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An edible rhodophyte is?
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Correct option: C
Porphyra
Option C (Porphyra) is correct because Porphyra is a red alga that is widely cultivated and consumed as a food source, particularly in East Asia (e.g., nori in sushi).
152 Medium
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How many of the given plants has/have archegonia and produce(s) seeds in their lifecycle? Marchantia, Cedrus, Ginkgo, Funaria, Pinus, Mustard, Sunflower
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Correct option: B
Three
Option A (Two) is correct. Cedrus, Ginkgo and Pinus have archegonia and produce seeds.
153 Medium
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Assertion: Pyrenoids are utilised during
starvation.

Reason: Pyrenoids are proteinaceous bodies.
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Correct option: B
If both Assertion and Reason are true but Reason
is not the correct explanation of Assertion
Option B (If both Assertion and Reason are true but Reason is not the correct explanation of Assertion) is correct because pyrenoids are proteinaceous bodies that store starch, but their utilization during starvation is not directly explained by them being proteinaceous.
154 Hard
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Select the odd one w.r.t. prothallus.
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Correct option: A
Unicellular
Option A (Unicellular) is correct because prothallus is multicellular, photosynthetic, thalloid gametophyte and free living.
155 Medium
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One of the following is not functionally analogous with others in the group
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Correct option: C
Antheridium
Option D (Ovule) is correct because oogonium, archegonium, and antheridium are all reproductive structures that produce gametes, while the ovule is the structure that contains the female gamete and develops into a seed.
156 Medium
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Which of the following is correct for Cycas reproduction?
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Correct option: B
Siphonogamy is followed by zooidogamy
Option D (Zooidogamy) is correct because Cycas exhibits zooidogamy, where motile sperm swim to the egg for fertilization. Siphonogamy is not followed by zooidogamy.
157 Easy
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All of the following are evolved from progymnosperms except
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Correct option: B
Conifers
Option D (Dicotyledons) is correct because dicotyledons are angiosperms, and angiosperms evolved separately from progymnosperms, while seed ferns, conifers, and cycads are all related to progymnosperms.
158 Hard
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Male and female gametophytes are independent and free-living in
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Correct option: D
Sphagnum
Option D (Sphagnum) is correct because Sphagnum (a moss) has independent and free-living male and female gametophytes.
159 Hard
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Nostoc fixes dinitrogen in symbiotic association with the following
I. Alnus II. Gunnera
III. Anthoceros IV. Casuarina
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Correct option: B
II and III
Option B (II and III) is correct because Nostoc forms symbiotic associations with Gunnera and Anthoceros.
160 Easy
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Statement I: Isogamous type reproduction present in Spirogyra.

Statement II: In Bryophyte antheridium produce biflagellated antherozoids.

