Biologists have so far known, found and identified a large number of species in the plant and animal kingdom. In terms of numbers, the largest found and identified so far is from among the
A. Fungi
B. Plants
C. Insects
D. Bacteria
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In which of the following organisms among Discomycetcs the entire sexual apparatus is absent?
A. Coprobia rutilans
B. Coprobia granulatus
C. Peziza vesiculosa
D. Peziza aurantia
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Yeast and mushrooms are
A. Algae
B. Gymnosperm
C. Fungi
D. Tuberous Roots
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Amongst the following flying organisms, which one does not belong to the group, Aves?
A. Bat
B. Crow
C. Eagle
D. Parrot
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At which stage in its life cycle, does the silkworm yield the fibre of commerce?
A. Egg
B. Larva
C. Pupa
D. Imago
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In Trapa bispinosa a cell or cell at the floor of the substomatal cavity contain star shaped crystals of calcium oxalate, called the
A. Desmogen strands
B. Protoplasmic strands
C. Sphaeraphides
D. Spongy parenchyma
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Volatile oils are characteristic of the family
A. Labiatae
B. Papaveraceae
C. Solanaceae
D. Rosaceae
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Who among the following proposed first system of classification based on genetic relationship among plants?
A. A. W. Eichler
B. Adolph Engler
C. Takhtajan
D. Wettstein
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"The liverworts grow usually in moist, shady habitats such as banks of streams, marshy ground, damp soil, bark of trees and deep in the woods. The plant body of a liverwort is thalloid, e.g. Marchantia. The thallus is dorsi-ventral and closely appressed to the substrate. The leafy members have tiny leaf-like appendages in two rows on the stem-like structures."
The above statement signifies which of the following Bryophyta?
A. Selaginella
B. Salvinia
C. Liverworts
D. Sphagnum
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Which one of the following is an insectivorous plant?
A. Passion flower plant
B. Pitcher plant
C. Night queen
D. Flame of the forest
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The primary meristems include
A. Apical meristems
B. Intercalary meristems
C. Lateral meristems
D. All of the above
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In the wild-type strains or virulent types the cells have
A. A carbohydrate capsule
B. A protein capsule
C. A lipid capsule
D. A phospholipid capsule
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The velamen in monocot roots is composed of
A. Loosely arranged collenchyma cells
B. Compactly arranged dead cells
C. Loosely arranged mesophyll cells
D. Palisade parenchyma
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The carpogonium of lichen is a special cellular filament consisting of two portions, the lower coiled portion and the upper straight portion. The coiled portion constitutes the
A. Spermogonium
B. Pycnidium
C. Trichogyne
D. Ascogonium
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In a bisexual flower, if androecium and gynoecium mature at different times, the phenomenon is known as
A. Dichogamy
B. Herkogamy
C. Heterogamy
D. Monogamy
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The apical cell theory is applicable in case of
A. Bryophytes
B. Gymnosperms
C. Angiosperms
D. All of the above
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In the species of Penicillium with branched conidiophores, the ultimate branches which bear tufts of flask-shaped sterigmata are called
A. Penicillus
B. Metulae
C. Rami
D. Sclerotia
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The entire structure, consisting of water pore, epithem, and vein ends, is called the
A. Phylloclade
B. Hypothecium
C. Hydathode
D. Chalk gland
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The asci and the paraphyses of the apothecium, are closely packed to form a continuous fertile layer called the
A. Epithecium
B. Hypothecium
C. Proper margin
D. None of the above
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Match
List-I (Taxonomists) with
List-II (Developments) and select the correct answer:
List-I
List-II
a. Edwards and Cavalli-Sforza
1. Suggested electronic data processing for taxonomy
b. Sokal and Rohlf
2. Developed cladistic techniques for discrete characters
c. Jardin, Sneath and Key
3. Suggested computer-oriented identification methods
d. Morse, Dybowski and Franklin
4. Defined operational homology
A. a-2, b-1, c-4, d-3
B. a-3, b-2, c-1, d-4
C. a-4, b-2, c-3, d-1
D. a-2, b-3, c-1, d-4
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