3.

Plant Kingdom

3.1 Introduction
1. Phylogenetic system of classification is based on
…..
(a) morphological features
(b) chemical constituents
(c) floral characters
(d) evolutionary relationships. (2009)
2. Phenetic classification of organisms is based on
…..
(a) observable characteristics of existing
organisms
(b) the ancestral lineage of existing organisms
(c) dendrogram based on DNA characteristics
(d) sexual characteristics. (2004, 2003)
3. A system of classification, in which a large
number of traits are considered, is … (1999)
(a) natural system (b)phylogenetic system
(c) artificial system (d) synthetic system.
4. Phylogenetic classification is one which is based
on …
(a) overall similarities
(b) utilitarian system
(c) habits of plants
(d) common evolutionary descent. (1994)
5. System of classification used by Linnaeus was …
(a) natural system
(b) artificial system
(c) phylogenetic system
(d) asexual system. (1989)
6. Artificial system of classification was first used
by …
(a) Linnaeus
(b) De Candolle
(c) Pliny the Edler
(d) Bentham and Hooker. (1989)
7. Classification given by Bentham and Hooker is
…
(a) artificial (b) natural
(c) phylogenetic (d) numerical. (1988)
3.2 Algae
8. Floridean starch has structure similar to
(a) starch and cellulose
(b) amylopectin and glycogen
(c) mannitol and algin
(d) laminarin and cellulose. (NEET 2020)
9. Which of the following pairs is of unicellular
algae?
(a) Laminaria and Sargassum
 (b) Gelidium and Gracilaria
(c) Anabaena and Volvox
(d) Chlorella and Spirulina (NEET 2020)
10. An example of colonial alga is.. (NEET 2017)
(a) Volvox (b) Ulothrix
(c) Spirogyra (d) Chlorella.
11. Which one of the following statements is wrong?
(a) Algae increase the level of dissolved oxygen
in the immediate environment.
(b) Algin is obtained from red algae, and
carrageenan from brown algae.
(c) Agar–agar is obtained from Gelidium and
Gracilaria.
(d) Laminaria and Sargassum are used as food.
(NEET–II 2016)
12. Which one of the following statements is wrong?
(a) Chlorella and Spirulina are used as space
food.
(b) Mannitol is stored food in Rhodophyceae.
(c) Algin and carrageenan are products of algae.
(d) Agar–agar is obtained from Gelidium and
Gracilaria. (2015 Cancelled)
13. Male gametes are flagellated in
(a) Ectocarpus (b) Spirogyra
(c) Polysiphonia (d) Anabaena.
(2015 Cancelled)
14. 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
(2014)
15. Which one of the following shows isogamy with
non–flagellated gametes?
(a) Sargassum (b) Ectocarpus
(c) Ulothrix (d) Spirogyra (2014)
16. Select the wrong statement.
(a) In oomycetes, female gamete is smaller and
motile, while male gamete is larger and non–
motile.
(b) Chlamydomonas exhibits both isogamy and
anisogamy and Fucus shows oogamy.
(c) Isogametes are similar in structure, function
and behaviour.
(d) Anisogametes differ either in structure,
function or behaviour. (NEET 2013)
17. Isogamous condition with non–flagellated
gametes is found in (NEET 2013)
(a) Volvox (b) Fucus
(c) Chlamydomonas (d) Spirogyra.
18. Monoecious plant of Chara shows occurrence of
…… (NEET 2013)
(a) upper antheridium and lower oogonium on
the same plant
(b) upper oogonium and lower antheridium on
the same plant
(c) antheridiophore and archegoniophore on the
same plant
(d) stamen and carpel on the same plant.
19. Which one of the following is wrongly matched?
(Karnataka NEET 2013)
(a) Spirogyra–Motile gametes
(b) Sargassum–Chlorophyll
(c) Basidiomycetes–Puffballs
(d) Nostoc–Water blooms
20. Algae have cells made up of … (2010)
(a) cellulose, galactans and mannans
(b) hemicellulose, pectins and proteins
(c) pectins, cellulose and proteins
(d) cellulose, hemicellulose and pectins.
