2013
Q51
NEET
MCQ
10 Mar 2026
What is common in all the three, Funaria, Dryopteris and Ginkgo?
A.
Presence of archegonia
B.
Well developed vascular tissues
C.
Independent gametophyte
D.
Independent sporophyte
2013
Q52
NEET
MCQ
10 Mar 2026
Select the wrong statement
A.
In Oomycetes, female gamete is smaller and motile, while male gamete is larger and non-motile.
B.
Chlamydomonas exhibits both isogamy and amisogamy and Fucas shows oogamy.
C.
Isogametes are similar in structure, function and behaviour.
D.
Anisogametes differ either in structure, function or behaviour.
2013
Q53
NEET
MCQ
10 Mar 2026
Read the following statements (A - E) and answer the question which follows them.
(A) In liverworts, mosses and ferns gametophytes are free-living.
(B) Gymnosperms and some ferns are heterosporous.
(C) Sexual reproduction in Fucus, Volvox and Albugo is oogamous.
(D) The sporophyte in liverworts is more elaborate than that in mosses.
(E) Both, Pinus and Marchantia are dioecious.
How many of the above statements are correct?
(A) In liverworts, mosses and ferns gametophytes are free-living.
(B) Gymnosperms and some ferns are heterosporous.
(C) Sexual reproduction in Fucus, Volvox and Albugo is oogamous.
(D) The sporophyte in liverworts is more elaborate than that in mosses.
(E) Both, Pinus and Marchantia are dioecious.
How many of the above statements are correct?
A.
Three
B.
Four
C.
One
D.
Two
2013
Q54
NEET
MCQ
10 Mar 2026
Isogamous condition with non-flagellated gametes is found in
A.
Volvox
B.
Fucus
C.
Chlamydomonas
D.
Spirogyra.
2013
Q55
NEET
MCQ
10 Mar 2026
Monoecious plant of Chara shows occurrence of
A.
upper antheridium and lower oogonium on the same plant
B.
upper oogonium and lower antheridium on the same plant
C.
antheridiophore and archegoniophore on the same plant
D.
stamen and carpel on the same plant.
2012
Q56
NEET
MCQ
10 Mar 2026
Which one of the following pairs is wrongly matched?
A.
Ginkgo $-$ Archegonia
B.
Salvinia $-$ Prothallus
C.
Viroids $-$ RNA
D.
Mustard $-$ Synergids
2012
Q57
NEET
MCQ
10 Mar 2026
How many organisms in the list given below are autotrophs?
Lactobacillus, Nostoc, Chara, Nitrosomonas, Nitrobacter, Streptomyces, Saccharomyces, Trypanosoma, Porphyra, Wolffia
Lactobacillus, Nostoc, Chara, Nitrosomonas, Nitrobacter, Streptomyces, Saccharomyces, Trypanosoma, Porphyra, Wolffia
A.
Four
B.
Five
C.
Six
D.
Three
2012
Q58
NEET
MCQ
10 Mar 2026
Read the following five statements (A - E) and answer as asked next to them.
(A) In Equisetum, the female gametophyte is retained on the parent sporophyte.
(B) In Ginkgo, male gametophyte is not independent.
(C) The sporophyte in Riccia is more developed than that in Polytrichum.
(D) Sexual reproduction in Volvox is isogamous.
(E) The spores of slime moulds lack cell walls.
How many of the above statements are correct?
(A) In Equisetum, the female gametophyte is retained on the parent sporophyte.
(B) In Ginkgo, male gametophyte is not independent.
(C) The sporophyte in Riccia is more developed than that in Polytrichum.
(D) Sexual reproduction in Volvox is isogamous.
(E) The spores of slime moulds lack cell walls.
How many of the above statements are correct?
A.
Two
B.
Three
C.
Four
D.
One
2012
Q59
NEET
MCQ
10 Mar 2026
Which one of the following is common to multicellular fungi, filamentous algae and protonema of mosses?
A.
diplontic life cycle
B.
Members of Kingdom Plantae
C.
Mode of Nutrition
D.