In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below:
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Correct option: D
Both Statement I and Statement II are correct.
Option D (Both Statement I and Statement II are correct) is correct because Spirogyra exhibits isogamous reproduction, and bryophyte antheridia produce biflagellated antherozoids.
161 Easy
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In Chlamydomonas, the meiosis occurs in
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Correct option: B
Zygote
Option B is correct because Chlamydomonas exhibits a haplontic life cycle, where meiosis occurs in the zygote, which is the only diploid stage.
162 Medium
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Which of the following plant does not have Rhizobium containing root nodules?
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Correct option: B
Pinus
Option B (Pinus) is correct because Pinus, a gymnosperm, forms mycorrhizal associations with fungi instead of Rhizobium-containing root nodules.
163 Easy
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Linnaean system of classification was based on
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Morphology
Option A (Morphology) is correct because the Linnaean system of classification was primarily based on morphological characteristics.
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Acetabularia is a
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Correct option: A
Single-celled marine green alga
Option A (Single-celled marine green alga) is correct because Acetabularia is a large, single-celled green alga found in marine environments.
165 Medium
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Life cycle of Ectocarpus and Fucus respectively are
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Correct option: C
Haplodiplontic, Diplontic
Option C (Haplodiplontic, Diplontic) is correct because Ectocarpus exhibits a haplodiplontic life cycle, while Fucus exhibits a diplontic life cycle.
166 Medium
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In gymnosperm the roots are generally
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Correct option: C
Tap root
Option C (Tap root) is correct because gymnosperms typically have a well-developed tap root system for anchorage and water absorption.
167 Easy
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In addition to chlorophyll a, brown algae posses
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Correct option: B
chlorophyll c
Option B (chlorophyll c) is correct because brown algae possess chlorophyll a and chlorophyll c, along with fucoxanthin.
168 Medium
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Which of the following is /are grouped under phanerogams?
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Correct option: D
Both (a) and (b)
Option D (Both (a) and (b)) is correct because both angiosperms and gymnosperms are seed-bearing plants and are therefore grouped under phanerogams.
169 Medium
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In Chlorophyceae, the mode of sexual reproduction is
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Correct option: D
All of these
Option D is correct because Chlorophyceae (green algae) exhibit all three types of sexual reproduction: isogamy, anisogamy, and oogamy.
170 Hard
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Dominant stage in bryophytes is
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Correct option: B
Independent gametophyte
Option B (Independent gametophyte) is correct because the gametophyte is the dominant and independent phase in bryophytes.
171 Medium
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Identify the mismatched pair.
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Correct option: C
Fucus - Floridean starch
Option C is the mismatched pair because Fucus is a brown alga and stores food as laminarin and mannitol, not floridean starch which is characteristic of red algae.
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Largest gametophyte is found in
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Correct option: B
Polytrichum
Option B (Polytrichum) is correct because Polytrichum, a moss, has a relatively large and well-developed gametophyte compared to other plants listed.
173 Medium
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Pinus belong to the class
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Correct option: C
Coniferopsida
Option C is correct because Pinus belongs to the class Coniferopsida, which includes cone-bearing gymnosperms.
174 Medium
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Mosses occur in moist place because
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Correct option: B
Their gamete fuses in water
Option B is correct because mosses require water for fertilization as their motile sperm (antherozoids) need water to swim to the egg (archegonium).
175 Medium
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Consider the following statements
I. Hydropterides are only plant among the heterosporous pteridophytes that are leptosporangiate
II. Heterosporous pteridophytes were the first land flora of earth
III. The difference in size between microspore and megaspore in Seleginella kraussiana is 1:200
IV. Female gametophyte of Seleginella mostly have single archenogium
Which of the above statement are correct?
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Correct option: C
I, II and IV
Option C is correct because statements I, II, and IV are accurate descriptions of heterosporous pteridophytes and Selaginella.
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The cell wall material is common in
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Correct option: C
Bacterial & blue green algae
Option C (Bacterial & blue green algae) is correct because both bacteria and blue-green algae (cyanobacteria) have cell walls made of peptidoglycan.
177 Medium
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In a moss, the sporophyte
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Correct option: A
Is partially parasitic on the gametophyte
Option A (Is partially parasitic on the gametophyte) is correct because the sporophyte in mosses depends on the gametophyte for nutrition.
178 Medium
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In comparition to pteridophyte, which one of the following algae exhibits diplontic life cycle?
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Correct option: D
Focus
Option D (Focus) is correct because Focus (a brown alga) exhibits a diplontic life cycle, similar to seed-bearing plants.
179 Medium
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In comparition to angiosperm, which one of the following algae exhibits haplo-diplontic life cycle
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Correct option: C
Ectocarpus
Option C is correct because Ectocarpus, a brown alga, exhibits a haplo-diplontic life cycle, which is intermediate between the haplontic and diplontic life cycles seen in Volvox/Chlamydomonas and Fucus, respectively.
180 Medium
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Which one of the following formed in Spirogyra is different based on its nucleus?
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Correct option: A
Zygospore
Option A (Zygospore) is correct because a zygospore is formed by the fusion of two gametes, involving the fusion of their nuclei, whereas an azygospore develops from a single cell without nuclear fusion.
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