21. Mannitol is the stored food in …. (2009)
(a) Porphyra (b) Fucus
(c) Gracillaria (d) Chara.
22. If you are asked to classify the various algae into
distinct groups, which of the following
characters you should choose? (2007)
(a) Nature of stored food materials in the cell
(b) Structural organization of thallus
(c) Chemical composition of the cell wall
(d) Types of pigments present in the cell
23. Sexual reproduction in Spirogyra is an advanced
feature because it shows… (2003)
(a) different sizes of motile sex organs
(b) same size of motile sex organs
(c) morphologically different sex organs
(d) physiologically differentiated sex organs.
24. A student observed an algae with chlorophyll a,
b and phycoerythrin, it should belong to…
(a) Phaeophyta (b) Rhodophyta
(c) Chlorophyta (d) Bacillariophyta.
(2000)
25. Ulothrix can be described as a … (1998)
(a) filamentous alga lacking flagellated
reproductive stages
(b) membranous alga producing zoospores
(c) filamentous alga with flagellated
reproductive stages
(d) non–motile colonial alga lacking zoospores.
26. An alga, very rich in protein, is ….
(a) Chlorella (b) Nostoc
(c) Spirogyra (d) Ulothrix. (1997)
27. Ulothrix filaments produce … (1997)
(a) heterogametes (b) basidiospores
(c) isogametes (d) anisogametes.
28. Brown algae is characterised by the presence of
… (1997)
(a) fucoxanthin (b) haematochrome
(c) phycocyanin (d) phycoerythrin.
29. The pyrenoids are made up of ….
(a) proteinaceous center and starchy sheath
(b) core of nucleic acid surrounded by protein
sheath
(c) core of protein surrounded by fatty sheath
(d) core of starch surrounded by sheath of
protein. (1995)
30. In Chlorophyceae, the mode of sexual
reproduction is….
(a) isogamy (b) anisogamy
(c) oogamy (d) all of these. (1994)
31. Pyrenoids are the centres for formation of….
(a) Porphyra (b) enzymes
(c) fat (d) starch. (1993)
32. Chloroplast of Chlamydomonas is ….
(a) stellate (b) cup–shaped
(c) collar–shaped (d) spiral. (1993)
33. In Ulothrix/Spirogyra, reduction division
(meiosis) occurs at the time of ….
(a) gamete formation
(b) zoospore formation
(c) zygospore germination
(d) vegetative reproduction. (1993)
34. The common mode of sexual reproduction in
Chlamydomonas is ….
(a) isogamous (b) anisogamous
(c) oogamous (d)hologamous.
(1991)
35. The product of conjugation in Spirogyra or
fertilization of Chlamydomonas is ….
(a) zygospore (b) zoospore
(c) oospore (d) carpospore. (1991)
36. Sexual reproduction involving fusion of two
cells in Chlamydomonas is ….
(a) isogamy (b) homogamy
(c) somatogamy (d) hologamy. (1988)
3.3 Bryophytes
37. Which one is wrongly matched?
(a) Uniflagellate gametes – Polysiphonia
(b) Biflagellate zoospores – Brown algae
(c) Gemma cups – Marchantia
(d) Unicellular organism – Chlorella
(NEET 2018)
38. Which of the following is responsible for peat
formation ?
(a) Marchantia (b) Riccia
(c) Funaria (d) Sphagnum (2014)
39. Which one of the multicellular fungi, protonema
of mosses ?
(a) Diplontic life cycle
(b) Members of Kingdom Plantae
(c) Mode of nutrition
(d) Multiplication by fragmentation (2012)
40. Examine the given figure and select the correct
option giving all the four parts (A, B, C and D)
rightly identified.

