Free Plant Kingdom (Monthly Quiz: 1) NEET Biology Questions & Answers with Detailed Explanation & Full Review

Question-1

Which of the following statements is incorrect?

(a) Sequoia, a gymnosperm, is one of the tallest tree species.

(b) Double fertilization is unique to gymnosperms and monocotyledons.

(c) Phaeophyceae members possess chlorophyll a and c, carotenoids and xanthophylls.

(d) Moss is a gametophyte which consists of two stages namely, protonemal stage and leafy stage.

Question-2

Agar-agar is obtained from

(a) Gelidium

(b) Gigartina

(c) Gracillaria

(d) All of these

Question-3

Protonema is found in

(a) Selaginella

(b) Liverworts

(c) Funaria

(d) None

Question-4

Which one of the following pairs of plants are not seed producers?

(a) Fern and Funaria

(b) Funaria and Ficus

(c) Funaria and Pinus

(d) Ficus and Chlamydomonas

Question-5

Male gametes are flagellated in

(a) Anabaena

(b) Polysiphonia

(c) Ectocarpus

(d) Spirogyra

Question-6

Holdfast, stipe and frond constitutes the plant body in case of

(a) Chlorophyceae

(b) Rhodophyceae

(c) Phaeophyceae

(d) All of the above

Question-7

People recovering from long illness are often advised to include the alga Spirulina in their diet because it

(a) is rich in proteins.

(b) has antibiotic properties.

(c) makes the food easy to digest.

(d) restores the intestinal microflora.

Question-8

Bryophytes comprise

(a) small sporophyte phase and generally parasitic on gametophyte

(b) dominant phase of gametophyte which produces spores

(c) sporophyte is of longer duration

(d) dominant phase of sporophyte which is parasitic.

Question-9

The gametophyte of pteridophyte grows in damp, moist and shady places because

(a) They need water for fertilization of gametes formed on the gametophyte.

(b) They are limited and restricted to a narrow geographical region.

(c) Water is required for gametogenesis.

(d) Egg cell swims in water to reach to the antheridia.

Question-10

Identify a, b, c in diagram:

(a) A–Chara, B–Volvox, C–Chlamydomonas

(b) A– Volvox, B–Chlamydomonas, C–Chara

(c) A–Chlamydomonas, B–Chara, C–Volvox

(d) A–Chara, B–Chlamydomonas, C–Volvox

Question-11

In the prothallus of a vascular cryptogam, the antherozoids and eggs mature at different times. As a result

(a) one can conclude that the plant is apomictic

(b) there is high degree of sterility

(c) self fertilization is prevented

(d) there is no change in success rate of fertilization.

Question-12

Sperms of both Funaria and Pteris were released together near the archegonia of Pteris. Only its sperms enter the archegonia as

(a) Funaria sperms get killed byPterissperms

(b) Pteris archegonia repel Funaria sperms

(c) Funaria sperms are less mobile

(d) Pteris archegonia release chemical to attract its sperms.

Question-13

Assertion:
Pteridophytes evolutionarily, are first terrestrial vascular plants.
Reason:
Pteridophytes are soil binders.

(a) If both the assertion and reason are true but the reason is not a correct explanation of the assertion.

(b) If both the assertion and the reason are true and the reason is a correct explanation of the assertion.

(c) If the assertion is true but the reason is false.

(d) If both the assertion and reason are false

Question-14

Which of the following is not correctly matched for the organism and its cell wall degrading enzyme?

(a) Algae-Methylase

(b) Plant cells-Cellulase

(c) Fungi-Chitinase

(d) Bacteria-Lysozyme

Question-15

Mosses do not have ‘true leaves’ because their leaf-like structures lack

(a) vascular tissues.

(b) starch in their chloroplast.

(c) chlorophyll.

(d) cellulose in their cell walls.

Question-16

Alga associated with Cycas root is –

(a) Chara

(b) Anabaena

(c) Chlorella

(d) Cladophora

Question-17

Assertion:
The earliest systems of classification used only superficial morphological characters.
Reason:
Artificial system gave equal weightage to vegetative and sexual characteristics.

(a) If both the assertion and reason are true but the reason is not a correct explanation of the assertion.

(b) If both the assertion and the reason are true and the reason is a correct explanation of the assertion.

(c) If the assertion is true but the reason is false.

(d) If both the assertion and reason are false

Question-18

Which one of the following is not common between Funaria and Selaginella?

(a) Embryo

(b) Flagellate sperms

(c) Archegonium

(d) Roots

Question-19

Filamentous forms of algae are

(a) Spirogyra

(b) Ulothrix

(c) Chlamydomonas

(d) Both (a) and (b)

Question-20

Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct about gemmae

1. These are specialised structures by which asexual reproduction take place in liverworts.
2. They are green, multicellular and asexual buds.
3. They develop in small receptacles called gemma cups.
4. They detach from parent body and germinate to form new individuals.

(a) (ii) and (iii)

(b) (i) and (ii)

(c) (i), (ii) and (iii)

(d) All of these