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Biology & Botany FPSC Division of plants, angiosperm& Physiology

Total questions: 100

Worksheet time: 56mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of plant that has monocotyledon seed?

a)

Has parallel vein leaves

b)

Has tap root

c)

Has woody stem

d)

Has one cotyledon

2.

Paddy plant is an example of flowering plants. Choose one characteristic of paddy plant.

a)

Has woody stem

b)

Has leaves with parallel veins

c)

Has tap root

d)

Consist of two cotyledons

3.

Which of the following characteristic describes the plant shown above ?

a)

Fibrous root

b)

One cotyledon

c)

Leaves with parallel veins

d)

Tap root

4.

Which of the following is monocotyledon plant ?

a)

Durian tree

b)

Banana plant

c)

Rose plant

d)

Mango plant

5.

What is the common characteristic of fern and conifer?

a)

Non-vascular

b)

Vascular

c)

Reproduces through spores

d)

Reproduces by bearing cones

6.

Which of the following is non-flowering plant?

a)

Paddy plant

b)

Tomato plant

c)

Fern

d)

Mango tree

7.

Liz took a walk and noticed a green, fuzzy plant growing on a rock. It was soft to touch. What could it be?

a)

Pine Tree

b)

Daisy Flower

c)

Moss

d)

Fern Plant

8.

Sarah found a sunflower and a pine cone in her backyard. She realized that they both

a)

make flowers

b)

produce spores

c)

make seeds

d)

are part of large crops

9.

Pine cones, acorns, and rose seeds were being studied by a 3rd grade class. How will the rose seed grow DIFFERENTLY than the others?

a)

It is the only one with leaves.

b)

It is the only one without roots.

c)

It is the only one to produce flowers.

d)

It is the only one that has spores

10.

How is a pine tree different than an apple or banana tree?

a)

Its leaves are huge,

b)

It has green leaves.

c)

It does not produce fruit.

d)

it grows from a seed.

11.

JJ brought his mom a plant for her birthday. The stem had thorns and its flower was a beautiful color pink. What could it be?

a)

Fern

b)

Moss

c)

Rose

d)

Pine Tree

12.

On the way to school, Chad saw a plant that produced spores and had green frond leaves. What did he see?

a)

Apple Tree

b)

Tomato Plant

c)

Palm Tree

d)

Fern

13.

Scientists classify plants in order to...

a)

Study them more easily

b)

Collect them more easily

c)

Earn more money

d)

Fight insects that damage them more easily

14.

Climber examples is

a)

Grapes

b)

Mint

c)

Basil

d)

Rose

15.

Plants are classified according to the way they get nutrients in ...

a)

vascular and nonvascular

b)

leaves and roots

c)

sun and water

16.

medicinal plants

a)

cotton

b)

basil

c)

jute

d)

mango

17.

What 2 names are used in the Binomial System of Nomenclature?

a)

Plant Group, Division

b)

Genus, Species

c)

Kingdom, Phylum

d)

Species, Kingdom

18.

Why are scientific names important?

a)

Buyers need to know the correct plant species.

b)

Scientists need accurate information about a plant species.

c)

Common names can be confusing.

d)

All of these are correct.

19.

Which is the correct way to write the name of Red Oak?

a)

quercus rubra

b)

quercus Rubra

c)

Quercus Rubra

d)

Quercus rubra

20.

Why might you see 3 names in a scientific name?

a)

The 3rd name gives you the kingdom.

b)

The 3rd name is for the variety or cultivar.

c)

The 3rd name is for the plant group.

21.

What is a cultivar?

a)

It is a form of plant originating under cultivation and often is the result of plant breeding.

b)

It is a naturally occurring native plant.

c)

It has existed naturally for over 100 years.

22.

What is the most specific taxonomy category?

a)

Kingdom

b)

Domain

c)

Species

d)

Order

23.

Who created the system of Taxonomy?

a)

Albert Einstein

b)

Carolus Linnaeus

c)

Aristotle

d)

Copernicus

24.