Multiplication by fragmentation
2012
Q60
NEET
MCQ
10 Mar 2026
Cycas and Adiantum resemble each other in having
A.
seeds
B.
motile sperms
C.
cambium
D.
vessels
2012
Q61
NEET
MCQ
10 Mar 2026
Which one of the following is a correct statement?
A.
Pteridophyte gametophyte has a protonemal and leafy stage.
B.
In gymnosperms, female gametophyte is free-living.
C.
Antheridiophores and archegoniophores are present in pterido phytes.
D.
Origin of seed habit can be traced in pteridophytes.
2011
Q62
NEET
MCQ
10 Mar 2026
Examine the figure given below and select the
correct option giving all the four parts (A, B, C
and D) rightly identified.
A.
(A) Archegoniophore
(B) Female thallus
(C) Gemmacup
(D) Rhizoids
(B) Female thallus
(C) Gemmacup
(D) Rhizoids
B.
(A) Antheridiophore
(B) Male thallus
(C) Globule
(D) Roots
(B) Male thallus
(C) Globule
(D) Roots
C.
(A) Archegoniophore
(B) Female thallus
(C) Bud
(D) Foot
(B) Female thallus
(C) Bud
(D) Foot
D.
(A) Seta
(B) Sporophyte
(C) Protonema
(D) Rhizoids
(B) Sporophyte
(C) Protonema
(D) Rhizoids
2011
Q63
NEET
MCQ
10 Mar 2026
Consider the following four statements whether they are correct or wrong.
A. The sporophyte in liverworts is more eleborate than that in mosses.
B. Salvinia is heterosporous.
C. The life-cycle in all seed-bearing plants is diplontic.
D. In Pinus male and female cones are borne on different trees.
The two wrong statements together are
A. The sporophyte in liverworts is more eleborate than that in mosses.
B. Salvinia is heterosporous.
C. The life-cycle in all seed-bearing plants is diplontic.
D. In Pinus male and female cones are borne on different trees.
The two wrong statements together are
A.
A and C
B.
A and D
C.
B and C
D.
A and B.
2011
Q64
NEET
MCQ
10 Mar 2026
Selaginella and Salvinia are considered to represent a significant step toward evolution of seed habit because
A.
female gametophyte is free and gets dispersed like seeds.
B.
female gametophyte lacks archegonia.
C.
megaspores possess endosperm and embryo surrounded by seed coat.
D.
embryo develops in female gametophyte which is retained on parent sporophyte.
2011
Q65
NEET
MCQ
10 Mar 2026
The gametophyte is not an independent, free-living generation in
A.
Polytrichum
B.
Adiantum
C.
Marchantia
D.
Pinus.
2011
Q66
NEET
MCQ
10 Mar 2026
A prokaryotic autotrophic nitrogen fixing symbiont is found in
A.
Alnus
B.
Cycas
C.
Cicer
D.
Pisum
2011
Q67
NEET
MCQ
10 Mar 2026
Compared with the gametophytes of the bryophytes, the gametophytes of vascular plants tend to be
A.
smaller but to have larger sex organs
B.
larger but to have smaller sex organs
C.
larger and to have larger sex organs
D.
smaller and to have smaller sex organs.
2011
Q68
NEET
MCQ
10 Mar 2026
Archegoniophore is present in
A.
Marchantia
B.
Chara
C.
Adiantum
D.
Funaria.
2010
Q69
NEET
MCQ
10 Mar 2026
Examine the figures A, B, C and D. In which
one of the four options all the items A, B, C and
D are correct?
A.
(A) $ \to $ Funaria, (B) $ \to $ Adiantum, (C) $ \to $ Salvinia, (D) $ \to $ Riccia
B.
(A) $ \to $ Equisetum, (B) $ \to $ Ginkgo, (C) $ \to $ Selaginella, (D) $ \to $ Lycopodium
C.
(A) $ \to $ Chara, (B) $ \to $ Marchantia, (C) $ \to $ Fucus, (D) $ \to $ Pinus
D.
(A) $ \to $ Selaginella, (B) $ \to $ Equisetum, (C) $ \to $ Salvinia, (D) $ \to $ Ginkgo
2010
Q70
NEET
MCQ
10 Mar 2026
Which one of the following is monoecious?
A.
Marchantia
B.
Cycas
C.
