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Algae

Total questions: 26

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Agar-Agar is obtained from

a)

Gelidium

b)

Polysiphonia

c)

Fucus

d)

Laminaria

2.

Plants which are not differentiated into roots, stem and leaves are grouped under

a)

Gymnosperms

b)

Pteridophytes

c)

Thallophytes

d)

Spermatophytes

3.

Which are the most primitive group of algae

a)

Blue green algae

b)

Red algae

c)

Brown algae

d)

Green algae

4.

Iodine is obtained from

a)

Ulothrix

b)

Ectocarpus

c)

Laminaria

d)

Oedogonium

5.

Which of the algae is responsible for red colour of red sea

a)

Chlamydomonas brauii

b)

Trichodesmium erythrium

c)

Ulothrix zonata

d)

None of the above

6.

Origin and evolution of sex in algae is best seen in

a)

Blue green algae

b)

Green algae

c)

Brown algae

d)

Red algae

7.

Kelps is obtained from

a)

Algae

b)

Marine algae

c)

Aquatic algae

d)

Lichens

8.

Zygotic meiosis is a characteristic feature of

a)

Algae

b)

Bryophytes

c)

Pteridophytes

d)

Gymnosperms

9.

Cephaleoures is

a)

An epiphytic green algae

b)

A parasitic green algae

c)

An fresh water green algae

d)

A colourless green algae

10.

Sargasso sea is named after an algae Sargassum which is a

a)

Green algae

b)

Brown algae

c)

Red algae

d)

Blue green algae

11.

During rainy season the ground becomes slippery due to dense growth of

a)

Fungi

b)

Algae

c)

Mushroom

d)

None of these

12.

Red colour of the red algae is due to the presence of

a)

Fucoxanthin

b)

C phycocyanin

c)

Carotene

d)

Phycoerythrin

13.

Simplest type of reproduction in plants is found in

a)

Spirogyra

b)

Ulothrix

c)

Chlamydomonas

d)

Volvox

14.

In which of the following alage , isogamy, anisogamy and oogamy all are found?

a)

Chlamydomonas

b)

Oscitillaria

c)

Anabaena

d)

Spirogyra

15.

Red snow' is caused by which of the following in alpine region?

a)

Oscitillaria

b)

Spirogyra

c)

Chlamydomonas nivalis

d)

Batrachospermum

16.

What is the storage product of most algae?

a)

Cellulose

b)

Glycogen

c)

Starch and oil

d)

Fats

17.

Agar, which is the solidifying agent in many bacterial culture media, is part of the cell wall of

a)

Chlorophyta

b)

Chrysophyta

c)

Rhodophyta

d)

Pyrrophyta

18.

The __________ is the vegetative body of algae.

a)

Mycelium

b)

Pseudoplasmodium

c)

Thallus

d)

Root

19.

Chlamydomonas and Volvox are similar because

a)

They both are motile

b)

They are the members of chlorophyta

c)

Both (a) and (b)

d)

None of these

20.

Sea-lettuce is the common name for

a)

Laminaria

b)

Sargassum

c)

Batrachospermum

d)

Ulva

21.

Asexual reproduction in Spirogyra

a)

takes place by zoospore formation

b)

Has not been recorded

c)

takes place by hypnospore formation

d)

takes place by aplanospore formation

22.

Carpogonia is the female sex organ in which of the algae?

a)

Rhodophycophyta

b)

Xanthophycophyta

c)

Chrysophycophyta

d)

Chlorophycophyta

23.

Which of the following is a colonial green alga?

a)

Chlamydomonas

b)

Chlorella

c)

Volvox

d)

Spirogyra

24.

Pyrenoids are

a)

starch surrounded by protein grains

b)

starch surrounded by oil droplets

c)

protein surrounded by oil droplets

d)

protein surrounded by starch grains

25.

Palmella stage is found in

a)

Cytopus

b)

Spirogyra

c)

Chlamydomonas

d)

Volvox

26.

Asexual reproduction in Spirogyra

a)

takes place by zoospore formation

b)

Has not been recorded

c)

takes place by hypnospore formation

d)

takes place by aplanospore formation