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Kingdom Plantae includes

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  1. algae and bryophytes

  2. pteridophytes and gymnosperms

  3. angiosperms

  4. all of these

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:
The Plant Kingdom incorporates Algae, Bryophytes, Pteridophytes, Gymnosperms, and Angiosperms. Bryophytes are creatures of land and water of plant kingdom. 
So, the correct option is 'all of these'.

Ferns can be classified as

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  1. Bryophyta

  2. Thallophyta

  3. Pteridophyta

  4. None of the above

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

A fern is any one of a group of about 20,000 species of plants classified in the phylum or division Pteridophyta, also known as Filicophyta.

Algae mostly belongs to 

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  1. Thallophyta

  2. Bryophyta

  3. Pteridophyta

  4. Gymnosperm

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Anwer is A.

Plants that do not have well-differentiated body design are Thallophyta . They are commonly called algae.
Algae are chlorophyll-bearing, simple, thalloid, autotrophic and largely aquatic (both fresh water and marine) organisms.

Neem is classified under

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  1. Thallophyta

  2. Bryophyta

  3. Pteridophyta

  4. Angiosperms

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The answer is D. Angiosperms

Azadirachta indica, commonly known as neem, is a tree in the mahogany family Meliaceae. It is mostly used for medicinal purposes. 

Laminaria is classified as 

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  1. Thallophyta

  2. Bryophyta

  3. Pteridophyta

  4. None of the above

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Correct Option: A

Choose the correct answers from the alternatives given.
Which of the following kingdoms contains primarily multicellular, larger-celled, photosynthetic    organisms?

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  1. Animalia

  2. Plantae

  3. Archaea

  4. Fungi

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Kingdom Plantae includes all eukaryotic chlorophyllous autotrophic organisms that do photosynthesis and are multicellular with large sized cells.

Hence, the correct answer is 'Plantae'.

Fusion of two motile gametes which are dissimilar in size is termed as

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  1. oogamy

  2. isogamy

  3. anisogamy

  4. zoogamy

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Anisogamy is a type of sexual reproduction which involves the fusion of two dissimilar gametes.

Which of the following is a group which has only multicellular heterotrophic organisms?

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  1. Fungi

  2. Algae 

  3. Protozoa

  4. All of the above

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Fungi are the multicellular eukaryotic organisms. The kingdom Fungi has only heterotrophic organisms.

A. Fungi are heterotrophic.
B. Algae come under kingdom Plantae and they are mostly autotrophic.
C. Protozoa come under kingdom Protista which has unicellular organisms that are both autotrophic and heterotrophic.
Hence, the correct answer is 'Fungi'.

What happens as one moves from kingdom to species ?

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  1. common characters decrease

  2. special characters increase

  3. closely related individuals come together

  4. All are correct

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Correct Option: A

Classification of kingdom plantae includes

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  1. Bryophytes, pteridophytes, angiosperms, gymnosperms

  2. Angiosperms, gymnosperms

  3. Bryophytes, pteridophytes

  4. Gymnosperms, pteridophytes

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The Kingdom Plantae is also called as kingdom Metaphyta. The kingdom Plantae includes all types of eukaryotic, multicellular, photosynthetic plants found in this biosphere.

It includes bryophytes, pteridophytes, angiosperms, and gymnosperms.
This kingdom includes all types of plants like herbs, shrubs, trees, creepers, climbers, aquatic plants, desert plants, mountain plants, flowering, and nonflowering plants, etc.