Sporangia bearing leaf of a fern is called as
A. ramentum
B. indusium
C. sorus
D. sporophyll
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The latex cells differ from the latex vessels in that
A. They are formed due to cell fusions
B. They fuse with other latex cells to form a network
C. They usually anastomose and are also known as articulated laticifers
D. They never fuse with other latex cells to form a network
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According to which of the following rules, it was suggested that when the species is shifted from one genus to another the author suggesting the shifting is free tp suggest any specific epithet of his own choice and the original specific epithet need not necessarily be retained?
A. International code of Botanical Nomenclature
B. Kew Rule
C. American Rule
D. Rochester Rule
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The principles of ICBN include:
A. Botanical nomenclature is dependent on zoological nomenclature
B. The application of names of taxonomic groups are independent of the nomenclatural types
C. The nomenclature of taxonomic groups is independent of priority or publication
D. Each taxonomic group can bear only correct name, the earliest that is in accordance with the rules, except in specific cases
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Eyes of potato are useful for
A. nutrition
B. respiration
C. reproduction
D. vegetative propagation
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According to Cheadle (1963), xylem vessels first appeared in the
A. Roots
B. Stems
C. Leaves
D. Internodes
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The floral part that receives pollen grains during pollination is
A. ovary
B. style
C. stigma
D. ovules
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Which of the following algae belongs to the tubular series?
A. Nostoc
B. Poiysiphonia
C. Vaucheria
D. Pandorina
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In which of the following, the flagellin subunits are ovoid, giving the flagellum a pinecore appearance?
A. Salmonella typhi
B. Pseudomonas flourescens
C. Proteus mirabilis
D. None of the above
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Fucus, an alga, quite comparable with animal body
A. Lacks a diploid phase totally
B. Lacks a diploid phase except for the gametes
C. Lacks a haploid phase totally
D. Lacks a haploid phase except for the gametes
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The fleshy thalamus is edible in
A. mango
B. apple
C. orange
D. tomato
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Match
List-I with
List-II and select the correct answer:
List-I
List-II
a. Neotype
1. One or more specimens, denoted by the author when no holotype is assigned already or hototype is destroyed
b. Isotype
2. Specimen duplicate of holotype from the same collection of the same date and same locality
c. Syntype
3. Also termed as co-types, and are the specimens referred to in original description other than holotypes
d. Paratype
4. The specimen or other element selected by any author to serve as nomenclatural type as long as the whole material on which the name of the taxon is based gets lost
A. a-1, b-2, c-3, d-4
B. a-2, b-3, c-4, d-1
C. a-3, b-4, c-1, d-2
D. a-1, b-4, c-2, d-3
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Which of the following is not correctly matched?
A. Ginger ⟺ Rhizome
B. Saffron ⟺ Seed
C. Opium ⟺ Opium capsule
D. Jute ⟺ Stem
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The innermost part of a flower is called the
A. stamen
B. pistil
C. petals
D. sepals
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Coralloid root' of Cycas helps in
A. absorption of water
B. absorption of water and fixation of nitrogen
C. anchorage
D. transport of food
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Which of the following genera has often been called a "living fossil"?
A. Calamites
B. Hyenia
C. Equisetum
D. Lycopodium
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The cells of compactly aggregated hyphae in Ascomycetes become isodiametric forming a pseudoparenchymatous structure of macroscopic size called
A. Ergotium
B. Sclerotium
C. Endogonium
D. None of the above
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Lichens, which are capable of intiating ecological succession even on a bare rock, are actually a symbiotic association of
A. Algae and bacteria
B. Algae and fungi
C. Bacteria and fungi
D. Fungi and mosses
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. . . . . . . . is the pattern of veins in the blade of a leaf.
A. Cytology
B. Anthology
C. Morphology
D. Venation
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In case of Zygomycetes, a small, terminal multinucleate cell, the gametangium is cut off by a septum at the tip of each progametangium, the remainder of which is called
A. Zygophore
B. Suspensor
C. Progametangium
D. None of the above
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