Question No:1
Land habit is originated from
(A) Simple filamentous forms
(B) Heterotrichous forms
(C) Siphonaceous forms
(D) Pseudoparenchymatous forms
Question No:2
Isomorphic alternation of generation occurs in
(A) Ulothrix
(B) Ectocarpus
(C) Spirogyra
(D) Oedogonium
Question No:3
‘Father of Indian Algology’
(A) M.O.P. lyenger
(B) R.N. Singh
(C) T.V. Desikachary
(D) C.V. Subramaniyam
Question No:4
A grass – green alga which is rich in protein in
(A) Chlorella
(B) Spirulina
(C) Spirogyra
(D) Chlamydomonas
Question No:5
Agar-agar is most extensively used in
(A) Medicines
(B) Cosmetics
(C) Culture media
(D) Paints and polishes
Question No:6
Outer wall of Spirogyra is made up of
(A) Hemicellulose and cellulose
(B) Cellulose
(C) Pectin
(D) Lignin
Question No:7
The alga used for quick sewage disposal is
(A) Ulothrix
(B) Cladophora
(C) Volvox
(D) Chlorella
Question No:8
Sex organs are found on specialized sexual receptacles called antheridiophore and archegoniophore in
(A) Riccia
(B) Marchantia
(C) Funaria
(D) Pogonatum
Question No:9
Unicellular, unbranched, aseptate and hyaline rhizoids are found in
(A) All bryophytes
(B) Liverworts
(C) Mosses only
(D) Liverworts and mosses
Question No:10
Bryophytes do not produce
(A) Non – ciliated antherozoids and independent sporophyte
(B) Vascular tissue and independent sporophyte
(C) Archegonium and archesporium
(D) Independent gametophyte and ciliated sperms
Question No:11
Leaves of mosses lack
(A) Chloroplasts
(B) Stomata
(C) Midrib
(D) Assimilatory capacity
Question No:12
Elaters of Marchantia exhibit
(A) Hydrochasy
(B) Xerochasy
(C) Circumnutation
(D) Chemonasty
Question No:13
Liverworts differ from mosses in their
(A) Rhizoids
(B) Structure of plant body
(C) Not having paraphyses
(D) All of these
Question No:14
Spores are provided with chloroplast in
(A) Funaria
(B) Sphagnum
(C) Riccia
(D) None of these
Question No:15
Marine forms are not found in
(A) Pteridophytes
(B) Gymnosperms
(C) Bryophytes
(D) All of these
Question No:16
All bryophytes are
(A) Strictly homosporous
(B) Strictly heterosporous
(C) Strictly monocious
(D) Strictly dioecious
Question No:17
Byophytes differ from pteridophytes in not having
(A) Archegonia
(B) Defined sporophyte
(C) Vascular strands (steles)
(D) Multicellular embryo
Question No:18
Positive evidence for aquatic ancestory of bryophytes is
(A) Ciliated sperms
(B) Gametophytic body
(C) Protonema
(D) Oogamous sexual reproduction
Question No:19
Spores of which plant produce protonema?
(A) Riccia
(B) Funaria
(C) Anthoceros
(D) Pellia
Question No:20
Term ‘Bryophyte’ was given by:
(A) Braun
(B) Linnaeus
(C) Lyengar
(D) Bentham and Hooker