NEET / AIPMT BIOLOGY
SAMPLE PAPER 01 : PLANT KINGDOM
1. In which of the following classes are male gametes non-flagellated?
(1) Chlorophyceae (2) Phaeophyceae (3) Rhodophyceae (4) Bacillariophyceae
2. Sea lettuce is commonly used as salad in Southeast Asian countries. It is in fact a marine
alga called:
(1) Chondrus crispus (2) Porphyra tenera (3) Caulerpa taxifolia (4) Ulva lactuca
3. Which of the following members of Chlorophyceae occurs as parasite?
(1) Cephaleuros (2) Chiorochytrium (3) Endoderma (4) All the above
4. Elasters occur along with mature spores in capsule. They help in the dispersal of spores.
Which of the following bryophytes is characterized by the presence of elaters?
(1) Riccia (2) Marchantia (3) Funaria (4) Sphagnum
5. Sphagnum is of considerable economic importance. It is commonly known as
(1) Black moss (2) Cord moss
(3) Bog moss (peat moss) (4) Wire moss
6. Which of the following is incorrect about bryophytes?
(1) Sex organs are multicelluar
(2) Water is essential for fertilization
(3) Meiosis occurs at the time of spore formation
(4) Antherozoids are multiflagellate
7. Leafy gametophytes occur in
(1) Bryophytes (2) Angiosperms (3) Gymnosperms (4) Pteridophytes
8. Red algae differ from green and brown algae in having:
(1) Chlorophyll a (2) Sexual reproduction
(3) Well-developed nucleus (4) Non-flagellated cells in the life cycle
9. Chondrus, Gelidium and Porphyra belong to:
(1) Red algae (2) Brown algae
(3) Green and red algae (4) Brown, red and green algae
10. Plants having vascular tissues but lacking seeds are:
(1) Angiosperms (2) Gymnosperms (3) Pteridophytes (4) Bryophytes
11. Pteridophytes differ from mosses in having
(1) Independent gametophyte (2) Dependent sporophyte
(3) Independent and dominant sporophyte (4) Flagellate antherozoids
12. Kelps are:
(1) Marine algae (2) Fresh water algae
(3) Amphibious plants (4) Terrestrial plants
13. Rhizoids in Riccia are:
(1) Unicellular and tuberculate
(2) Unicellular and smooth walled
(3) Unicellular, smooth walled and tuberculate
(4) Multicellular, smooth walled and tuberculate
14. Which of the following statements about Spirogyra is not true?
(1) Sexual reproduction involves the fusion of two flagellated gametes
(2) The gametes are physiologically similar
(3) One of the gamete is non motile
(4) The gametes involved are amoeboid
15. In bryophytes:
(1) Gametophytes are dependent on sporophytes.
(2) Sporophytes are dependent on gametophytes.
(3) Sporophytic and gametophytic generations are independent.
(4) Gametophyte and sporophyte are dependent on each other.
16. Pyrenoids are characteristically found in algae. A pyrenoid body consists of:
(1) Core of nucleic acid surrounded by protein sheath.
(2) Proteinaceous core surrounded by starchy sheath.
(3) Core of protein surrounded by fatty sheath.
(4) Core of starch surrounded by sheath of protein.
17. Tallest tree belongs to:
(1) Monocots (2) Gymnosperms (3) Pteridophytes (4) Alage
18. Pteridophytes are also called vascular cryptogams because they posses
(1) Xylem and phloem (2) Sporophytic plant body
(3) Gametophytic prothallus (4) None of the above
19. Plant body of pteridophytes is a sporophyte. Pteridophytes differ from bryophytes and
algae in which of the following characters?
(1) Presence of archegonia (2) Motile antherozoids
(3) Alternation of generations (4) Vasuclar tissue
20. Pteridophytes differ from mosses and other bryophytes in possessing:
(1) Flask-shaped archegonia
(2) Alternation of generations
(3) Flagellate antherozoids
(4) Well-developed vascular system and independent sporophyte
21. Seed habit first originated in certain pteridophytes. It which of the following does
rudimentary seed habit occur?