Pinus
D.
Date palm
2010
Q71
NEET
MCQ
10 Mar 2026
Male and female gametophytes are independent and free-living in
A.
mustard
B.
castor
C.
Pinus
D.
Sphagnum.
2010
Q72
NEET
MCQ
10 Mar 2026
Algae have cell wall made up of:
A.
cellulose, galactans and mannans
B.
hemicellulose, pectins and proteins
C.
pectins, cellulose and proteins
D.
cellulose, hemicellulose and pectins.
2009
Q73
NEET
MCQ
10 Mar 2026
Which one of the following has haplontic life cycle?
A.
Polytrichum
B.
Ustilago
C.
Wheat
D.
Funaria
2009
Q74
NEET
MCQ
10 Mar 2026
Which one of the following plants is monoecious?
A.
Pinus
B.
Cycas
C.
Papaya
D.
Marchantia
2009
Q75
NEET
MCQ
10 Mar 2026
Mannitol is the stored food in
A.
Porphyra
B.
Fucus
C.
Gracillaria
D.
Chara.
2009
Q76
NEET
MCQ
10 Mar 2026
Which one of the following is considered important in the development of seed habit?
A.
Heterospory
B.
Haplontic life cycle
C.
Free-living gametophyte
D.
Dependent sporophyte
2009
Q77
NEET
MCQ
10 Mar 2026
Which one of the following is a vascular cryptogam?
A.
Ginkgo
B.
Marchantia
C.
Cedrus
D.
Equisetum
2008
Q78
NEET
MCQ
10 Mar 2026
Select one of the following pairs of important features distinguishing Gnetum from Cycas and Pinus and showing affinities with angiosperms.
A.
Perianth and two integuments
B.
Embryo development and apical meristem
C.
Absence of resin duct and leaf venation
D.
Presence of vessel elements and absence of archegonia
2008
Q79
NEET
MCQ
10 Mar 2026
Which one of the following is heterosporous?
A.
Adiantum
B.
Equisetum
C.
Dryopteris
D.
Salvinia
2008
Q80
NEET
MCQ
10 Mar 2026
In which one of the following male and female gametophytes do not have free living independent existance?
A.
Polytrichum
B.
Cedrus
C.
Pteris
D.
Funaria
2007
Q81
NEET
MCQ
10 Mar 2026
Spore dissemination in some liverworts is added by
A.
indusium
B.
calyptra
C.
peristome teeth
D.
elaters.
2007
Q82
NEET
MCQ
10 Mar 2026
Flagellated male gametes are present in all the three of which one of the following sets?
A.
Zygnema, Saprolegnia and Hydrilla
B.
Fucas, Marsilea and Calotropis
C.
Riccia, Dryopteris and Cycas
D.
Anthoceros, Funaria and Spirogyra
2007
Q83
NEET
MCQ
10 Mar 2026
In gymnosperms, the pollen chamber represents
A.
a cavity in the ovule in which pollen grains are stored after pollination
B.
an opening in the megagametophyte through which the pollen tube approaches the egg
C.
the microsporangium in which pollen grains develop
D.
a cell in the pollen grain in which the sperms are formed.
2007
Q84
NEET
MCQ
10 Mar 2026
If you are asked to classify the various algae into distinct groups, which of the following characters you should choose?
A.
Nature of stored food materials in the cell
B.
Structural organization of thallus
C.
Chemical composition of the cell wall
D.
Types of pigments present in the cell
2007
Q85
NEET
MCQ
10 Mar 2026
In the prothallus of a vascular cryptogam, the antherozoids and eggs mature at different times. As a result
A.
there is high degree of sterility
B.
one can conclude that the plants is apomictic
C.
self fertilization is prevented
D.
there is no change in success rate of fertilization.
2006
Q86
NEET
MCQ
10 Mar 2026
Conifers differ from grasses in the
A.
formation of endosperm before fertilization
B.
production of seeds from ovules
C.
lack of xylem tracheids
D.
absence of pollen tubes.
2006
Q87
NEET
MCQ
10 Mar 2026
In a moss, the sporophyte
A.
manufactures food for itself, as well as for the gametophyte
B.
is partially parasitic on the gametophyte
C.
produces gametes that give rise to the gametophyte
D.
arises form a spore produced from the gametophyte.
