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2013 NEET MCQ
NEET 2013
Isogamous condition with non-flagellated gametes is found in
A.
Volvox
B.
Fucus
C.
Chlamydomonas
D.
Spirogyra.
2013 NEET MCQ
NEET 2013
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 NEET MCQ
AIPMT 2012 Mains
Which one of the following pairs is wrongly matched?
A.
Ginkgo     $-$   Archegonia
B.
Salvinia     $-$   Prothallus
C.
Viroids     $-$   RNA
D.
Mustard     $-$   Synergids
2012 NEET MCQ
AIPMT 2012 Mains
How many organisms in the list given below are autotrophs?
Lactobacillus, Nostoc, Chara, Nitrosomonas, Nitrobacter, Streptomyces, Saccharomyces, Trypanosoma, Porphyra, Wolffia
A.
Four
B.
Five
C.
Six
D.
Three
2012 NEET MCQ
AIPMT 2012 Mains
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.
Two
B.
Three
C.
Four
D.
One
2012 NEET MCQ
AIPMT 2012 Prelims
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 NEET MCQ
AIPMT 2012 Prelims
Cycas and Adiantum resemble each other in having
A.
seeds
B.
motile sperms
C.
cambium
D.
vessels
2012 NEET MCQ
AIPMT 2012 Prelims
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 NEET MCQ
AIPMT 2011 Mains
Examine the figure given below and select the correct option giving all the four parts (A, B, C and D) rightly identified. AIPMT 2011 Mains Biology - Plant Kingdom Question 30 English
A.
(A) Archegoniophore
(B) Female thallus
(C) Gemmacup
(D) Rhizoids
B.
(A) Antheridiophore
(B) Male thallus
(C) Globule
(D) Roots
C.
(A) Archegoniophore
(B) Female thallus
(C) Bud
(D) Foot
D.
(A) Seta
(B) Sporophyte
(C) Protonema
(D) Rhizoids
2011 NEET MCQ
AIPMT 2011 Mains
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.
A and C
B.
A and D
C.
B and C
D.
A and B.
2011 NEET MCQ
AIPMT 2011 Mains
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 NEET MCQ
AIPMT 2011 Prelims
The gametophyte is not an independent, free-living generation in
A.
Polytrichum
B.
Adiantum
C.
Marchantia
D.
Pinus.
2011 NEET MCQ
AIPMT 2011 Prelims
A prokaryotic autotrophic nitrogen fixing symbiont is found in
A.
Alnus
B.
Cycas
C.
Cicer
D.
Pisum
2011 NEET MCQ
AIPMT 2011 Prelims
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 NEET MCQ
AIPMT 2011 Prelims
Archegoniophore is present in
A.
Marchantia
B.
Chara
C.
Adiantum
D.
Funaria.
2010 NEET MCQ
AIPMT 2010 Mains
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? AIPMT 2010 Mains Biology - Plant Kingdom Question 29 English
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 NEET MCQ
AIPMT 2010 Mains
Which one of the following is monoecious?
A.
Marchantia
B.
Cycas
C.
Pinus
D.
Date palm
2010 NEET MCQ
AIPMT 2010 Prelims
Male and female gametophytes are independent and free-living in
A.
mustard
B.
castor
C.
Pinus
D.
Sphagnum.
2010 NEET MCQ
AIPMT 2010 Prelims
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 NEET MCQ
AIPMT 2009
Which one of the following has haplontic life cycle?
A.
Polytrichum
B.
Ustilago
C.
Wheat
D.
Funaria
2009 NEET MCQ
AIPMT 2009
Which one of the following plants is monoecious?
A.
Pinus
B.
Cycas
C.
Papaya
D.
Marchantia
2009 NEET MCQ
AIPMT 2009
Mannitol is the stored food in
A.
Porphyra
B.
Fucus
C.
Gracillaria
D.
Chara.
2009 NEET MCQ
AIPMT 2009
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 NEET MCQ
AIPMT 2009
Which one of the following is a vascular cryptogam?
A.
Ginkgo
B.
Marchantia
C.
Cedrus
D.
Equisetum
2008 NEET MCQ
AIPMT 2008
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 NEET MCQ
AIPMT 2008
Which one of the following is heterosporous?
A.
Adiantum
B.
Equisetum
C.
Dryopteris
D.
Salvinia
2008 NEET MCQ
AIPMT 2008
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 NEET MCQ
AIPMT 2007
Spore dissemination in some liverworts is added by
A.
indusium
B.
calyptra
C.
peristome teeth
D.
elaters.
2007 NEET MCQ
AIPMT 2007
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 NEET MCQ
AIPMT 2007
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 NEET MCQ
AIPMT 2007
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 NEET MCQ
AIPMT 2007
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 NEET MCQ
AIPMT 2006
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 NEET MCQ
AIPMT 2006
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 NEET MCQ
AIPMT 2006
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 NEET MCQ
AIPMT 2005
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 NEET MCQ
AIPMT 2005
Ectophloic siphonostele is found in
A.
Osmunda and Equisetum
B.
Marsilea and Botrychium
C.
Adiantum and Cucurbitaceae
D.
Dicksonia and Maiden hair fern.
2005 NEET MCQ
AIPMT 2005
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 NEET MCQ
AIPMT 2005
Match items in column ${\rm I}$ with those in column ${\rm I}$${\rm I}$.

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 NEET MCQ
AIPMT 2004
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 NEET MCQ
AIPMT 2004
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 NEET MCQ
AIPMT 2003
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 NEET MCQ
AIPMT 2003
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 NEET MCQ
AIPMT 2003
Plants reproducing by spores such as mosses and ferns are grouped under the general term
A.
cryptogams
B.
bryophytes
C.
sporophytes
D.
thallophytes.
2003 NEET MCQ
AIPMT 2003
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 NEET MCQ
AIPMT 2002
Which of the following plants produces seeds but not flowers?
A.
Maize
B.
Mint
C.
Peepal
D.
Pinus
2002 NEET MCQ
AIPMT 2002
Which of the following is without exception in angiosperms?
A.
Presence of vessels
B.
Double fertilisation
C.
Secondary growth
D.
Autotrophic nutrition
2001 NEET MCQ
AIPMT 2001
Cycas has two cotyledons but not included in angiosperms because of
A.
naked ovules
B.
seems like monocot
C.
circinate ptyxis
D.
compound leaves.
2000 NEET MCQ
AIPMT 2000
A student observed an algae with chlorophyll a, b and phycoerythrin, it should belong to
A.
Phaeophyta
B.
Rhodophyta
C.
Chlorophyta
D.
Bacillariophyta
2000 NEET MCQ
AIPMT 2000
Plant group with largest ovule, largest tree, and largest gametes is
A.
gymnosperm
B.
angiosperm
C.
bryophyta
D.
pteridophyta.