A B C D
(a) Archego Female Gemma Rhizoids
niophore thallus cup
(b) Archego Female Bud Foot
niophore thallus
(c) Seta Sporo- Proto- Rhizoids
phyte nema
(d) Antherid- Male- Globule Roots
iophore thallus (Mains 2011)
41. Spore dissemination in some liverworts is aided
by …. (2007)
(a) indusium (b) calyptra
(c) peristome teeth (d) elaters.
42. Peat moss is used as a packing material for
sending flowers and live plants to distant places
because …….
(a) it serves as a disinfectant
(b) it is easily available
(c) it is hygroscopic
(d) it reduces transpiration.
(2006)
43. In a moss, the sporophyte ….
(a) manufactures food for itself, as well as for
the gametophyte
(b) is partially parasitic on the gametophyte
(c) produces gametes that give rise to the
gametophyte
(d) arises from a spore produced from the
gametophyte.
(2006)
44. The antherozoids of Funaria are ….
 (a) multiciliated (b) monociliated
(c) aciliated (d) biciliated. (1999)
45. Bryophytes comprise ….
(a) dominant phase of gametophyte which
produces spores
(b) small sporophyte phase and generally
parasitic on gametophyte
(c) sporophyte is of longer duration
(d) dominant phase of sporophyte which is
parasitic. (1999)
46. Which of the following is true about bryophytes
?
(a) They are thalloid.
(b) They posses archegonia.
(c) They contain chloroplast.
(d) All of these (1999)
47. Bryophytes are dependent on water, because
(a) water is essential for their vegetative
propagation
(b) the sperms can easily reach upto egg in the
archegonium
(c) archegonium has to remain filled with water
for fertilization
(d) water is essential for fertilization for their
homosporous nature. (1998)
48. Bryophytes can be separated from algae,
because they….
(a) possess archegonia
(b) contain chloroplast
(c) are thalloid forms
(d) have no conducting tissue. (1997)
49. Elater mechanism for spore dispersal is
exhibited by
(a) liverworts (b) Marchantia
(c) Riccia (d) Funaria. (1996)
50. The plant body of moss (Funaria) is ….
(a) completely sporophyte
(b)predominantly gametophyte with sporophyte
(c) completely gametophyte
(d)predominantly sporophyte with
gametophyte. (1995)
51. In bryophytes ….
(a) both generations are independent
(b)gametophytes are dependent upon
sporophytes
(c) sporophytes complete their life cycle
(d) sporophytes are dependent upon gameto–
phytes. (1994)
52. Protonema occurs in the life cycle of ….
(a) Riccia (b) Funaria
(c) Anthoceros (d) Spirogya
(1993, 1990)
53. Bryophytes are amphibians because ….
(a) they require a layer of water for carrying out
sexual reproduction
(b) they occur in damp places
(c) they are mostly aquatic
(d) all the above. (1991)
54. Moss peristome takes part in ….
(a) spore dispersal (b) photosynthesis
(c) protection (d) absorption (1990)
55. Apophysis in the capsule of Funaria is ….
(a) lower part (b) upper part
(c) middle part (d) fertile part (1990)
3.4 Pteridophytes
56. Strobili cones are found in …..
(a) Salvinia (b) Pteris
(c) Marchantia (d) Equisetum.
(NEET 2020)
57. In bryophytes and pteridophytes, transport of
male gametes requires ….. (NEET–I 2016)
(a) birds (b) water
(c) wind (d) insects.
58. Syngamy can occur outside the body of the
organism in…..
(a) mosses (b) algae
(c) wind (d) fungi.
(Karnataka NEET 2013)
59. The plant body is thalloid in …..
(a) Sphagnum (b) Salvinia
(c) Marchantia (d) Funaria.
(Karnataka NEET 2013)
60. Compared with the gametophytes of the
bryophytes, the gametophytes of vascular plants
tend to be ….. (2011)
(a) smaller but to have larger sex organs
(b) larger but to have smaller sex organs
(c) larger and to have larger sex organs
(d) smaller and to have smaller sex organs.
