Nutrition in Plants
Covers modes of nutrition in plants including photosynthesis, parasitic, saprophytic, insectivorous, and symbiotic nutrition
Questions
The green patches on stagnant water bodies or ponds depict(s) which of the following organisms?
- Fungi
- Bacteria
- Algae
- Protozoans
- All of the above
Which of the following is the chief component of algae?
- Chlorophyll
- Protein
- Calcium
- Vitamin
- Phosphorus
Nitrogen fixing bacteria are present in the root nodules of __________.
- wheat plants
- leguminous plants
- rice plants
- maize plants
- jute plants
Which of the following cannot be taken up by the plants directly from the atmosphere?
- Nitrogen
- Oxygen
- Sunlight
- Carbon-dioxide
- Water
Which of the following groups mainly constitute for the saprophytes?
- Algae
- Fungi
- Bacteria
- Viruses
- Protozoans
What happens in the process of photosynthesis?
- Solar energy is converted into heat energy.
- Chemical energy is converted into solar energy.
- Solar energy is converted into electrical energy.
- Solar energy is converted into chemical energy.
- Solar energy is converted into mechanical energy.
Fungi take their food in the form of ___________.
- solution
- water
- solid
- gas
- any of the above
Which of the following is not an example of saprophytes?
- Mushroom
- Yeast
- Mould
- None of these
- Options 1, 2, 3
Which of the following is not a type of heterotrophic mode of nutrition?
- Saprophytic
- Sporophytic
- Parasitic
- Symbiotic
- Insectivorous
Fungi basically grow in _____.
- very hot weather
- very cold weather
- hot and humid weather
- desert region
- water
From where does penicillin come?
- Algae
- Fungus
- Protozoan
- Virus
- Bacteria
Cuscuta is a _____________.
- parasitic plant
- parasitic animal
- saprophytic plant
- saprophytic animal
- none of the above
Lichens are made up of which of the following organisms?
- Algae and fungi
- Algae and protozoan
- Protozoan and fungi
- Algae and bacteria
- Bacteria and fungi
Lichen is an example of ________.
- parasites
- saprophytes
- symbiotic relationship
- insectivorous plants
- none of these
Haustoria are the ________ of cuscuta plant.
- parasitic stem
- parasitic leaf
- parasitic fruit
- parasitic flower
- parasitic root
Pitcher plant is a common example of which of the following types of plants?
- Saprophytic plant
- Insectivorous plant
- Symbiotic plant
- Parasitic plant
- None of these
Rhizobium lives in a symbiotic relationship with ___________.
- root nodules of leguminous plants
- flowers of the pitcher plant
- lichens
- stems of the mistletoe
- flowers of the Venus fly-trap
Insectivorous plants grow in places which are deficient in:
- Oxygen
- Nitrogen
- Hydrogen
- Carbon dioxide
- Sunlight
Which of the following is not an example of insectivorous plant?
- Sundew
- Bladderwort
- Butterwort
- Venus fly-trap
- Mistletoe