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Plant Kingdom MCQs | Plant Kingdom Short Questions and Answers

(1) The transport of male gametes in bryophytes and pteridophytes occurs through
[A] Wind
[B] Water
[C] Birds
[D] Insects
Answer: Water
(2) Vascular bundles are not found in
[A] Gymnosperms
[B] Pteridophytes
[C] Angiosperms
[D] Bryophytes
Answer: Bryophytes
(3) Which is the common characteristic of multicellular fungi, filamentous algae and protonema of mosses?
[A] Mode of nutrition
[B] Diplontic life cycle
[C] Multiplication by fragmentation
[D] Members of Plant Kingdom
Answer: Multiplication by fragmentation
(4) An evolutionary important character of Selaginella is
[A] Strobili
[B] Rhizophore
[C] Heterosporous nature
[D] Ligule
Answer: Heterosporous nature
(5) Meiosis occurs in
[A] Conidia
[B] Meiocyte
[C] Megaspore
[D] Gemmule
Answer: Meiocyte
(6) The exine of pollen grain comprises
[A] Pectin and cellulose
[B] Lignocellulose
[C] Pollenkit
[D] Sporopollenin
Answer: Sporopollenin
(7) Isogamous condition with non-flagellated gametes is found in
[A] Chlamydomonas
[B] Volvox
[C] Spirogyra
[D] Fucus
Answer: Spirogyra
(8) Which one is responsible for the formation of peat?
[A] Riccia
[B] Sphagnum
[C] Marchantia
[D] Funaria
Answer: Sphagnum
(9) Chromatophores participate in
[A] Photosynthesis
[B] Respiration
[C] growth
[D] Movement
Answer: Photosynthesis
(10) Prothallus gives rise to sporophyte without fertilization. This is known as
[A] Apogamy
[B] Parthenocarpy
[C] Parthenogenesis
[D] Apospory
Answer: Apogamy
(11) Chromatophores participate in
[A] Photosynthesis
[B] Respiration
[C] growth
[D] Movement
Answer: Photosynthesis
(12) Which of the following completely lacks cell wall?
[A] Blue-green algae
[B] Saccharomyces
[C] Sea-fan
[D] Cyanobacteria
Answer: Sea-fan
(13) Prothallus gives rise to sporophyte without fertilization. This is known as
[A] Apogamy
[B] Parthenocarpy
[C] Parthenogenesis
[D] Apospory
Answer: Apogamy
(14) The cell wall of Spirogyra contains
[A] Cellulose
[B] Chitin
[C] Lignin
[D] Suberin
Answer: Cellulose
(15) Which one differs from Spirogyra based on its nucleus?
[A] Azygospore
[B] Zygospore
[C] Akinete
[D] Aplanospore
Answer: Zygospore
(16) Agar is commercially obtained from
[A] Blue-green algae
[B] Red algae
[C] Brown algae
[D] Green algae
Answer: Red algae
(17) First plants to inhabit the land
[A] Angiosperms
[B] Bryophytes
[C] Gymnosperms
[D] Pteridophytes
Answer: Bryophytes
(18) Conifers can tolerate extreme environments because of
[A] Presence of vessels
[B] Thick cuticle
[C] Superficial stomata
[D] Broad hardy leaves
Answer: Thick cuticle
(19) Double fertilization is the characteristic of
[A] Algae
[B] Gymnosperms
[C] Fungi
[D] Angiosperms
Answer: Angiosperms
(20) A colonial alga is
[A] Volvox
[B] Ulothrix
[C] Spirogyra
[D] All of the three
Answer: Volvox

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