61. Archegoniophore is present in …..
(a) Marchantia (b) Chara
(c) Adiantum (d) Funaria (2011)
62. Selaginella and Salvinia are considered to
represent a significant step toward evolution of
seed habit because ….. (Mains 2011)
(a) female gametophyte is free and gets
dispersed like seeds
(b) female gametophyte lacks archegonia
(c) megaspores possess endosperm and embryo
surrounded by seed coat
(d) embryo develops in female gametophyte
which is retained on parent sporophyte.
63. Which one of the following is considered
important in the development of seed habit?
(a) Heterospory
(b) Haplontic life cycle
(c) Free–living gametophyte
(d) Dependent sporophyte (2009)
64. Which one of the following is heterosporous?
(a) Adiantum (b) Equisetum
(c) Dryopteris (d) Salvinia (2008)
65. In the prothallus of a vascular cryptogam, the
antherozoids and eggs mature at different times.
As a result …..
(a) there is high degree of sterility
(b) one can conclude that the plant is apomictic
(c) self fertilization is prevented
(d) there is no change in success rate of
fertilization. (2007)
66. Plants reproducing by spores such as mosses
and ferns are grouped under the general term
(a) cryptogams (b) bryophytes
(c) sporophytes (d) thallophytes. (2003)
67. In ferns, meiosis takes place at the time of ….
(2000)
(a) spore formation (b) spore germination
(c) gamete formation
(d) antheridia and archegonia formation.
68. Dichotomous branching is found in …
(a) liverworts (b) pteridophytes
(c) fern (d) Funaria. (1999)
69. The walking fern is so named because…
(a) it propagates vegetatively by its leaf tips
(b) it knows how to walk by itself
(c) its spores are able to walk
(d) it is dispersed through the agency of walking
animals. (1998)
70. Heterospory and seed habit are often exhibited
by a plant possessing …
(a) petiole (b) ligule
(c) bract (d) spathe. (1997)
71. Which of the following plant kingdom is called
'amphibians' ? …
(a) Pteridophyta (b) Thallophyta
(c) Tracheophyta (d) Bryophyta (1996)
72. Pteridophytes differ from bryophytes and
thallophytes in having …
(a) vascular tissues
(b) motile antherozoids
(c) archegonia
(d) alternation of generations. (1993)
73. Pteridophytes differ from mosses/bryophytes in
possessing ……
 (a) independent gametophyte
(b) well developed vascular system
(c) archegonia
(d) flagellate spermatozoids. (1993)
74. Which one of the following is not common
between Funaria and Selaginella ?
(a) Archegonium (b) Embryo
(c) Flagellate sperms (d) Roots (1992)
75. The plant group that produces spores and
embryo but lacks vascular tissues and seeds is
(1992)
(a) Pteridophyta (b) Rhodophyta
(c) Bryophyta (d) Phaeophyta.
76. Sperms of both Funaria and Pteris were released
together near the archegonia of Pteris. Only its
sperms enter the archegonia as
(a) Pteris archegonia repel Funaria sperms
(b) Funaria sperms get killed by Pteris sperms
(c) Funaria sperms are less mobile
(d) Pteris archegonia release chemical to attract
its sperms. (1989)
77. Evolutionary important character of Selaginella
is ……. (1989)
(a) heterosporous nature (b) rhizophore
(c) strobili (d) ligule.
3.5 Gymnosperms
78. Which of the following statements is correct?
(a) Ovules are not enclosed by ovary wall in
gymnosperms.
(b) Selaginella is heterosporous, while Salvinia
is homosporous.
(c) Horsetails are gymnosperms.