Which of the following is the correct order of the taxonomic hierarchy?

a)

Kingdom, division, class, order, family, genus, species

b)

Kingdom, division, class, order, family, species, genus

c)

Kingdom, class, division, order, family, genus, species

d)

Kingdom, division, order, class, family, genus, species

25.
Which type of plant has seeds that are encased in a protective fruit?
a)
gymnosperms
b)
conifers
c)
angiosperms
d)
horsetails
26.
Which of the following is NOT true of mosses, liverworts, and hornworts?
a)
They are non-vascular
b)
They have roots, stems, and leaves
c)
They grow in moist places
d)
They are small and low-growing
27.
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a dicot?
a)
Two cotyledons
b)
Vascular tissue bundles arranged in a ring
c)
floral parts often in multiples of three
d)
one main root
28.
Which statement best describes a gymnosperm?
a)
a nonvascular plant with roots, stems, and leaves
b)
a low-growing non-vascular plant lacking true roots
c)
a vascular plant that uses spores to reproduce
d)
a vascular plant that uses pollen to produce seeds that are not enclosed in protective fruits
29.
Seedless vascular plants use __________ to  reproduce.
a)
seeds
b)
spores
c)
flowers
d)
pistils
30.
The young leaves of some ______________ are known as fiddleheads.
a)
hornworts
b)
ferns
c)
flowers
d)
angiosperms
31.
The vascular tissue that conducts water in a plant is ____________.
a)
Phloem
b)
Veins
c)
Mylem
d)
Xylem
32.
______________ species out number all other land plant species by about 7:1.
a)
Angiosperm
b)
Gymnosperm
c)
Seaweed
d)
Cactus
33.
The root-like structures that anchor a moss plant and absorb water and nutrients are called ___________.
a)
Cotyledons
b)
Rhizoids
c)
Xylem
d)
Vascularitas
34.

All plants are classified based on ...

a)

Whether they have vascular tissue or not

b)

Whether they have flowers or not

c)

Whether they have cuticle or not

d)

Whether they do photosynthesis or not

35.

Scientists classify plants in order to...

a)

Study them more easily

b)

Collect them more easily

c)

Earn more money

d)

Fight insects that damage them more easily

36.

How do we call plants that have seeds, but no flowers or fruit?

a)

Nonvascular plants

b)

Seedless vascular plants

c)

Gymnosperms

d)

Angiosperms

37.

"Evergreen plants" is a common name for ...

a)

Nonvascular plants

b)

Seedless vascular plants

c)

Gymnosperms

d)

Angiosperms

38.

The plants which have branches at the base are __________.

a)

herbs

b)

shrubs

c)

creepers

d)

trees

39.

The plant which takes the support of structures and climbs up is _______________.

a)

tree

b)

shrub

c)

creeper

d)

climber

40.

2. Strong and woody stem of a tree called ___________

a)

climber

b)

root

c)

Trunk

d)

shrub

41.

3. Plants having weak stems which grow along the ground are called__________

a)

trees

b)

creepers

c)

shrubs

d)

climbers

42.

5. choose the example of herbs.

a)

watermelon

b)

pumpkin

c)

apple tree

d)

mint

43.

Plants have been broadly divided into how many groups or type?

a)

2

b)

3

c)

5

d)

4

44.

Plants can be divided into two groups. Which of the following correctly states the two groups of plants?

a)

Vegetables and fruits

b)

Flowering and non-flowering

c)

Grass and trees

d)

Green leaves and purple leaves

45.

Plants can be divided into three groups. Which of the following correctly states the two groups of plants?

a)

Seeds, roots and stem

b)

Flowering, non-flowering and evergreen

c)

Trees, shrubs and herbs

d)

Herbs, spices and salts

46.

How can you tell if a plant is a herb?

a)

It can bear flowers.

b)

It is usually very tall and has a very thick stem.

c)

It has many branches and a thin woody stem.

d)

It has a thin flexible stem.

47.

Which is not a part of a plant?

a)

stem

b)

root

c)

soil

d)

leaf

48.

Which plant does not belong to the group?

a)

coconut

b)

papaya

c)

narra

d)

bitter gourd (ampalaya)

49.

Peppermint belongs to the classification of _____.

a)

trees

b)

herbs

c)

vines

d)

shrubs

50.

Which of the following is a deciduous tree?

a)

Rice plant

b)

Bean Plant

c)

Water melon plant

d)

Mango tree

51.

