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

Multiple choice

What determines the shape of lichens?

  1. Type of Phycobionts

  2. Type of Cyanobionts

  3. Type of Mycobionts

  4. Organisation of fungal filaments
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

The shape of a lichen is usually determined by the organisation of the fungal filaments.

Multiple choice

Which of the following statements is/are false?

a. Linnaeus used simple morphological characters to classify plants into trees, shrubs and herbs. b. The two kingdom system of classification did not distinguish between the eukaryotes and prokaryotes, and unicellular and multicellular organisms. c. The five kingdom classification was proposed by R. H. Whittaker in 1969.

  1. Only a

  2. Only a and b

  3. Only b

  4. Only b and c

  5. Only c
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Aristotle used simple morphological characters to classify plants into trees, shrubs and herbs.

Multiple choice

Which of the following statements regarding the universal rules of nomenclature is/are false?

a. Biological names are generally in Latin and written in italics. b. Both the words in a biological name, when handwritten, are separately underlined or printed in italics to indicate their Latin origin. c. The first word in a biological name represents the specific epithet, while the second component denotes the genus.

  1. Only a

  2. Both a and b

  3. Only b

  4. Both b and c

  5. Only c
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
E Correct answer
Explanation

This is the correct option as this statement is false regarding the universal rules of nomenclature.The first word in a biological name represents the genus, while the second component denotes the specific epithet.

Multiple choice

Which of the following statements is/are false?

a. Potato and brinjal are two different species, but both belong to the genus Solanum. b. Families are characterised on the reproductive features of plant species. c. Human beings belong to the species sapiens, which is grouped in the genus Homo.

  1. Only a

  2. Only a and b

  3. Only b

  4. Both b and c

  5. Only c
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

This is the correct option as this statement is false. Families are characterised on the basis of both vegetative and reproductive features of plant species.