Biology
Plant Biology and Classification
1,473 Questions
Plant Biology and Classification deals with the taxonomy, evolution, and morphological features of the plant kingdom. This collection offers practice questions on plant groups, taxonomic hierarchies, and specific plant characteristics. The questions are tailored for students preparing for biology competitive exams.
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Plant Biology and Classification Questions
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Bougainvilla
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Bougainvillaea
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Bogainvilla
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Bouganvilla
B
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Explanation
Bougainvillea is the correct spelling (option B), named after explorer Louis Antoine de Bougainville. Note the 'v' not 'vill' and the 'ea' not 'a' at the end. Options A, C, and D misspell it with letter substitutions or omissions.
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Gramineae
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Germineae
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Grevineae
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Groovineae
A
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Explanation
The scientific family name for grasses is Gramineae (or alternatively Poaceae). This family encompasses all grass species including cereals, bamboo, and lawn grasses.
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Bougainvilla
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Bougainvillaea
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Bogainvilla
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Bouganvilla
B
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In SAP warehouse management, plants can share a common warehouse through proper assignment configuration. Multiple plant numbers can be assigned to the same warehouse number, which is a standard feature of the SAP WM module.
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Holoplankton
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Meroplankton
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Photosynthetic picoplankton
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Nanophytoplankton
D
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They are free-floating, aquatic plants, e.g. algae, protists, and cyanobacteria.
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Tansley
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Shelford
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Slobodkin
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Raunkiaer
D
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Raunkiaer gave the description of life-forms in plant communities.
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bryophyta
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gymnosperms
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pteridophyta
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angiosperms
C
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Protostele is the simplest type of stele that comprises the central core of xylem surrounded by phloem, pericycle and endodermis.
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Human - Homo, an order
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Tiger - Carnivora, a class
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Housefly - Musca, a genus
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Devil fish - Mollusca, a class
C
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Musca is the genus name of housefly.
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presence of thalloid plant body
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presence of vegetative reproduction
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dependence on water for fertilisation
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presence of jacketed and multicellular sex organs
D
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Sex organs are well developed and multicellular.
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InterPro
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ModBase
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RefSeq
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SIMAP
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TreeFam
E
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TreeFam is a database of phylogenetic trees of animal genes which aims at developing a curated resource that gives reliable information about ortholog and paralog assignments and evolutionary history of various gene families.
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host
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saprotroph
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insectivores
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autotroph
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parasite
E
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Cuscuta or amarbel lacks chlorophyll and cannot manufacture its own food. It climbs on other plants to derive nutrition from them. Since it deprives the host of valuable nutrients, it is called a parasite.
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zygnema
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spirogyra
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ulothrix
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chlamydomonas
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cyanophora
D
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Explanation
It contains cup shaped chloroplast.
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species
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genus
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kingdom
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phylum
D
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Explanation
In biological classification, different classes with common characteristics constitute a phylum in animals or division in plants. The phylum is a high-ranking taxonomic rank below kingdom.
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Genus
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Family
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Species
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Division
C
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Explanation
Species is the fundamental unit of biological classification. A species is a group of organisms that can interbreed and produce fertile offspring, representing the most specific level in the taxonomic hierarchy.
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Cryptogams
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Spermatophyta
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Gymnosperms
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Angiosperms
A
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Explanation
Cryptogams are flowerless and seedless plants that reproduce via spores. The term comes from Greek 'crypto' (hidden) and 'gamos' (marriage), referring to their hidden reproduction. They include algae, fungi, bryophytes, and pteridophytes.