(d) Stems are usually unbranched in both Cycas
and Cedrus. (NEET 2018)
79. Select the mismatch. (NEET 2017)
(a) Cycas – Dioecious
(b) Salvinia – Heterosporous
(c) Equisetum – Homosporous
(d) Pinus – Dioecious
80. Conifers are adapted to tolerate extreme
environmental conditions because of …..
(a) broad hardy leaves
(b) superficial stomata
(c) thick cuticle
(d) presence of vessels. (NEET–II 2016)
81. Select the correct statement.
(a) Sequoia is one of the tallest trees.
(b) The leaves of gymnosperms are not well
adapted to extremes of climate.
(c) Gymnosperms are both homosporous and
heterosporous.
 (d) Salvinia, Ginkgo and Pinus all are
gymnosperms. (NEET–I 2016)
82. In which of the following, gametophyte is not
independent free living? (2015 Cancelled)
(a) Pteris (b) Pinus
(c) Funaria (d) Marchantia
83. Read the following five statements (A to E) and
select the option with all correct statements.
(2015 Cancelled)
A. Mosses and lichens are the first organisms to
colonise a bare rock.
B. Selaginella is a homosporous pteridophyte.
C. Coralloid roots in Cycas have VAM.
D. Main plant body in bryophytes is
gametophytic, whereas in pteridophytes it is
sporophytic.
E. Ingymnosperms, male and female
gametophytes are present within sporangia
located on sporophyte.
(a) A, D and E (b) B, C and E
(c) A, C and D (d) B, C and D
84. Which one is a wrong statement?
(a) Haploid endosperm is typical feature of
Gymnosperms.
(b) Brown algae have chlorophyll a and c and
fucoxanthin.
(c) Archegonia are found in Bryophyta,
Pteridophyta and Gymnosperms.
(d) Mucor has biflagellate zoospores. (2015)
85. Read the following statements (A–E) and answer
the question which follows them.
(A) In liverworts, mosses and ferns
gametophytes are free–living.
(B) Gymnosperms and some ferns are
heterosporous.
(C) Sexual reproduction in Fucus, Volvox and
Albugo is oogamous.
(D) The sporophyte in liverworts is more
elaborate than that in mosses.
(E) Both, Pinus and Marchantia are dioecious.
How many of the above statements are correct?
(a) Three (b) Four
(c) One (d) Two (NEET 2013)
86. What is common in all the three, Funaria,
Dryopteris and Ginkgo? (Karnataka NEET 2013)
(a) Presence of archegonia
(b) Well developed vascular tissues
(c) Independent gametophyte
(d) Independent sporophyte
87. Which one of the following is a correct
statement?
(a) Pteridophyte gametophyte has a protonemal
and leafy stage.
 (b) In gymnosperms, female gametophyte is free
living.
(c) Antheridiophores and archegoniophores are
present in pteridophytes.
(d) Origin of seed habit can be traced in
pteridophytes. (2012)
88. Cycas and Adiantum resemble each other in
having …….
(a) seeds (b) motile sperms
(c) cambium (d) vessels. (2012)
89. Read the following five statements (A – E) and
answer as asked next to them.
(A) In Equisetum, the female gametophyte is
retained on the parent sporophyte.
(B) In Ginkgo, male gametophyte is not
independent.
(C) The sporophyte in Riccia is more developed
than that in Polytrichum.
(D) Sexual reproduction in Volvox is isogamous.
(E) The spores of slime moulds lack cell walls.
How many of the above statements are correct?
(a) Two (b) Three
(c) Four (d) One (Mains 2012)
90. Examine the figures A, B, C and D. In which one
of the four options all the items A, B, C

A B C D
(a) Chara Marchantia Fucus Pinus
(b) Equisetum Ginkgo Selaginella Lycopodium

(c) Selaginella Equisetum Salvinia Ginkgo

(d) Funaria Adiantum Salvinia Riccia
91. Which one of the following is a vascular
cryptogam?
(a) Ginkgo (b) Marchantia
(c) Cedrus (d)Equisetum
(2009)
92. In which one of the following male and female
gametophytes do not have free living
independent existence?
