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861 previous year questions from Plant Kingdom with answers and solutions. Numbered list, year tags, and one-tap solutions — built for serious JEE / NEET practice.

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Sphenopsida class belongs to __________.

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In which one of the following, the ovules are not enclosed by an ovary wall and remain exposed ?

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Given below are two statements : Statement I : In gymnosperms, the male and female gametophytes remain within the sporangia. Statement II : In gymnosperms, seeds are not covered. I

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Which one of the following is the characteristic feature of gymnosperms?

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In bryophytes, the gemmae help in which one of the following?

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The correct sequence of events in the life cycle of bryophytes is A. Fusion of antherozoid with egg. B. Attachment of gametophyte to substratum. C. Reduction division to produce ha

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Given below are the stages in the life cycle of pteridophytes. Arrange the following stages in the correct sequence. A. Prothallus stage B. Meiosis in spore mother cells C. Fertili

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Match List-I with List-II. array |l|l|l|l| & List-I & & List-II A . & Pteridophyte & (I) & Salvia B. & Bryophyte & (II) & Ginkgo C. & Angiosperm & (III) & Polytrichum D. & Gymnospe

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Which one of the following is not found in Gymnosperms?

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Which of the following is the correct match?

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Identify the incorrect pair :

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Which classes of algae possess pigment fucoxanthin and pigment phycoerythrin, respectively?

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Match List-I with List-II. Choose the correct answer from the options given below :

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Which of the following statements is true?

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Given below are two statements: One is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R). Assertion (A) : The first stage of gametophyte in the life cycle of moss i

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Identify the pair of heterosporous pteridophytes among the following:

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Given below are two statements: One is labelled as Assertion A and the other is labelled as Reason R : Assertion A : In gymnosperms the pollen grains are released from the microspo

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Given below are two statements: one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R) : Assertion (A) : Spirulina is a microbe that can be used for reducing envi

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Hydrocolloid carrageen is obtained from:

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Match the plant with the kind of life cycle it exhibits: List-I List-II (a) Spirogyra (i) Dominant diploid sporophyte vascular plant, with highly reduced male or female gametophyte

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Match List - I with List - II : Choose the correct answer from the options given below :

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Which of the following is incorrectly matched?

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Read the following statements and identify the characters related to the alga shown in the diagram: (a) It is a member of Chlorophyceae (b) Food is stored in the form of starch (c)

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Genera like Selaginella and Salvinia produce two kinds of spores. Such plants are known as:

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Which of the following algae produce carrageen?

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Which of the following algae contains mannitol as reserve food material?

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Which of the following plants is monoecious?

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Gemmae are present in:

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Phycoerythrin is the major pigment in:

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Which of the following statements is incorrect about gymnosperms?

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Which of the following pairs is of unicellular algae?

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Male and female gametophytes do not have an independent free living existence in:

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Floridean starch has structure similar to

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Strobili or cones are found in

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Identify the given diagrams.

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Assertion : Heterospory and retention of female gametophyte are responsible for origin of seed habit in Selaginella sp. Reason : Psilotum sp . can be regarded as a living fossil.

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Which of the following are homosporous?

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Zooidogamy is found in

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From the evolution point of view, retention of the female gametophyte with developing young embryo on the parent sporophyte for some time, is first observed in:

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Pinus seed cannot germinate and establish without fungal association. This is because:

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Assertion : Petroplants produce large amount of latex. Reason: The latex contains long chain hydrocarbons.

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Select one of the following pairs of important features distinguishing Gnetum from Cycas and Pinus and showing affinities with angiosperms.

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Select the incorrect statement.

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Assertion : Red algae contribute in producing coral reefs. Reason: Some red algae secrete and deposit calcium carbonate over their walls.

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Which one is a parasitic alga?

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Palmella stage is present in

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Heterotrichous thallus is shown by which organism?

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Eyespot is seen in

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Shape of chloroplast of Ulothrix is

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Which of the following statements is correct?

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Which one is wrongly matched?

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Winged pollen grains are present in

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Select one of the following pairs of important features distinguishing Gnetum from Cycas and Pinus and showing affinities with angiosperms.

