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Lower plants

Total questions: 51

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Azolla is used as a biofertilizer as it possesses

a)

humus in large quantities

b)

rhizobium

c)

mycorrhiza

d)

cyanobacteria

2.

This chemical fertilizer is essential for better rhizobial nitrogen fixation

a)

calcium

b)

potassium

c)

sodium

d)

phosphorus

3.

For paddy, the best fertilizer is

a)

Bacillus polymyxa

b)

Bacillus megaterium

c)

Azolla pinnata

d)

Rhizobium meliloti

4.

Nostoc form

a)

compound colony

b)

simple colony

c)

both (a) and (b)

d)

None of these

5.

Identify

a)

Inoculation needle

b)

scalpel

c)

Inoculation loop

d)

Inoculation blade

6.

True of False: "Prostist" are a monophyletic group

a)

True

b)

False

7.

Which of the following MOST accurately describes a protist?

a)

They are multicellular prokaryotic organisms

b)

They are unicellular prokaryotic organisms

c)

They are multicellular eukaryotic organisms

d)

They are unicellular eukaryotic organisms

8.

If I told you a protist was a mixotroph, you would expect it to have

a)

mitochondria only

b)

chloroplasts only

c)

mitochondria and chloroplasts

d)

neither mitochondria nor chloroplasts

9.

All protists have some version of a ________. This is an ancestral condition.

a)

chloroplast

b)

mitochondria

c)

cyanobacterial symbiont

d)

red algae

10.

_________ are protists within the Eukaryotic supergroup SAR. They have two flagella, which sit in armored plates, that help them spin. In large quantities, they cause "blooms" which are commonly called "red tides" and produce dangerous toxins.

a)

Forams

b)

Dinoflagellates

c)

Euglena

d)

Diatoms

11.

Euglenozoans (like Euglena) and ________ are both members of the Eukaryotic Supergroup Excavata. While Euglena are heterotrophs, this other group have modified mitochondria called mitosomes that make them primarily ________.

a)

Diplomonads; parasitic

b)

Parabasilids; heterotrophic

c)

Diatoms; heterotrophic

d)

Foraminifera; photosynthetic

12.

Cyanobacteria are classified under

a)

Protista

b)

Monera

c)

Plantae

d)

Algae

13.

Holdfast, Stipe and frond are usually found in members of

a)

Chlorophyceae

b)

Phaeophyceae

c)

Rhodophyceae

d)

All algae

14.

In Chlorophyceae algae,

a)

Major pigments are Chl a and Chl c

b)

Stored food is Floridean starch

c)

2-8 equal flagella in apical position may be found

d)

cell wall is made of cellulose and algin

15.

An example of colonial alga is:

a)

Volvox

b)

Ulothrix

c)

Spirogyra

d)

Chlorella

16.

Fucoxanthin is found in

a)

red algae

b)

brown algae

c)

green algae

d)

blue-green algae

17.

Isogamous condition with non-flagellated gametes is found in:

a)

Spirogyra

b)

Volvox

c)

Fucus

d)

Chlamydomonas

18.

Which one of the following is wrongly matched?

a)

Nostoc-Water blooms

b)

Spirogyra-Motile gametes

c)

Sargassum-Chlorophyll c

d)

Basidiomycetes-Puffballs

19.

Which of the following is responsible for peat formation?

a)

Marchantia

b)

Riccia

c)

Funaria

d)

Sphagnum

20.

Floridean starch is found in

a)

red algae

b)

brown algae

c)

green algae

d)

blue-green algae

21.

Agar-Agar is produced from

a)

blue-green algae

b)

red algae

c)

brown algae

d)

green algae

22.

Kelp is a kind of

a)

an aquatic plant

b)

a moss

c)

an algae

d)

a fungus

23.

"Dwarf Male" is found in

a)

Volvox

b)

Oedogonium

c)

Ectocarpus

d)

Polysiphonia

24.

Unilocular and Pleurilocular Sporangia are found in

a)

Ectocarpus

b)

Polysiphonia

c)

Volvox

d)

Chara

25.

"Cap Cells " are characteristic feature of

a)

Oedogonium

b)

Chara

c)

Volvox

d)

Polysiphonia

26.

