Plant Kingdom
Description: This test will help the learning aspirants to revise the topics of plant kingdom thoroughly. | |
Number of Questions: 100 | |
Created by: Supriya Thakkar | |
Tags: Thallophytes and bryophytes Comparitive Anatomy of Monocots and Dicots Pteridophyta Zygomycetes Dicots Mosses Gymnosperms Classification of Plants as Cryptogams Monocots Rhodophycae Phycomycetes |
Which of the following statements does NOT characterise monocots?
Which of the following statements regarding dicots is false?
While walking along the gravel road, a young boy observed the same fungus frequently flourishing in his lawns. Which among the following fungi must the boy have observed?
In plant pathology, an insect that transmits a disease is known as a vector, and the disease is referred to as a vector-borne disease. Which among the following fungal plant diseases spreads by insect vectors?
Antioxidants are either man-made or natural substances which inhibit various types of cell damages occurring in the body. Which of the following fungi is a source of antioxidants?
Which of the following ferns is most commonly associated with stomach cancer in Japan?
Which among the following statements is not true about mosses?
A fern is a flowerless plant which has feathery or leafy fronds and reproduces by spores released from the undersides of the fronds. Which of the following statements regarding the life cycle of a typical fern is false?
Bioremediation is the use of microbes to clean up contaminated soil and groundwater. Which among the following ferns is used as a potential bioremediation plant for absorbing arsenic from the soil?
Mycotoxins are secondary metabolites produced by fungi that are harmful to humans and domestic animals. Which of the following is a mycotoxin having immunosuppressive properties?
Gymnosperms were comparatively diverse during the Jurassic period and thus, the Jurassic is often referred to as the age of
Which among the following statements does not characterise conifers?
The hardwood of angiosperms and the softwood of conifers are distinguished on the basis of
Which among the following statements regarding the mycotoxins produced by fungi is incorrect?
Which among the following statements regarding pollen production in angiosperms is incorrect?
A transverse section of any dicot root concedes the following details. Among these, the passage cells are characteristically found in
The cross-section of a typical monocot root shows the following structures. Which of the following is/are formed by a single layer of compactly arranged, barrel-shaped, parenchymatous cells?
The name of which of the following bryophytes signifies its four large peristome teeth?
A fruit results from maturation of one or more flowers. Which among the following statements does not characterise the fruit development in angiosperms?
Non-vascular plants belong to the division Bryophyta, which includes mosses, liverworts and hornworts. Which of the following can be excluded from the main adaptations of non-vascular plants?
Which among the following statements regarding the alternation of generations in plants is incorrect?
In all the flowering plants, the parenchyma cells are involved in different functions. Which among the following parechyma cells is meant for storage of reserve food?
Greenhouses are often used for growing flowers, vegetables, fruits and transplants. Which among the following fungi is an obligate intracellular parasite found only from greenhouse cultures?
Which among the following fungi thrives inside the vascular tissue of gymnosperms and blocks its water supply, thereby causing the death of the tree?
Which among the following provide(s) nutrients during the early development of the angiosperms before starting the process of photosynthesis?
The mycotoxin found as a major contaminant of beer and wine is
Red Tide is a common name for a phenomenon known as an algal bloom, an event in which estuarine, marine or fresh water algae accumulate rapidly. Which among the following statements does not characterise red tides?
The seed dormancy observed in angiosperms due to impermeable layers developing during maturation and drying of the seed is termed as
In fungi, the rostrate dehiscence is a semi-fissitunicate dehiscence by which the outer ascus ruptures at the tip and part of the endoascus extrudes into a beak-like projection called rostrum. It is most commonly observed in
Harmful algal blooms occur when colonies of algae grow out of control while producing toxic or harmful effects in organisms. The causative agent for toxic red tides is
A gill is a respiratory organ found in many aquatic organisms which helps in breathing. Which among the following is the only fungus having true gills?
In a plant kingdom, which among the following exhibit absorptive heterotrophic mode of nutrition?
Autofluorescence is the natural emission of light in certain organisms. It is observed in which among the following algae?
The oocysts of Cystoisospora belli are long and oval-shaped. Which among the following statements regarding the life cycle of Cystoisospora belli is incorrect?
Which among the following statements does not characterise lichens?
Mycorrhizal fungi have occurred naturally in the soil for 450 million years and form a close relationship with plant roots. Which among the following types of relationships exits between mycorrhizal fungi and plants?
Sulphur dioxide is a major air pollutant and has significant impacts on human health. Which of the following organisms are well-known as the indicator of SO2 pollution of air?
All Utricularia are carnivorous and capture small organisms by means of bladder-like traps. Which among the following bryophytes is often compared with Utricularia?
Which among the following statements regarding hornworts is incorrect?
Which of the following lichens is composed of overlapping scales?
The first free-living organism to have its genome completely sequenced was a red alga. Which of the following algae is that?
Which among the following is a red coloured alga characterised by the branches similar to the teeth of a comb?
Spirogyra, chara, ulothrix and cladophora are some of the most prominent thallophytes. Which among the following statements concerning the thallophytes is false?
Which among the following is not a characteristic of the family plocamiaceae of the algae?
Which among the following statements regarding the growth and development of angiosperms is incorrect?
Which of the following mushrooms is particularly grown on rice straw beds?
