Select the odd one out w.r.t life-span
- Life span of organisms are not correlated with their size
- Crows and parrots show wide difference in their life-spans
- Life span of rice is 3-4 weeks
- It is the period between birth and natural death of an organism
Select the plants having the shortest life span
- Banyan
- Peepal
- Banana
- Rose
Select the incorrect match
- Asexual reproduction : somatogenic reproduction
- Sexual reproduction : Fusion of gamates
- Vegetative propagation : Rhizomes
- Clones : Morphologically similar genetically dissimilar
Cell division is itself a mode of reproduction in
- Protista and all fungi
- Conodia
- Sporangiopore
- Gemmules
Most common special asexual reproductive structure sen in members of algae is
- Zoospores
- Conodia
- Sporangiopore
- Gemmules
Select the correct match w.r.t vegetative propagules in angiosperms.
- Rhizome : Water hyacinth
- Offset : Brophyllum
- Bulbil : Oxalis
- Leaf buds : Ginger
The site of origin of the new plantlets in potato, sugarcane and banana are
- Nodes
- Internodes
- Both nodes and internodes
- Leaf margins
Match the column 1st with coloum 2nd.
Column 1st (Plants) Column 2nd (Vegetative reproduction by)
a) Turmeric 1) Stolen
b) Crocus 2) Rhizome
c) Vallisneria 3) Aerial shoot
d) Opuntia 4) Corm
- a(1), b(4), c(3), d(2)
- a(2), b(4), c(1), d(4)
- a(4), b(2), c(3), d(1)
- a(2), b(1), c(4), d(3)
The vegetative propagules in aquatic plants like Valisneria and Eichhornia are
- Stolen in both
- Sucker and offset respectively
- Stolen and offset respectively
- Offset in both
Select correct statement w.r.t. vegetative reproduction in Dahlia.
- Adventitious buds present on root sprout to form new plants
- Nodal buds of aerial stem form new plants
- Underground stem buds grow into new plants
- Bulbil present on floral axis grows into daughter plants
Select the odd one out w.r.t sexual reproduction
- Diverse organisms show great diversity in sexual mode of reproduction
- Juvenile phase is called vegetative phase in plants
- Offsprings are not identical to the parents
- Fusion of gametes results in formation of zygote
Select the plants species which flower only once in their life time, generally after 50-100 years, produce large number of fruits and die.
- Strobilanthus
- Bamboo
- Rice
- Teak
In diploid organisms, specialised gametes mother cells produce gametes. They are called
- Meiocytes
- Mitocytes
- Eggs
- Pollen
Find the correct match
- Monoecious plants : Bisexual flower
- Dioecious plants : Polygamous
- Haploid parent : Mitogametes
- Dissimilar gametes : Isogametes
In chara, male sex organ is called
- Globule
- Nucule
- Oogonium
- Male cone
In majority of plants, fertilization is
- External
- Internal and oogamous
- Isogamous
- External and oogamous
The vital link that ensures continuity of species between organisms of one generation and the next is
- Zygote
- Sperm
- Pollen grain
- Egg
Few algae show
- External fertilisation
- Heterogametes
- Internal fertilisation
- Zygotic mitosis to develop embryo
Choose the incorrect statement.
- Crow and parrot has different life spans
- Mango has shorter life spans as compared to peepal
- Life span is necessarily correlated with size of organisms
- No individual is immortal except unicelled organisms
Both Chara and Marchantia
- Have motile male and female gametes
- Are monoecious
- Have multicellular sex organs
- Are amphibians of the plants kingdom
If the chromosomes number in meiocyte of apple is 34, what will be the chromosomes no. in its gamete?
- 51
- 34
- 17
- 12
Zygote is always _____and ______.
- Single celled, haploid
- Single celled, diploid
- Multicelled, haploid
- Multicelled, diploid
Mark odd one w.r.t monocarpic plants.
- Wheat
- Bamboo
- Henbane
- Jackfruit
Asexual reproduction
- Is uniparental
- Can involve gametes formation
- Involves syngamy
- Both (1) and (2)
Find the incorrect match.
- Fertilisation : Syngamy
- Zygote : Most vital link
- Isogamete : Cladophora
- Pollen sac : Megasporangium