Biology

Plant Biology and Classification

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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

Multiple choice

Which of the following is not true about Bryophytes?

  1. They include higher cryptogamae.

  2. The plant body of bryophytes may be thalloid or leafy.

  3. True roots are absent in bryophytes.

  4. They have specialised conducting tissue called rhizoids.

  5. They have hidden reproductive organs.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Rhizoids develop as true roots are absent in Bryophytes. They do not have specialised conducting tissue.

Multiple choice

Match the following

Kingdom Type of organisms
a. Monera 1. Lack chlorophyll
b. Protista 2. Multicellular consumers
c. Plantae 3. Bacteria and cynobacteria
d. Fungi 4. Photosynthetic plants
e. Animalia 5. Unicellular organisms

  1. a - 1, b - 2, c - 3, d - 4, e - 5

  2. a - 4, b - 2, c - 3, d - 1, e - 5

  3. a - 5, b - 4, c - 3, d - 2, e - 1

  4. a - 1, b - 4, c - 5, d - 2, e - 3

  5. a - 3, b - 5, c - 4, d - 1, e - 2
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
E Correct answer
Explanation

This is the correct matching. Kingdom Monera - Bacteria and cynobacteria Kingdom Protista - Unicellular organisms Kingdom Plantae - All photosynthetic green plants Kingdom Fungi - Lack chlorophyll and obtain food through absorption Kingdom Animalia - It is a kingdom of multicellular consumers

Multiple choice

Which of the following is an example of gymnosperm?

  1. Fern

  2. Pine

  3. Moss

  4. Lichen

  5. Algae
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B Correct answer
Explanation

This is the correct answer. The plants of the group gymnosperm bear naked seeds and are usually perennial, evergreen and woody. Examples are pine and deodar.

Multiple choice

Which of the following are called the amphibians of the plant kingdom?

  1. Bryophytes

  2. Pteridophytes

  3. Phanerograms

  4. Angiosperms

  5. Gymnosperms
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A Correct answer
Explanation

Bryophytes are called as the amphibians of the plant kingdom because they live in damp areas. Their bodies are devoid of vascular tissues, roots, cuticle, etc. Therefore, they live in moist habitats in order to obtain water directly or through rhizoids and prevent desiccation.

Multiple choice

Which of the following is not the convention followed while writing the scientific names in binomial nomenclature?

  1. The specific name comes first and then the generic name is given.

  2. The name of the genus begins with a capital letter.

  3. The name of the species begins with a small letter.

  4. When printed, the scientific name is given in italics.

  5. When written by hand, the genus name and the species name have to be underlined separately.
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A Correct answer
Explanation

This is incorrect. The binomial nomenclature states that the generic name comes first and then the specific name follows.

Multiple choice

What is the common name of Equisetum?

  1. Horsetails

  2. Ferns

  3. Club mosses

  4. None of the above
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A Correct answer
Explanation

Ans-1

All these plants belong to the group-Pteridophyta. They are found mainly in shady and damp places.

Multiple choice

Which group does algae belong to?

  1. Thallophyta

  2. Bryophyta

  3. Pteridophyta

  4. Gymnosperms
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Ans-1 The plant body is in the form of undivided thallus. It is not differentiated into stem, roots and leaves.

Multiple choice

Hydrilla is a

  1. xerophyte.

  2. hydrophyte.

  3. mesophyte.

  4. terrestrial plant.
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Ans-2

Multiple choice

The term 'Binomial nomenclature' associated with taxonomy means

  1. one name given by two different scientists

  2. two names in which one is Latinized and other of a person

  3. one scientific name consisting of a generic and a specific epithet

  4. two names in which one is scientific and other is local
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C Correct answer
Explanation

The term Binomial nomenclature means naming an organism by giving one scientific name consisting of a generic and a specific epithet.

Multiple choice

Which of the following is an angiosperm?

  1. Blue spruce trees

  2. Cherry trees

  3. Ferns

  4. Liverwort
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Cherry trees belong to the Rosaceous family of plants and are native to regions around the Northern Hemisphere.It is a tree of the subgenus Cerasus, the members of which are valued agriculturally for their fruit, the cherry. The wood of the tree, cherrywood, is also valued in woodworking.