Biology Practice: Classification of Plants (Mock Test 4 - Advanced)
1. The term 'Cryptogamae' literally refers to plants that have:
2. Which category includes plants with well-differentiated and visible reproductive tissues that produce seeds?
3. According to your text, how long does a colony of lichens in the Arctic take to grow just two inches?
4. Which class of algae contains 'Chlorophyll a and b' and has a cell wall made of cellulose?
5. Brown algae (Phaeophyceae) are distinct because their cell walls contain cellulose and ________:
6. Why are Bryophytes specifically called 'non-vascular' plants?
7. In Amoeba, the main metabolic waste product formed is:
8. Which scientist coined the term 'Protista' in the year 1866?
9. Spirilla are bacteria that exhibit which physical shape?
10. The extra-chromosomal, small circular DNA found in some bacteria is called:
11. Which organism is used in the tanning of leather and fermenting fruit juices into vinegar?
12. In Rhizopus, the specialized hyphae that grow upwards to form spores are called:
13. The pigment 'Phycoerythrin' is the major pigment found in which group?
14. Which feature is common to both Gymnosperms and Angiosperms?
15. Mosses are often described as 'Epiphytes' because they:
16. Which division has 'spirally arranged leaves' and an erect thallus differentiated into root-, stem- and leaf-like structures?
17. Gymnosperms are 'perennial and evergreen.' This means they:
18. Angiosperms bear flowers consisting of four whorls. Which whorl represents the female reproductive part?
19. In a Monocot seed, how many cotyledons are present?
20. Which of these seeds cannot be broken into two equal parts (is a Monocot)?