(a) Polytrichum (b) Cedrus
(c) Pteris (d) Funaria (2008)
93. In gymnosperms, the pollen chamber represents
…..
(a) a cavity in the ovule in which pollen grains
are stored after pollination
 (b) an opening in the megagametophyte through
which the pollen tube approaches the egg
(c) the microsporangium in which pollen grains
develop
(d) a cell in the pollen grain in which the sperms
are formed. (2007)
94. Flagellated male gametes are present in all the
three of which one of the following sets?
(a) Zygnema, Saprolegnia and Hydrilla
(b) Fucus, Marsilea and Calotropis
(c) Riccia, Dryopteris and Cycas
(d) Anthoceros, Funaria and Spirogyra (2007)
95. Which one of the following pairs of plants are
not seed producers?
(a) Fern and Funaria
(b) Funaria and Ficus
(c) Ficus and Chlamydomonas
(d) Funaria and Pinus
96. Which one of the following is a living fossil?
(a) Cycas (b) Moss
(c) Saccharomyces (d)Spirogyra
(2004)
97. Which one of the following is categorised under
living fossils?
(a) Pinus (b) Cycas
(c) Selaginella (d) Metasequoia (2003)
98. Cycas has two cotyledons but not included in
angiosperms because of …
(a) naked ovules (b) seems like monocot
(c) circinate ptyxis (d) Metasequoia (2003)
99. In which of the following would you place the
plants having vascular tissue lacking seeds?
(a) Pteridophytes (b) Gymnosperms
(c) Algae (d) Bryophytes (1999)
100. The endosperm of gymnosperm is ….
(a) diploid (b) polyploid
(c) triploid (d) haploid. (1999)
101. Which one of the following statements about
Cycas is incorrect?
(a) It has circinate vernation.
(b) Its xylem is mainly composed of xylem
vessel.
(c) Its roots contain some blue–green algae.
(d) It does not have a well organized female
flower. (1998)
102. Transfusion tissue is present in the leaves of
…. …… (1998)
(a) Pinus (b) Dryopteris
(c) Cycas (d) both (a) and (c).
103. Multicellular branched rhizoids and leafy
gametophytes are the characteristics of…..
(1997)
 (a) some bryophytes (b) pteridophytes
(c) all bryophytes (d) gymnosperms.
104. The smallest plant family 'Gymnosperm' has
how many species? (1996)
(a) 640 (b) 300
(c) 1000 (d) 900
105. A gymnospermic leaf carries 16 chromosomes.
The number of chromosomes in its endosperm
will be …. (1996)
(a) 12 (b) 8
(c) 16 (d) 24
106. In Pinus, the wings of the seed develops from
(a) ovuliferous scale (b) integument
(c) nucellus (d) bract. (1994)
107. Which one is the most advanced from
evolutionary view point?
(a) Selaginella (b) Funaria
(c) Chlamydomonas (d) Pinus (1993)
108. Resin and turpentine are obtained from …..
(a) Cycas (b) Pinus
(c) Cedrus (d) Abies. (1992)
109. In Pinus, the pollen grain has 6 chromosomes
then in its endosperm will have ….
(a) 12 (b) 18
(c) 6 (d) 24 (1992)
110. A plant having seeds but lacking flowers and
fruits belongs to ……. (1992)
(a) pteridophytes (b) mosses
(c) ferns (d) gymnosperms.
111. A plant in which sporophytic generation is
represented by zygote is ……….
(a) Pinus (b) Selaginella
(c) Chlamydomonas (d) Dryopteris. (1992)
112. In Pinus/ gymnosperms, the haploid structure
are …….. (1989)
(a) megaspore, endosperm and embryo
(b) megaspore, pollen grain and endosperm
(c) megaspore,integument and root
(d) pollen grain, leaf and root.
