Figure Based Questions
- Refer the given figure of different types of fungal spores (A, B,
C, D and E).
(a) Identify the type of spore represented by A, B, C, D,
and E.
(b) (i) Which of the above spores are motile spores?
Give two examples of fungi in which they occur.
(ii) Which spore is formed exogenously? Identify the
Class of Fungi of which they are characteristic.
(iii) Give examples of fungi in which spore C is
found.
(iv) Which spore is characteristic of Class Ascomy-
cetes?
- Refer the given figure and answer the following
questions.
(a) The given life cycles, (A and B) are found in protists.
Identify the type of cycle A and B.
(b) Give the examples of groups in which these two
cycles (A and B) are found respectively
(c) Differentiate between life cycle A and B.
chApTer-3: pLANT kINGDOM
Multiple choice Questions
- Which of the following is responsible for peat formation?
(a) Marchantia (b) Riccia
(c) Funaria (d) Sphagnum
2. Which of the given genera is homosporous?
(a) Cycas (b) Pinus
(c) Selaginella (d) Lycopodium
3. Choose the correct statement.
(a) Bryophytes can live in soil but are dependent on
water for sexual reproduction.
(b) The sex organs in bryophytes are unicellular.
(c) In bryophyte the main plant body is a gametophyte
which is differentiated into true root, stem and
leaves.
(d) Common example of liverwort is Polytrichum.
4. Prothallus of petridophytes is
(a) conspicuous, small, multicellular, free-living,
photosynthetic thalloid gametophyte
(b) inconspicuous, small, multicellular, free-living,
photosynthetic thalloid gametophyte
(c) inconspicuous, large, unicellular, free-living,
photosynthetic thalloid gametophyte
(d) inconspicuous, small, multicellular, free-living,
non-photosynthetic thalloid saporophyte.
5. Identify the given figures of algae and select the correct
option.
A B
(a) Fucus Polysiphonia
(b) Dictyota Polysiphonia
(c) Dictyota Porphyra
(d) Porphyra Polysiphonia
- What is common in all the three, Funaria, Dryopteris and
Ginkgo?
(a) Presence of archegonia
(b) Well developed vascular tissues
(c) Independent gametophyte
(d) Independent sporophyte
- Consider the following statements with respect to
gymnosperms and angiosperms.
A. Double fertilisation is an event unique to
gymnosperms.
B. Angiosperms range in size from microscopic Wolffia
to tall trees of Sequoia.
C. In gymnosperms the seeds are not covered.
D. The gymnosperms are heterosporous.