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Pick the correct group consisting of all genera exhibiting homospory.

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Match the storage products listed under column I with the organism given under column II, choose the appropriate option from the given options

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Identify the wrong combination

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Which one correctly describe reproduction and life cycle of fern?

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Select the mismatch:

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An example of colonial alga is

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The morphological nature of the edible part of coconut is

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Zygotic meiosis is characterstic of

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Life cycle of Ectocarpus and Fucus respectively are:

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Plants which produce characteristic pneumatophores and show vivipary belong to:

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Assertion : Sphagnum is slowly carbonised, compressed and fossilised over thousands of years to produce a dark spongy mass called peat. Reason : Peat helps to keep soil porous and

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Which of the following are homosporous pteridophytes? I. Selaginella II. Lycopodium III. Salvinia IV. Equisetum

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Which one of the following statements is wrong ?

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In bryophytes and pteridophytes, transport of male gametes requires:

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Conifers are adapted to tolerate extreme environmental conditions because of:

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Select the correct statement:

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Match the following and select the correct option.

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What is the correct sequence of the formation of female gametophyte in angiosperms?

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Which of the following groups of algae produces algin?

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Which of the following genera is associated with coralloid roots?

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The plant whose seeds are known to leave the longest viability period is

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Read the following statements and choose the correct option. I. Leptosporangiate development of sporangium is found in all members Pteropsida. II. Seed habit is shown by Sellaginel

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In which of the following gametophyte is not independent free living?

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Isogamous reproduction and flagellated gametes can be observed in

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Read the following five statements (A to E) and select the option with all correct statements: (a) Mosses and lichens are the first organisms to colonize bare rock. (b) Selaginella

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Which one of the following statements is wrong?

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Which of the given genera is homosporous?

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Assertion : The leaves in gymosperms are welladapted to withstand extremes of temperature, humidity and wind. Reason: Unlike bryophytes and pteridophytes, in gymnosperms the male a

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Which one of the following is wrong about Chara ?

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Male gametophyte with the least number of cells is present in:

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Which of the following is responsible for peat formation?

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An alga which can be employed as food for human beings:

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Which one of the following shows isogamy with non-flagellated gametes?

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Match Column - I with Column - II and select the correct option from the codes given below

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Cycas revoluta is popularly known as

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Which one of the following pairs of plants are not seed producers?

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First vascular plant is

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Agar-agar is produced by

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Which one of the following is heterosporous?

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The plant body is thalloid in:

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Which one of the following is wrongly matched?

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Syngamy can occur outside the body of the organism in:

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What is common in all the three, Funaria, Dryopteris and Ginkgo?

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Besides paddy fields, cyanobacteria are also found inside vegetative part of

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Monoecious plant of Chara shows occurrence of

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Isogamous condition with non-flagellated gametes is found in

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Meiosis takes place in

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Read the following statements (IV) and answer the question which follows them I. In liverworts, mosses and ferns gametophytes are free living. II. Gymnosperms and some ferns are he

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Which of the following is not correctly matched for the organism and its cell wall degrading enzyme?

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The plant of Triticum aestivum is

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Fern spores are usually

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Which of the following plant cells is not surrounded by a cell wall?

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Calyptra develops from

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Protonema is the stage in the life cycle of

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A fern differs from a moss in having

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Female cone of Pinus is a

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Prothallus of the fern produces

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In gymnosperms, the ovule is naked because

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In which one of the following, the male and female gametophytes don't have free-living independent existence?

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Cycas and Adiantum resemble each other in having

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Which one of the following is a correct statements?

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Which statement is correct regarding mosses ?

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Assertion : In angiosperms, transport of food and water is more efficient than gymnosperms and pteridophytes. Reason : In angiosperms longitudinally arranged sieve elements and ves

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Compared with the gametophytes of the bryophytes, the gametophytes of vascular plants tends to be

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The gametophyte is not an independent, free living generation in

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Consider the following four statements whether they are correct of wrong. I. The sporophyte in liverworts is more elaborate than that in mosses II. Salvinia is heterosporous III. T

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Archegoniophore is present in

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