113. In Pinus / Cycas / gymnosperms, the endosperm
is
(a) triploid (b) haploid
(c) diploid (d) tetraploid. (1988)
3.6 Angiosperms
114. Which one of the following pairs is wrongly
matched ? (Mains 2012)
(a) Ginkgo - Archegonia
(b) Salvinia - Prothallus
(c) Viroids - RNA
(d) Mustard - Synergids
115. How many organisms in the list given below are
autotrophs ?
Lactobacillus, Nostoc, Chara, Nitrosomonas,
Nitrobacter, Streptomyces, Saccharomyces,
Trypanosoma, Porphyra, Wolffia
(a) Four (b) Five
(c) Six (d) Three (Mains 2012)
116. Male and female gametophytes are independent
and free - living in ….
(a) mustard (b) castor
(c) Pinus (d) Sphagnum. (2010)
117. Select one of the following pairs of important
features distinguishing Gnetum from Cycas and
Pinus and showing affinities with angiosperms.
(a) Perianth and two integuments
(b) Embryo development and apical meristem
(c) Absence of resin duct and leaf venation
(d) Presence of vessel elements and absence of
archegonia (2008)
118. Conifers differ from grasses in the….
(a)formation of endosperm before fertilization
(b) production of seeds from ovules
(c) lack of xylem tracheids
(d) absence of pollen tubes.
(2006)
119. Ectophloic siphonostele is found in….
(a) Osmunda and Equisetum
(b) Marsilea and Botrychium
(c) Adiantum and Cucurbitaceae
(d) Dicksonia and Maiden hair fern. (2005)
120. Match items in column I with those in column II.
(2005)
Column-I Column-II
(A) Peritrichous flagellation (J) Ginkgo
(B) Living fossil (K) Macrocystis
(C) Rhizophore (L) Escherichia coli
(D) Smallest flowering plan (M) Selaginella
(E) Largest perennial alga (N) Wolffia
Select the correct answer from the following.
(a) A - L ; B - J ; C - M ; D - N ; E - K
(b) A - K ; B - J ; C - L ; D - M ; E - N
(c) A - N ; B - L ; C - K ; D - M ; E - J
(d) A - J ; B - K ; C - N ; D - L ; E - M
121. Top - shaped multiciliate male gametes and the
mature seed which bears only one embryo with
two cotyledons, are characterised features of
…… (2005)
(a) cycads
(b) conifers
(c) polypetalous angiosperms
(d) gamopetalous angiosperms. (2005)
122. 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 self pollination
(d) domestication by man. (2004)
123. Which one pair of examples will correctly
represent the grouping spermatophyta
according to one of the schemes of classifying
plants? (2003)
(a) Acacia, sugarcane (b) Pinus, Cycas
(c) Rhizopus, Triticum (d) Ginkgo, Pisum
124. Which of the following is without exception in
angiosperms? (2002)
(a) Presence of vessels
(b) Double fertilisation
(c) Secondary growth
(d) Autotrophic nutrition
125. Which of the following plants produces seeds
but not flowers? (2002)
(a) Maize (b) Mint
(c) Peepal (d) Pinus
126. Plant group with largest ovule, largest tree and
largest gametes is ….. (2000)
(a) gymnosperm (b) angiosperm
(c) bryophyta (d) pteridophyta.
127. Largest sperms in the plants world are found in
……. (1998)
(a) Banyan (b) Cycas
(c) Thuja (d) Pinus.
128. A well-developed archegonium with neck
consisting of 4-6 rows and neck canal cells,
characterises ….. (1995)
(a) gymnosperms and flowering plants
(b) pteridophytes and gymnosperms
(c) gymnosperms only
(d) bryophytes and pteridophytes .
129. Pinus differs from mango in having… (1993)
(a) tree habit
(b) green leaves
(c) ovules not enclosed in ovary
(d) wood.
130. Turpentine is got from ……… (1992)
(a) angiospermous wood (b) bryophytes
(c) gymnospermous wood (d) ferns .