Paddy plant is an example of flowering plants. Choose one characteristic of paddy plant.

a)

Has woody stem

b)

Has leaves with parallel veins

c)

Has tap root

d)

Consist of two cotyledons

52.

Who classified five kingdom classification ?

a)

J.J Thomsson

b)

Goldstein

c)

Robert whittaker

d)

Rutherford

53.

Plants can be flowering or non-flowering. Plants can reproduce using seeds or spores. This pea plant reproduces using ...

a)

spores

b)

seeds

c)

stems

d)

leaves

54.

Plants such as peas, beans, tomatoes, and squash can be labeled as ....

a)

flowering, vascular, seed bearing

b)

non-flowering, non-vascular, spores

c)

non-flowering, vascular, spores

d)

flowering, non-vascular, seed bearing

55.

Which plant kingdom can survive both on land and in the water?

a)

(a) Tracheophyta

b)

(b) Pteridophyta

c)

(c) Thallophyta

d)

(d) Bryophyta

56.

Gymnosperms Plants having vascular tissue without seeds


a)

(a) Angiosperm

b)

(b) Pteridophytes

c)

(c) Bryophytes

d)

(d) Gymnosperms

57.

Gymnosperms Plants having vascular tissue without seeds


a)

(a) Angiosperm

b)

(b) Pteridophytes

c)

(c) Bryophytes

d)

(d) Gymnosperms

58.

Who coined the term biodiversity


a)

Charles Darwin

b)

Walter G Rosen

c)

Walter D Rosen

d)

None

59.

A plant that has seeds but no flowers and fruits?


a)

(a) Bryophytes

b)

(b) Gymnosperms

c)

(c) Mosses

d)

(d) Pteridophytes

60.

Algae and Fungi are in the division _________Viperidae


a)

Thallophyta

b)

Bryophyta

c)

All of the above

d)

None of the above

61.

What is not possessed by bacteria?

a)

a. membrane bound organelles

b)

b. nucleus

c)

c. nucleolus

d)

d. all of these

62.

First plants to inhabit the land

a)

Angiosperms

b)

Bryophytes

c)

Gymnosperms

d)

Pteridophytes

63.

Which of the sub group in plant kingdom produces flowers

a)

Fungi

b)

Angiosperms

c)

Mosses

d)

Ferns

64.

Which of the plant groups needs both land and water to complete their life cycle?

a)

Angiosperms

b)

Pteridophyta

c)

Thallophyta

d)

Bryophyta

65.

Plants having vascular tissue without seeds

a)

Angiosperm

b)

Pteridophytes

c)

Bryophytes

d)

Gymnosperm

66.

Which type of plant produces a flower?

a)

angiosperm

b)

gymnosperm

c)

both

67.

Which type of plant lives the longest?

a)

annual

b)

biennial

c)

perennial

68.

All plants

a)

make sugar

b)

have roots

c)

make flowers

d)

have stems

69.

What structure protects the surface of the leaf?

a)

cambium

b)

phloem

c)

cuticle

d)

front

70.

These are tubelike cells that transport water and nutrients

a)

xylem

b)

cambium

c)

veins

d)

vascular tissue

71.

An opening in a leaf that allows gas exchange

a)

guard cell

b)

stoma

c)

chloroplast

d)

cuticle

72.

A frond is a leaf from a

a)

fern

b)

pine tree

c)

moss

73.

This structure holds nonvascular seedless plants into the ground

a)

roots

b)

saprophyte

c)

rhizoid

d)

cones

74.

This layer of tissue grows between the xylem and the phloem

a)

angiosperm

b)

gymnosperm

c)

frond

d)

cambium

75.

The four features seed plants have in common are roots, stems, leaves, and

a)

angiosperm

b)

xylem

c)

fronds

d)

vascular tissue

76.

The plant kingdom is organized into

a)

divisions

b)

phyla

77.

What cell structure do plants use to obtain food?

a)

chlorophyll

b)

chloroplast

c)

vacuole

d)

cell wall

78.

Angiosperms produce from

a)

rhizoids

b)

cones

c)

fruit and flowers

79.

Gymnosperms reproduce with

a)

cones

b)

fruit

c)

flowers

80.

The first stable product of fixation of atmospheric nitrogen in leguminous plants is ?

a)

NO3-

b)

Glutamate

c)

Ammonia

d)

NO2-

81.