(1) Equisteum (2) Selaginella (3) Lycopodicum (4) Psilotum
22. In Dryopteris meiosis occurs at the time of
(1) Gamete formation (2) Spore formation
(3) Formation of prothallus (4) Formation of sex organs
23. Which of the following is mismatched?
(1) Selaginella — heterosporous (2) Lycopodium — homosprous
(3) Marsilea — heterosporous (4) Dryopteris — heterosporous
24. If a sporangium is derived from a single cell, it is called:
(1) Eusporangiate (2) Heterosporangiate
(3) Leptosporangiate (4) None of the above
25. Which group of pteridophytes are called horsetails?
(1) Selaginella (2) Lycopodium (3) Equisetum (4) Pteris
26. The mode of pollination in gymnosperms is called :
(1) Anemophily (2) Entomophily (3) Myrmecophily (4) Hydrophily
27. Chilgoza, an edible dry fruit, is obtained from which of the following gymnosperms?
(1) Pinus excelsa (2) Pinus gerardiana
(3) Pinus longifolia (4) Pinus merkusii
28. Resin and turpentine are obtained from:
(1) Cycas (2) Pinus (3) Abies (4) Cedrus
29. Spermatozoid of Cycas, the largest in the plant kingdom, is:
(1) Uniciliated (2) Biciliated (3) Nonciliated (4) Multiciliated
30. In Cycas the endosperm is:
(1) Haploid (2) Diploid (3) Triploid (4) Tetraploid
31. Fertilization of egg of means of ciliated sperms, as observed in Cycas, is called
(1) Siphonogamy (2) Zoodiogamy (3) Chalazogamy (4) Polygamy
32. Female cone of Pinus develops seeds in:
(1) One year (2) Two year (3) Three year (4) Four year
33. Which of the following gymnosperms occurs in the desert of western South Africa
(Kalahari)?
(1) Ephedra (2) Gnetum (3) Welwitschia (4) Ginkgo
34. Gymnosperms do not have:
(1) Tracheids and companion cells (2) Vessels and companion cells
(3) Xylem vessels and sieve tubes (4) Traheids and sieve tubes
35. Adiantum, maidenhair fern, is also called walking fern because
(1) It known how to walk itself.
(2) Its spores are able to walk.
(3) It is dispersed through the agency of walking animals.
(4) It propagates vegetatively by its leaf tip.
36. Chlamydomonas exhibit
(1) Isogamy (2) Oogamy (3) Anisogamy (4) All of the above
37. Spirogyra is commonly called as
(1) Pond scum (2) Pond silk (3) Water silk (4) All of the above
38. The Cloroplast of Spirogyra is
(1) Cup-shaped (2) Stellate
(3) Spiral (4) Ribbon-like and spiral
39. Coenobium is present in
(1) Spirogyra (2) Chlorella (3) Volvox (4) Chlamydomonas
40. The largest alga is
(1) Fucus (2) Sargassum (3) Macrocystis (4) Laminaria
41. The colour of brown algae is due to
(1) Fucoxanthin (2) Carotene (3) Phycoerythrin (4) Phycocyanin
42. Red rust of tea is caused by
(1) Harveyella (2) Puccinia (3) Cephaleuros (4) Ustilago
43. In algae, pyrenoid are associated with
(1) Sexual reproduction (2) Storage of food
(3) Vegetative reproduction (4) Asexual reproduction
44. In brown algae, motile stage posses flagella inserted
(1) Anteriorly (2) Posteriorly (3) Laterally (4) Absent
45. The algae which produces quadriflagellate macrozoospores
(1) Ulothrix (2) Oedogonium (3) Vaucheria (4) Chlamydomonas
46. Trumpet hyphae having sieved septa like sieve tubes are present in
(1) All brown algae (2) All red algae (3) Kelps (4) Some green algae
47. Chlorella is used in space programmes to supply
(1) CO2 (2) N2 (3) O2 (4) H2S
48. Protein rich algae is
(1) Spirulina (2) Cosmarium (3) Scytonema (4) Chlamydomous
49. Phycoerythrin is present in
(1) Euglena (2) Chlamydomonas (3) Polysiphonia (4) Fucus
50. In some brown algae trumpet hyphae are similar to
(1) Tracheids (2) Tracheae (3) Sieve tubes (4) Companion cells