131. Which one has the largest gametophyte?
(a) Cycas (b) Angiosperm
(c) Selaginella (d) Moss (1991)
3.7 Plant Life Cycles and Alternation of
Generations
132. Zygotic meiosis is characteristic of…
(NEET 2017)
(a) Fucus (b) Funaria
(c) Chlamydomonas (d) Marchantia .
133. Life cycles of Ectocarpus and Fucus respectively
are …… (NEET 2017)
(a) diplontic, haplodiplontic
(b) haplodiplontic, diplontic
(c) haplodiplontic, haplontic
(d) haplontic , diplontic. (NEET, 2017)
134. Consider the following four statements whether
they are correct or wrong.
A. The sporophyte in liverworts is more
elaborate than that in mosses.
B. Salvinia is heterosporous.
C. The life - cycle in all seed - bearing plants is
diplontic.
D. In Pinus, male and female cones are borne
on different trees. (Mains 2011)
 The two wrong statements together are …
(a) A and C (b) A and D
(c) B and C (d) A and B.
135. Which one of the following has haplontic life
cycle?
(a) Polytrichum (b) Ustilago
(c) Wheat (d) Funaria (2009)
136. Which of the following algae contains mannitol
as reserve food material? (NEET 2021)
(a) Ectocarpus (b) Gracilaria.
(c) Volvox (d) Ulothrix
137. Which of the following algae produces
carrageen? (NEET 2021)
(a) Green algae (b) Brown algae
(c) Red algae (d) Blue - green algae
138. Gemmae are present in … (NEET 2021)
(a) mosses (b) pteridophytes
(c) some gymnosperms (d) some liverworts
139. Which of the following is incorrectly matched?
(NEET 2022)
(a) Ectocarpus - Fucoxanthin
(b) Ulothrix - Mannitol
(c) Porphyra - Floridean Starch
(d) Volvox - Starch
140. Hydrocolloid carrageen is obtained from:
(NEET 2022)
(a) Chlorophyceae and Phaeophyceae
(b) Phaeophyceae and Rhodophyceae
(c) Rhodophyceae only
(d) Phaeophyceae only
141. Match the plant with the kind of life cycle it
exhibits……… (NEET 2022)
List - I List - II

(a) Spirogyra (i) Dominant diploid

sporophyte
vascular plant,
with highly
reduced male or
female
gametophyte

(b) Fern (ii) Dominant haploid

free living game-
tophyte

(c) Funaria (iii) Dominant diploid

sporo phyte
alternating with
reduced
gametophyte called
prothallus

(d) Cycas (iv) Dominant haploid

leafy gametophyte
alternating with
partially dependent
multicellular
sporophyte
 Choose the correct answer from the options
given below.
(a) (a) - (iv), (b) - (i), (c) - (ii), (d) - (iii)
(b) (a) - (ii), (b) - (iii), (c) - (iv), (d) - (i)
(c) (a) - (iii), (b) - (iv), (c) - (i), (d) - (ii)
(d) (a) - (ii), (b) - (iv), (c) - (i), (d) - (iii)
142. Given below are two statements: One is labelled
as Assertion A and the other is labelled as
Reason R: [NEET 2023]
Assertion (A): The first stage of gametophyte in
the life cycle of moss is protonema stage.
Reason (R): Protonema develops directly from
spores produced in capsule.
In the light of the above statements, choose the
most appropriate answer from the options
given below:
(a) Both A and R are correct but R is NOT the
correct explanation of A.
(b) A is correct but R is not correct.
(c) A is not correct but R is correct.
(d) Both A and R are correct and R is the correct
explanation of A.
143. Identify the pair of heterosporous pteridophytes
among the following: [NEET 2023]
(a) Selaginella and Salvinia
(b) Psilotum and Salvinia
(c) Equisetum and Salvinia
(d) Lycopodium and Selaginella