.
(d) If both Assertion and Reason are false.
63. Assertion Bryophytes are amongst land plants.
Reason Fixation occurs by means of rhizoids in bryophytes.
64. Assertion Bryophytes, pteridophytes and spermatophytes are also collectively called embryophyta.
Reason All their members possess an embryo stage.
65. Assertion Thallus is non-vascular somatic body.
Reason It does not show differentiation of stem, leaves and roots.
66.Assertion Green algae are ancestors of land plants.
Reason This is because of similar chlorophyll-a and b, carotenoids, cellulose and pectin in cell wall, starch, flagella in motile forms.
67. Assertion Female gametophyte in angiosperms is 8-nucleate and 7-celled. *,
Reason Double fertilisation occurs in angiosperms.
68. Match the following columns.
Column 1 Column II
A. Anthocerotae 1. Plants with naked seeds
B. Gymnosperms 2. Dryopteris
C. Club mosses 3. Cycas
D. Fern 4. Hornworts
5. Lycopodium
Codes
ABCD ABC D
(a) 4 15 2 (b) 2 1 3 4
(c) 5 4 12 (d) 1 4 5 2
69.Match the following columns.
Column I Column II
A. Monocots 1. Coniferous
B. Dicots 2. Living fossils
C. Pinus 3. Sunflower, pea and rose
D. Ginkgo and Cycas 4. Sagopalm
5. Maize, grass and banana
Codes
ABCD ABCD
(a) 1 2 3 4 (b) 5 2 3 1
(c) 5 3 1 2 (d) 1 4 5 2
70. Read the following five statements (I to V) and select the option with ail correct statements:
I. Mosses and lichens are the first organisms to colonise a bare rock.
II. Selaginella is a homosporous pteridophyte.
III. Coralloid roots in Cycas have VAM.
IV. Main plant body in bryophytes is gametophytic, whereas in pteridophytes it is sporophytic.
V. In gymnosperms male and female gametophytes are present within sporangia located on sporophyte.
(a) I, III and IV (b) II, III and IV
(c) I, IV and V (d) II, III and V
71. In which of the following gametophyte is notindependent free living?
(a) Funaria
(b) Marchantia
(c) Pteris
(d) Pinus
72. Which one of the following statements is wrong?
(a) Algin and carragen are products of algae
(b) Agar-agar is obtained from Gelidium and Gracilaria
(c) Chiorella and Spirulina are used as space food
(d) Mannitol is stored food in Rhodophyceae
73. The guts of cow and buffalo possess
(a) Fucus spp
(b) Chlorellaspp
(c) Methanogens
(d) Cyanobacteria
74. Male gametes are flagellated in
(a) Polysiphonia
(b) Anabaena
(c) Ectocarpus
(d) Spirogyra
75. Vascular bundles in monocotyledons are considered closed because
(a) a bundle sheath surrounds each bundle
(b) cambium is absent
(c) there are no vessels with perforations
(d) xylem is surrounded all around by phloem
76. Which one of the following shows isogamy with non-flagellated gametes?
(a) Sargassum
(b) Ectocarpus
(c) Ulothrix.
(d) Spirogyra
77. Which one of the following is wrong about Chara?
(a) Upper oogonium and lower round antheridium
(b) Globule and nucule present on the same plant
(c) Upper antheridium and lower oogonium
(d) Globule is male reproductive structure
78. Whtch of the following is responsible for peat formation?
(a) Marchantia
(b) Riccia
(c) Funaria
(d) Sphagnum
79. Match the following columns.
Column 1 Column II
A. Peritrichous flagella 1. Ginkgo
B. Living fossil 2. Macrocystis
C. Rhizophore 3. E. coli
D. Smallest flowering plant 4. Selaginella
E. Largest pernnial alga 5. Wolffia
Codes
A B C D E
(a) 3 1 4 5 2
(b) 2 3 4 1 5
(c) 4 2 1 5 3
(d) 2 4 3 5 1
80. Elater mechanism for seed dispersal is exhibited by
(a) Riccia
(b) Marchantia
(c) ‘Dryopteris
(d) Funaria
81. Besides paddy fields, cyanobacteria are also found inside vegetative part of
(a) Cycas
(b)Equisetum
(c) Psilotum
(d) Pinus
82. Megasporangium is equivalent to
(a) fruit
(b) nucellus
(c) ovule
(d) embryo sac
83. Isogamous condition with non-flagellated gametes is found in
(a) Spirogyra
(b) Volvox
(c) Fucus
(d) Chlamydomonas
84. Select the wrong statement.
(a) Anisogametes differ either in structure, function or behaviour
(b) In omycetes female gamete is smaller and motile, while male gamete is larger and non-motile
(c) Chlamydomonas exhibits both isogamy and anisogamy and Fucus shows oogamy
(d) Isogametes are similar in structure, function and behaviour
85. Read the following statements (l-V) and answer the question which follows them.
I. In liverworts, mosses and ferns gametophytes are free-living.
II. Gymnosperms and some ferns are heterosperms and some ferns are heterosporous
III. Sexual reproduction in Fucus, Volvox and Albugo is oogamous.
IV. The sporophyte in liverworts is more elaborate than that in mosses
V. Both, Pinus and Marchantia are dioecious
(a) Two
(b) Three
(c) Four
(d) One
86. Which one of the following is common to multicellular fungi, filamentous algae and protonema of mosses?
(a) Diplontic life cycle [CBSE AIPMT 2012]
(b) Members of kingdom-Plantae
(c) Mode of nutrition
(d) Multiplication by fragmentation
87. Which one single organism or the pair of organisms is correctly assigned to its or their named taxonomic group?
(a) Paramecium and Plasmodium belong to the same kingdom as that of Penicillium
(b) Lichen is a composite organisms formed from the symbiotic association of an algae and a protozoan
(c) Yeast used in making bread and beer is a fungus
(d) Nostoc and Anabaena are examples of Protista
88. Gymnosperms are also called softwood spermatophytes because they lack
(a) cambium
(b) phloem fibres
(c) thick-walled tracheids
(d) xylem fibres
89. Water containing cavities in vascular bundles are found in
(a) sunflower
(b) maize
(c) Cycas
(d) Pinus
90. Coralloid roots, which host a symbiotic relationship between an alga and host plant are features of
(a) Cycas
(b) Pinus
(c) Pteris
(d) Funaria
91. Cycas and Adiantum resemble each other in having
(a) seeds
(b) motile sperms
(c) cambium
(d) vessels
92.Cymose inflorescence is present in
(a) Solanum
(b) Sesbania
(c) Trifolium
(d) Brassica
93. The gametophyte is not generation inan independent, free living
(a) Adiantum
(b) Marchantia
(c) Pinus
(d) Polytrichum
94. Nucellar polyembryony is
(a) Gossypium
(c) Brassica
(b) Triticum
(c) Brassica
(d) Citrus
95. Archegoniophore is present in
(a) Chara
(b) Adiantum
(c) Funaria
(d) Marchantia
96. Endosperm is Cycas is
(a) haploid
(b) diploid
(c) triploid
(d) tetraploid
97. In which of the following groups are seeds present?
(a) Psilophyta
(b) Ginkgopsida
(c) Lycopodiophyta
(d) Bryophyta
98. Algae have cell wall made up of
(a) cellulose, galactans and mannas
(b) hemicellulose, pectins and proteins
(c) pectins, cellulose and proteins
(d) cellulose, hemicellulose and pectins
99. Botanical name of peat moss is
(a) Sphagnum
(b) Funaria
(c) Anthoceros
(d) Polytrichum
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