Traditional French Brie and Camembert cheeses are made with raw milk. The enzymes of which among the following fungi are used to make these cheeses?
The life cycle of dinoflagellates is multi-staged. Which among the following statements regarding the life cycle of dinoflagellates is false?
In Asia, rhodophytes are important sources of food, such as nori. Which among the following statements does not characterise the division Rhodophyta?
Which among the following algae is capable of reducing mercury levels in human beings?
Which among the following fungi causes collar rot diseaes in coffee seedlings worldwide?
Carrageenan is a general name for polysaccharides extracted from certain kinds of algae. Which among the following algae is used for extracting carrageenan?
A doctor told a couple that their son is suffering from dermatitis, which is a severe skin disease. Which of the following algae is associated with dermatitis?
Which among the following statements regarding the characteristics of dinoflagellates is incorrect?
Antioxidants are the compounds that block the harmful action of free radicals in our body. Which among the following algae contains antioxidants?
Blue-green algae are able to produce highly potent toxins. Which among the following toxins is/are not produced by blue-green algae?
Which among the following statements regarding blue-green algae is false?
Edible mushrooms are thick and soft fruit bodies of macrofungi. Which among the following mushrooms is edible?
The most common mode of reproduction in diatoms is asexual. Which among the following diatoms differs from closely related species by its sexual reproduction and movement in response to light?
The diatoms are one of the largest and ecologically most significant groups of organisms on Earth. Which diatom is responsible for producing about a quarter of all the oxygen within Earth's biosphere?
Which among the following statements does not characterise diatoms?
Swimmers always suffer from the irritation of skin and mucous membranes of the body. Which among the following algae causes such irritation to humans while swimming?
The leaves of ferns are referred to as fronds. Which among the following statements regarding fronds is incorrect?
Ferns grow in many different habitats around the world. Which among the following ferns is commonly known as mountain kiokio?
Which among the following plants appears to resurrect from the dead and thus, is commonly known as resurrection fern?
The oil used in biofeeds and biofuels is obtained from which among the following algae?
The largest class of lichenised fungi is
Which among the following statements regarding green algae is incorrect?
In all the angiospermic plants, there are six types of leaf layers. The layer of which of the following parts plays a vital role in holding the products of photosynthesis?
Urtica urens is a dicot, annual herb found worldwide. Which among the following types of leaves are found in this plant?
Flowering plants include both monocots and dicots. Which among the following is not a characteristic of self-pollination in flowering plants?
Oxalis is an annual dicot plant bearing bright coloured chasmogamous flowers. Which among the following is not a characteristic of chasmogamous flower?
Legume seeds including pea, beans, lentils, peanuts, etc. are dicots. Which among the following sclereids are found in the sub-epidermal covering of legume seeds?
In which of the following processes is an embryo formed from cells of the diploid sporophyte?
All the species of the genus Puccinia are obligate plant pathogens. Which among the following Puccinia species is an autoecious fungus?
Fusarium head blight is a devastating disease of wheat and barley. Which among the following is a causative agent of this deadly disease?
Which among the following pathogenic fungi of plants can persist as a saprotrophic soil organism?
Algal biofuel is an alternative to fossil fuel in this modern era. Which among the following biofuels is made from algae by using only a solar powered biorefinery?
Which among the following statements regarding the life cycle of red algae is FALSE?
Iodine is needed for the normal metabolism of cells. Which alga was considered as the original source of iodine in ancient times?
Which among the following fungi thrives inside the tree's vascular tissue and blocks its water supply, thereby causing the death of the tree?
The fading of the woollen textiles has been found to be a common problem in tropics. Which among the following fungi is found to be associated with such fading of the woollen textiles?
Which among the following fungi secretes highly poisonous and carcinogenic alkaloids 'mycotoxins'?
Many of the true yeasts belong to which among the following subphyla of fungi?
Basidia are specialised end-cells on which the fungi that possess them produce their spores. Which among the following fungi is characterised by their unique tuning fork basidia?
Which among the following fungi is a well-known worldwide insect parasite?
Which among the following statements regarding the characteristics of mushrooms is incorrect?
Immunodeficient patients are most susceptible to be infected by which among the following fungi?
The gasteroid fungi are a group of fungi in the phylum Basidiomycota. The monotypic genus containing the single gasteroid species is
Psychoactive substances affect the brain functioning, causing changes in behaviour, mood and consciousness. Which among the following is a psychoactive basidiomycete fungus?
Which among the following fungi was the causative agent of Great Irish Famine?
The species of which among the following fungal orders produces gelatinous basidiocarps on dead wood?
Yeast is a microscopic unicellular fungus that is used to make bread, wine and beer. Which among the following statements regarding yeasts is incorrect?
Which of the following is an artificial group of fungi lacking sexual reproductive cycle?
Which among the following classes of fungi contains 5 orders and 21 families?
Recombinant DNA (or rDNA) is made by combining DNA from two or more sources. The yeast most commonly used for protein expression using recombinant DNA techniques in different organisms is
A living fossil is a species that closely resembles its fossil ancestors. Which among the following ferns is a living fossil?
Which of the following statements does not characterise ferns?
Dicot plants are generally characterised by dorsiventral leaves. Which among the following statements regarding the transverse section through the midrib region of a typical dorsiventral leaf is false?
Which among the following ferns is popularly known as Snow Brook-moss?