Algae grow on pebbles.

a)

Epiphytic

b)

Corticolous

c)

Epilithic

d)

Epipsamonic

27.

Algae grow on tree bark.

a)

Epiphytic

b)

Corticolous

c)

Epilithic

d)

Epipsamonic

28.

Algae grow on oyster shells.

a)

Epiphytic

b)

Epizoic

c)

Epilithic

d)

Epipsamonic

29.

Algae grow on mangrove roots.

a)

Epiphytic

b)

Epizoic

c)

Epilithic

d)

Epipsamonic

30.

Algae grow in sandy area.

a)

Epiphytic

b)

Epizoic

c)

Epilithic

d)

Epipsamonic

31.

Algae grow in mudflat area.

a)

Epiphytic

b)

Epizoic

c)

Epilithic

d)

Epipelic

32.

Algae attach to the substratum.

a)

Benthic

b)

Planktonic

33.

Algae floating in the water body.

a)

Benthic

b)

Planktonic

34.

2. What are trichomes?

a)

vegetative cells

b)

heterocysts

c)

akinetes

d)

filaments

35.

10. Identify

a)

Hormogone

b)

Akinete

c)

pellicle

d)

heterocyst

36.

Who is known as the Father of Modern Microbiology?

a)

Louis Pasteur

b)

Edward Jenner

c)

Robert Koch

d)

Leeuwenhoek

37.

Cyanobacteria are classified under

a)

Protista

b)

Monera

c)

Plantae

d)

Algae

38.

Chrysophytes are

a)

Diatoms and desmids

b)

Diatoms and diano flaggellates

c)

Slime moulds and desmids

d)

Slime moulds and diatoms

39.

Red tide is caused by rapid multiplication of

a)

BGA- gonyaulex

b)

Dinoflagellate- gonyaulex

c)

Diatoms- gonyaulex

d)

Desmid- gonyaulex

40.

which of the following option for diatoms is correct

a)

Pecto-cellulosic cell wall

b)

silicified cell wall

c)

multicellular eukaryotes

d)

produce saxitoxin

41.

pellicle is the outermost covering in euglenoids made up of

a)

proteins

b)

lipids

c)

carbohydrates

d)

nucleic acids

42.

The chlorophyll pigments in Dianoflagellates is :

a)

Chl. A, Chl B. Xanthophylls

b)

Chl. A, Chl C. Xanthophylls

c)

Chl. A, Chl D. Xanthophylls

d)

Chl. A, .Xanthophylls, Phycobillins

43.

Paralytic shell fish poisoning results in fishes due to toxin produced by

a)

Diatoms

b)

Desmids

c)

BGA

d)

Dianoflagellates

44.

Diatoms contribute for ________ % of total organic matter synthesized in biosphere

a)

30%

b)

40%

c)

50%

d)

60%

45.

Examples of these include green plants, algae, cyanobacteria, and photosynthetic bacteria. Their carbon source is CO2 and their energy source is light. Their electron donors are water, H2S, S and other inorganic compounds.

a)

photoautotrophs

b)

photoheterotrophs

c)

chemoautotrophs

d)

chemoheterotrophs

46.

Which of these are anoxygenic photosynthetic bacteria?

a)

Cyanobacteria

b)

Green and purple sulfur bacteria

c)

Myxobacteria

d)

Rickettsia

47.

Action spectrum of photosynthetic pigments was studied by Englemann on _______ in the presence of _______ bacteria.

a)

Spirogyra, Anaerobic

b)

Cladophora, aerobic

c)

Chlorella, Aerobic

d)

Scenedesmus, Anaerobic

48.

Identify the image

a)

Algae

b)

Fungi

c)

Angiopserm

d)

Pteridophyte

49.

Identify the person

a)

Carolus Linnaeus

b)

Earnst Haeckel

c)

R H Whittaker

d)

Issac Newton

50.

Fungi are chlorophyll bearing organisms

a)

true

b)

false

c)

None of the above

51.

Father of botany

a)

Theophrastus

b)

Aristotle

c)

Mendel

d)

Watson