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Nutrition in Plants

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The green patches on stagnant water bodies or ponds depict(s) which of the following organisms?

  1. Fungi

  2. Bacteria

  3. Algae

  4. Protozoans

  5. All of the above


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The green patches on stagnant water bodies or ponds depict algae.

Which of the following is the chief component of algae?

  1. Chlorophyll

  2. Protein

  3. Calcium

  4. Vitamin

  5. Phosphorus


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Chlorophyll is the chief component of algae. With the help of chlorophyll, the algae prepare their own food.

Nitrogen fixing bacteria are present in the root nodules of __________.

  1. wheat plants

  2. leguminous plants

  3. rice plants

  4. maize plants

  5. jute plants


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Nitrogen fixing bacteria are present in the root nodules of leguminous plants.

Which of the following cannot be taken up by the plants directly from the atmosphere?

  1. Nitrogen

  2. Oxygen

  3. Sunlight

  4. Carbon-dioxide

  5. Water


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Nitrogen cannot be taken up by the plants directly from the atmosphere. Nitrogen from the atmosphere is converted into usable form by the nitrogen-fixing bacteria and then is taken up by the plants.

Which of the following groups mainly constitute for the saprophytes?

  1. Algae

  2. Fungi

  3. Bacteria

  4. Viruses

  5. Protozoans


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Fungi mainly constitutes for the saprophytes.

What happens in the process of photosynthesis?

  1. Solar energy is converted into heat energy.

  2. Chemical energy is converted into solar energy.

  3. Solar energy is converted into electrical energy.

  4. Solar energy is converted into chemical energy.

  5. Solar energy is converted into mechanical energy.


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

In the process of photosynthesis, the solar energy is converted into chemical energy.

Which of the following absorbs carbon dioxide?

  1. Calcium sulphate

  2. Potassium hydroxide

  3. Sodium chloride

  4. Alum

  5. Caustic potash


Correct Option: E
Explanation:

Caustic potash absorbs carbon dioxide.

Fungi take their food in the form of ___________.

  1. solution

  2. water

  3. solid

  4. gas

  5. any of the above


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Fungi take their food in the form of solution.

Which of the following is not an example of saprophytes?

  1. Mushroom

  2. Yeast

  3. Mould

  4. None of these

  5. Options 1, 2, 3


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

This option is correct,  since the above mentioned are the examples of saprophytes.

Which of the following is not a type of heterotrophic mode of nutrition?

  1. Saprophytic

  2. Sporophytic

  3. Parasitic

  4. Symbiotic

  5. Insectivorous


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Sporophytic is not a type of heterotrophic mode of nutrition.

Fungi basically grow in _____.

  1. very hot weather

  2. very cold weather

  3. hot and humid weather

  4. desert region

  5. water


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Fungi basically grow in hot and humid weather.

From where does penicillin come?

  1. Algae

  2. Fungus

  3. Protozoan

  4. Virus

  5. Bacteria


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Penicillin comes from a fungi.

Cuscuta is a _____________.

  1. parasitic plant

  2. parasitic animal

  3. saprophytic plant

  4. saprophytic animal

  5. none of the above


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Cuscuta is a parasitic plant.

Lichens are made up of which of the following organisms?

  1. Algae and fungi

  2. Algae and protozoan

  3. Protozoan and fungi

  4. Algae and bacteria

  5. Bacteria and fungi


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Lichens are made of algae and fungi.

Lichen is an example of ________.

  1. parasites

  2. saprophytes

  3. symbiotic relationship

  4. insectivorous plants

  5. none of these


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

A lichen is a composite organism that arises from algae or cyanobacteria (or both) living among filaments of a fungus in a symbiotic relationship.

Haustoria are the ________ of cuscuta plant.

  1. parasitic stem

  2. parasitic leaf

  3. parasitic fruit

  4. parasitic flower

  5. parasitic root


Correct Option: E
Explanation:

Haustoria are the parasitic roots of cuscuta plant.

Pitcher plant is a common example of which of the following types of plants?

  1. Saprophytic plant

  2. Insectivorous plant

  3. Symbiotic plant

  4. Parasitic plant

  5. None of these


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Pitcher plant is a common example of insectivorous plant.

Rhizobium lives in a symbiotic relationship with ___________.

  1. root nodules of leguminous plants

  2. flowers of the pitcher plant

  3. lichens

  4. stems of the mistletoe

  5. flowers of the Venus fly-trap


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Rhizobium lives in a symbiotic relationship with the root nodules of leguminous plants.

Insectivorous plants grow in places which are deficient in:

  1. Oxygen

  2. Nitrogen

  3. Hydrogen

  4. Carbon dioxide

  5. Sunlight


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Insectivorous plants grow in places which are deficient in nitrogen.

Which of the following is not an example of insectivorous plant?

  1. Sundew

  2. Bladderwort

  3. Butterwort

  4. Venus fly-trap

  5. Mistletoe


Correct Option: E
Explanation:

Mistletoe is not an example of insectivorous plant.

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