Which of the following biomolecules is common to respiration - mediated breakdown of fats , carbohydrates , and proteins?

a)

Fructose 1-6 bisphosphate

b)

Pyruvic acid

c)

Acetyl CoA

d)

Glucose 6 - phosphate

82.

Phytochrome is a

a)

Glycoprotein

b)

Lipoprotein

c)

Chromoprotein

d)

Flavoprotein

83.

In photosynthesis , the light independent reactions takes place at:

a)

Photosystem- II

b)

Stromal matrix

c)

Thylakoid lumen

d)

Photosystem-I

84.

During biological nitrogen fixation , inactivation of nitrogenase by oxygen poisoning is prevented by?

a)

Carotene

b)

Cytochrome

c)

Leghaemoglobin

d)

Xanthophyll

85.

Water soluble pigment found in plant cell vacuoles are;

a)

Chlorophylls

b)

Carotenoids

c)

Anthocyanins

d)

Xanthophylls

86.

A plant in your garden avoids photorespiratory losses , has improved water use efficiency , shows high rate of photosynthesis at high temperatures and has improved efficiency of nitrogen utilisation. In which of the following physiological groups would you assign this plant?

a)

C4

b)

CAM

c)

Nitrogen fixer

d)

C3

87.

Emerson's enhancement effect and Red drophave been instrumental in the discovery of ?

a)

Two photosystems operating simultaneously

b)

Photophosphorylation and cyclic electron transport

c)

Oxidative photophosphorylation

d)

Photophosphorylation and non - cyclic electron transport

88.

In a chloroplast the highest number of protons are found in;

a)

Lumen of thylakoids

b)

Inter membrane space

c)

Antennae complex

d)

Stroma

89.

The process which makes major difference between C3 and C4 plants is ;

a)

Calvin cycle

b)

Photorespiration

c)

Respiration

d)

Glycolysis

90.

Which statement is wrong about Kreb's cycle?

a)

There is one point in the cycle where FAD+ is reduced to FADH2

b)

During conversion of succinyl CoA to succinic acid , a molecule of GTP is synthesised

c)

The cycle starts with condensation of acetyl group (acetyl CoA) with pyruvic acid to yield citric acid

d)

There are three points in the cycle where NAD+ is reduced to NADH + H+

91.

Fruit and leaf drop at early stages can be prevented by the application of;

a)

Ethylene

b)

Auxins

c)

Gibberellic acid

d)

Cytokinins

92.

Phosphoenol pyruvate (PEP) is the primary CO2 acceptor in?

a)

C4 plants

b)

C2 plants

c)

C3 and C4 plants

d)

C3 plants

93.

Which of the following is not a product of light reaction of photosynthesis?

a)

NADPH

b)

NADH

c)

Oxygen

d)

ATP

94.

Stomatal movement is not affected by ;

a)

O2 concentration

b)

CO2 concentration

c)

Light

d)

Temperature

95.

World Ozone Day is celebrated on ;

a)

16th September

b)

22nd April

c)

21st April

d)

5th June

96.

Which of these statements is incorrect?

a)

Glycolysis operates as long as it is supplied with NADthat can pick up hydrogen atoms

b)

Oxidative phosphorylation takes place in outer mitochondrial membrane

c)

Glycolysis occurs in cytosol

d)

Enzymes of TCA cycle are present in mitochondrial matrix

97.

What is the site of perception of photoperiod necessary for induction of flowering in plants?

a)

Shoot apex

b)

Leaves

c)

Lateral buds

d)

Pulvinus

98.

It takes a very long time for pineapple plants to produce flowers. Which combination of hormones can be applied to artificially induce flowering in pineapple plants through the year to increase yield?

a)

Gibberellin and Abscisic acid

b)

Cytokinin and Abscisic acid

c)

Auxin and Ethylene

d)

Gibberellin and Cytokinin

99.

Conversion of glucose to glucose-6- phosphate , the first irreversible reaction of glycolysis , is catalyzed by?

a)

Enolase

b)

Phosphofructokinase

c)

Aldolase

d)

Hexokinase

100.
What is the first process in photosynthesis?
a)
Photosystem I
b)
Photosystem II
c)
Calvin Cycle
d)
Dark Reactions