Plant Kingdom — DPP 1

20 NEET questions from Plant Kingdom, with answers and explanations. Attempt it as a timed test to get scoring, accuracy breakdown and mistake tracking.

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1
Which one of the following is not an ecological importance of moss ?
  1. A Provides food for herbaceous mammals birds and other animals
  2. B Use for trans-shipment of living materials due to high water holding capacity.
  3. C Pioneering organisms to colonise on rocks with lichens
  4. D form dense mats on the soil and reduce the impact of falling rain.
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Correct answer: B

2
Roots in some genera of gymnosperm have fungal association in the form of ________.
  1. A Mycobiont
  2. B Lichen
  3. C Phycobiont
  4. D Mycorrhiza
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Correct answer: D

3
The air bladders found in brown algae serve the function of:
  1. A Buoyancy to keep the algae floating
  2. B Nutrient storage
  3. C Protection from predators
  4. D Gas exchange during photosynthesis
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Correct answer: A

4
Presence of pyrenoids is character of algae, a pyrenoid consists of ?
  1. A Core of starch surrounded by protein
  2. B Core of protein surrounded by starch
  3. C Core of fatty acid surrounded by protein
  4. D Nucleic acids and protein
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Correct answer: B

5
Which of the following is not found in virus?
  1. A Nucleic acid
  2. B Capsid
  3. C Cell membrane
  4. D Capsomeres
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Correct answer: C

6
Find the mismatched pair w.r.t. plants
  1. A Bryophyta- Embryophytes
  2. B Pteridophyta-First tracheophytes
  3. C Gymnosperms-Naked seeded plants
  4. D Angiosperms- Archegoniate spermatophyte
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Correct answer: D

7
Read the following paragraph and fill in the blanks with appropriate words :- In pteridophytes the main plant body is ______(A)______ which bears sporangia that are subtended by leaf-like appendages called ______(B)______. The sporangia produce spores by ______(C)______ and after germination of spores, they give rise to photosynthetic gametophytes called ______(D)______.
Choose the correct option :-
  1. A A-Sporophyte, B-Sporangia, C-Meiosis D-Protonema
  2. B ABCD
  3. C ABCD
  4. D ABCD
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Correct answer: C

8
The functional megaspore of gymnosperm germinate :-
  1. A Inside the megaspore mother cell
  2. B Inside the megasporangium
  3. C Inside the soil
  4. D Into endosperm after fertilization
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Correct answer: B

9
Assertion : Free-living, mostly photosynthetic thalloid gametophytes called prothallus in bryophytes.
Reason : Sequoia is one of the tallest tree species belong to angiosperm
  1. A Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
  2. B Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A
  3. C A is true but R is false
  4. D Both A and R are false
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Correct answer: D

10
Bryophytes are plants which can live in soil but are dependent on water for ________.
  1. A Asexual reproduction
  2. B Fusion
  3. C Sexual reproduction
  4. D Pollination
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Correct answer: C

11
Fusion between one large, nonmotile (static) female gamete and a smaller, motile male gamete such type of fertilization occurs in -
  1. A Volvox, Fucus
  2. B Ulothrix
  3. C Eudornia
  4. D Spirogyra
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Correct answer: A

12
Both thallophyta and bryophyta are most correctly termed as :-
  1. A Phanerogames
  2. B Cryptogames
  3. C Non-vascular cryptogames
  4. D Vascular cryptogames
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Correct answer: C

13
Phycobilins are characteristic pigments of :-
  1. A Rhodophyceae and phaeophyceae
  2. B Rhodophyceae and Pyrophyceae
  3. C Pyrophyceae and Cyanophyceae
  4. D Rhodophyceae and Cyanophyceae
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Correct answer: D

14
Potato spindle tuber disease is caused by :-
  1. A Virus
  2. B Prion
  3. C Viroids
  4. D Mycoplasma
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Correct answer: C

15
Algin and carageenin are obtained respectively from:
  1. A Red algae and brown algae
  2. B Red algae and green algae
  3. C Brown algae and red algae
  4. D Brown algae and green algae
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Correct answer: C

16
"Horse tail" is a -
  1. A Bryophyte
  2. B Pteridophyte
  3. C Fungi
  4. D Mosses
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Correct answer: B

17
Bryophytes have:
  1. A Independent sporophyte of long duration
  2. B Dominant phase of sporophyte which is dependent
  3. C Dominant phase of gametophyte which produce spores
  4. D Small sporophyte phase which is generally dependent on gametophyte
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Correct answer: D

18
Among the following, which is not characteristic feature of bryophytes :
  1. A Motile sperms
  2. B Presence of archegonium
  3. C Water essential for fertilization
  4. D Photosynthetically independent sporophyte
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Correct answer: D

19
Which one of the following is a correct statement
  1. A Protonemal and leafy stage occur in gametophyte of pteridophyte.
  2. B In gymnosperms, female gametophyte is free living
  3. C Antheridia and archegonia absent in pteridophytes
  4. D Precursor of seed habit occurs in pteridophytes.
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Correct answer: D

20
Choose the correct one :-
  1. A Male gamete + Egg cell + Synergids → Embryo
  2. B Male gamete + Egg cell + Antipodals → Embryo
  3. C Male gamete + Egg cell + Sec. Nucleus → Endosperm
  4. D Male gamete + Secondary Nucleus → Endosperm
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Correct answer: D

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