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Plant kingdom - Algae

Total questions: 23

Worksheet time: 6hrs 45mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the study of Algae called?

(a)  

2.

Who is also called the founder of Algology?

a)

Fritsch

b)

Aristotle

c)

Carlos

d)

none of these

3.

Why do Algae not have vascular bundles? (more than one correct)

a)

Because they are very small

b)

They can do diffusion

c)

Because they have mucilage cover

4.

The most common sex organs of the Thallophyta are

a)

male- antheridia

female- archeagonia

b)

male- oogonia

female- archeagonia

c)

male- antheridia

female- oogonia

d)

none of the above

5.

The sex organs of Chara are

a)

unicellular and non-jacketed

b)

unicellular and jacketed

c)

non-unicellular and jacketed

d)

non-unicellular and non-jacketed

6.

Chara is an exception to Thallophyta. What are the sex organs of Chara called?

a)

male- Antheridium

female- archeagonia

b)

male- globule

female- oogonia

c)

male- nucule

female- globule

d)

male- globule

female- nucule

7.

What is the ploidy level of Chara's lifecycle (haplontic/diplontic)?

(a)  

8.

All algae contain which of the following?

a)

Chlorophyll-a, Xanthophyll and Fucoxanthin

b)

Chlorophyll-b, Carotenoid pigments

c)

Chlorophyll-c, Xanthophyll

d)

None of these

9.

Name the two common blue green algae and the nutrient they supply for space travellers

a)

BGA- Spirulina and Chlorella

Nutrient- Protein

b)

BGA- Chlorella and Chara

Nutrient- Protein

c)

BGA- Ulva and Spirulina

Nutrient- Carbs

d)

none of these

10.

Name the common red algae used for making agar-agar

(two possibles answers, both are considered)

(a)  

11.

Which green algae lives in marine waters (exception)?

a)

Codium

b)

Ulva

c)

Acetabularia

d)

Cephaleuros

12.

The prescence of which chlorophyll makes green alage superior to other alage

a)

Chlorophyll-a

b)

Chlorophyll-b

c)

Chlorophyll-c

d)

Chlorophyll-d

13.

How many flagella (apical and equal both) do green alage have?

a)

2-8

b)

2

c)

donot have any

14.

The reproduction in green alage is of three types- vegetative, asexual and sexual. Name the method/s which the green alage use in sexual reproduction

a)

isogamy, anisogamy

b)

isogamy, oogamy

c)

anisogamy, oogamy

d)

all of the above

15.

Correctly define the type of sexual reproduction with its feature/s

a)

Isogamy

male- same size

female- same size

b)

Anisogamy

male- larger size

female- smaller size

c)

Oogamy

male- small, motile, one in number

female- large, motile, one in number

16.

In the asexual reproduction of green alage, two types of spores are formed- motile and non-motile. Name the conditions in which they are produced

a)

Favorable- motile

Non-favorable- non-motile

b)

Favorable- non-motile

Non-favorable- motile

c)

none of these

17.

Green algae have the following features (multi-correct)

a)

Chlorophyll-b as their superior chlorophyll pigment

b)

Pyrenoids in their chloroplast to store starch

c)

Storage of food is via floridean starch

d)

none of these

18.

Green alage used as a source of food (multi-correct)

a)

Codium

b)

Ulva

c)

Spirrola

d)

Cephaleuros

19.

The largest plant cell belongs to the green alage?

(a)  

20.

This alage, also known as the red rust of tea, causes the distinctive red colour in tea leaves

(a)  

21.

One of the most staggering features of Brown alage is that none of its members are found to be unicellular. Do you know about any of its other features? You might skip this question

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22.

How do you feel about this quiz?

a)

Underrated! 😇

b)

Seems pretty okay! 😊

c)

Nah, a bit overwhelming 🥱

d)

I won't speak much 😐

e)

Pretty bad 🤮

23.

Distribute the following alage on the basis of their forms (higher/lower)

1. Ectocarpus

2. Fucus

3. Laminaria

4. Macrocystis

a)

lower- Laminaria

higher- rest three

b)

lower- Macrocystis

higher- fucus, laminaria

c)

lower- Ectocarpus

higher- rest three

d)

none of these