2006
Q88
NEET
MCQ
10 Mar 2026
Peat moss is used as a packing material for sending flowers and live plants to distant places because
A.
it serves as a disinfectant
B.
it is easily available
C.
it is hygroscopic
D.
it reduces transpiration.
2005
Q89
NEET
MCQ
10 Mar 2026
Top-shaped multiciliate male gametes and the nature seed which bears only one embryo with two cotyledons, are characterised features of
A.
cycads
B.
conifers
C.
polypetalous angiosperms
D.
gamopetalous angiosperms
2005
Q90
NEET
MCQ
10 Mar 2026
Ectophloic siphonostele is found in
A.
Osmunda and Equisetum
B.
Marsilea and Botrychium
C.
Adiantum and Cucurbitaceae
D.
Dicksonia and Maiden hair fern.
2005
Q91
NEET
MCQ
10 Mar 2026
Auxospores and hormogonia are formed, respectively, by
A.
some diatoms and several cyanobacteria
B.
some cyanobacteria and many diatoms
C.
several cyanobacteria and several diatoms
D.
several diatoms and a few cyanobacteria.
2005
Q92
NEET
MCQ
10 Mar 2026
Match items in column ${\rm I}$ with those in column ${\rm I}$${\rm I}$.
Select the correct answer from the following.
| Column ${\rm I}$ | Column ${\rm I}$${\rm I}$ | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| (A) | Peritrichous flagellation | (J) | Ginkgo |
| (B) | Living fossil | (K) | Macrocystis |
| (C) | Rhizophore | (L) | Eschericha coli |
| (D) | Smallest flowering plant | (M) | Selaginella |
| (E) | Largest perennial alga | (N) | Wolffia |
Select the correct answer from the following.
A.
(A) - (L); (B) - (J); (C) - (M); (D) - (N); (E) - (K)
B.
(A) - (K); (B) - (J); (C) - (L); (D) - (M); (E) - (N)
C.
(A) - (N); (B) - (L); (C) - (K); (D) - (N); (E) - (J)
D.
(A) - (J); (B) - (K); (C) - (N); (D) - (L); (E) - (K)
2004
Q93
NEET
MCQ
10 Mar 2026
Diversification in plant life appeared
A.
due to long periods of evolutionary changes
B.
due to abrupt mutations
C.
suddenly on earth
D.
by seed dispersal.
2004
Q94
NEET
MCQ
10 Mar 2026
Angiosperms have dominated the land flora primarily because of their
A.
power of adaptability in diverse habitat
B.
property of producting large number of seeds
C.
nature of self pollination
D.
domestication by man.
2003
Q95
NEET
MCQ
10 Mar 2026
Which one pair of examples will correctly represent the grouping spermatophyta according to one of the schemes of classifying plants?
A.
Acacia, sugarcane
B.
Pinus, Cycas
C.
Rhizopus, Tritticum
D.
Ginkgo, Pisum
2003
Q96
NEET
MCQ
10 Mar 2026
Which one of the following pairs of plants are not seed producers?
A.
Fern and Funaria
B.
Funaria and Ficus
C.
Ficus and Chlamydomonas
D.
Funaria and Pinus
2003
Q97
NEET
MCQ
10 Mar 2026
Plants reproducing by spores such as mosses and ferns are grouped under the general term
A.
cryptogams
B.
bryophytes
C.
sporophytes
D.
thallophytes.
2003
Q98
NEET
MCQ
10 Mar 2026
Sexual reproduction in Spirogyra is an advanced feature because it shows
A.
different sizes of motile sex organs
B.
same size of motile sex organs
C.
morphologically different sex organs
D.
physiologically differentiated sex organs.
2002
Q99
NEET
MCQ
10 Mar 2026
Which of the following plants produces seeds but not flowers?
A.
Maize
B.
Mint
C.
Peepal
D.
Pinus
2002
Q100
NEET
MCQ
10 Mar 2026
Which of the following is without exception in angiosperms?
A.
Presence of vessels
B.
Double fertilisation
C.
Secondary growth
D.
Autotrophic nutrition