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1. Which animals have developed the capacity for regeneration?
(a) Hydra, Starfish
(b) Plasmodium
(c) Earthworm
(d) Spongilla
(a) Hydra, Starfish
2. Sporulation occurs in
(a) Plasmodium
(b) Hydra
(c) Starfish
(d) Spongilla
(a) Plasmodium
3. Which plant reproduces vegetatively by roots?
(a) Oxalis
(b) Bryophyllum
(c) Onion
(d) Dahlia
(d) Dahlia
4. Which plant performs vegetative reproduction with the help of floral buds?
(a) Agave
(b) Bryophyllum
(c) Ginger
(d) Asparagus
(a) Agave
5. Which part of the plant bryophyllum performs vegetative reproduction?
(a) Stem
(b) Floral buds
(c) Underground roots
(d) Buds on life margin
(d) Buds on life margin
6. What types of chromosomes are always present in gametes?
(a) Haploid
(b) Diploid
(c) Triploid
(d) Tetraploid
(a) Haploid
7. Which physiological process is necessary for birth, growth, death, production of offspring, and continuity of the species?
(a) Digestion
(b) Transportation
(c) Reproduction
(d) Nutrition
(c) Reproduction
8. In which type of reproduction single parent is essential for reproduction?
(a) Asexual
(b) Sexual
(c) Vegetative
(d) Fragmentation
(a) Asexual
9. In which type of reproduction two individuals of the opposite sex are essential?
(a) Asexual
(b) Sexual
(c) Vegetative
(d) Fragmentation
(b) Sexual
10. In which type of organism asexual reproduction is seen?
(a) Unicellular
(b) Bicellular
(c) Multicellular
(d) Both a and c
(d) Both a and c
11. How does Amoeba reproduce?
(a) Binary fission
(b) Budding
(c) Sporulation
(d) Both a and c
(d) Both a and c
12. What is a ciliated spore?
(a) Non-motile spores
(b) Zoospores
(c) Homospores
(d) Heterospores
(b) Zoospores
13. Non-flagellate spores are called conidia. In which organism are they seen?
(a) Penicillium
(b) Hydra
(c) Amoeba
(d) Chlamydomonas
(a) Penicillium
14. Which animals reproduce by exogenous budding?
(a) Hydra
(b) Spongilla
(c) Plasmodium
(d) Amoeba
(a) Hydra
15. Which animal reproduces by multiple fission?
(a) Hydra
(b)Plasmodium
(c) Spongilla
(d) Euglena
(b)Plasmodium
16. In which method of asexual reproduction the division of cytoplasm is not possible?
(a) Amitotic division
(b) Binary fission
(c) Division
(d) Budding
(a) Amitotic division
17. During which process cyst is formed?
(a) Binary fission
(b) Multiple fission
(c) Sporulation
(d) Budding
(c) Sporulation
18. In which method pseudopodiospores are formed?
(a) Binary fission
(b) Multiple fission
(c) Sporulation
(d) Budding
(c) Sporulation
19. In which organism other than an amoeba, sporulation is seen?
(a) Paramoecium
(b) Plasmodium
(c) Hydra
(d) Planaria
(b) Plasmodium
20. In which animal, the formation of exogenous budding takes place from the parent body?
(a) Hydra
(b) Planaria
(c) Amoeba
(d) Paramoecium
(a) Hydra
21. Which special method of reproduction is found on Nephrolepis?
(a) Offsets
(b) Stolons
(c) Runner
(d) Suckers
(b) Stolons
22. Which of the following is not a natural method of vegetative reproduction?
(a) Suckers
(b) Cutting
(c) Runners
(d) Offsets
(b) Cutting
23. How many chromosomes are there in the meiocyte of Apple?
(a) 17
(b)34
(c) 20
(d)10
(a) 17
24. In which animal conjugation occurs as a sexual reproduction?
(a)Birds
(b)Hydra
(c) Paramoecium
(d) Spirogyra
(c) Paramoecium
25. Development of zygote taking place outside the body is called?
(a) Viviparous
(b)Oviparous
(c) Omnivorous
(d) Frugivorous
(b)Oviparous
26. By which asexual reproductive method do Dictyota, Fucus and Yeast reproduce?
(a) Budding
(b) Sporulation
(c) Fragmentation
(d) Fission
(a) Budding
27. Which algae reproduce by fragmentation?
(a) Ulothrix, Oedogonium
(b) Spirogyra, Zygnema
(c) Sargasum, Oscillatoria
(d) Both a and b
(d) Both a and b
28. In which plants motile ciliated spores are produced during spore formation?
(a) Chlamydomonas
(b) Spirogyra
(c) Dictyota
(d) Fucus
(a) Chlamydomonas
29. What divides first during the method of fission?
(a) Cytoplasmic membrane
(b) Cytoplasm
(c) Nucleus
(d) Cell organelles
(c) Nucleus
30. In Amoeba, the plane of cytoplasmic division is in which direction?
(a) One direction
(b) Two direction
(c) Three direction
(d)Any direction
(d)Any direction
31. Which type of division happens in Euglena?
(a) Transversal
(b) Longitudinal
(c) Peripheral
(d) Radial
(b) Longitudinal
32. Other than Euglena, which of the following organism divides by longitudinal division?
(a) Amoeba
(b) Paramoecium
(c) Vorticella
(d) Plasmodium
(c) Vorticella
33. In which method of asexual reproduction the offspring are genetically identical, to the parents?
(a) Amitotic division
(b) Multiple fission
(c) Division
(d) Binary fission
(d) Binary fission
34. Non-motile and non-flagellate spores are commonly seen in which plants?
(a) Penicillium
(b) Aspergillus
(c) Mucor
(d) Both a and b
(d) Both a and b
35. The plants which bear only one kind of spores during the Sporophytic, stage are known as
(a) Spores
(b) Heterosporous
(c) Homosporous
(d) Gametes
(c) Homosporous
36. The plants which bear only two types of hetero spores during the Sporophytic stage is known as
(a) Spores
(b) Somatic spores
(c) Homosporous
(d) Heterosporous
(d) Heterosporous
37. Which type of spores are produced by pteridophytes and gymnosperms?
(a) Spores
(b) Somatic spores
(c) Heterospores
(d) Homospores
(c) Heterospores
38. How does vegetative reproduction take place in flowering plants?
(a) Natural
(b) Artificial
(c) By chemicals
(d) Both a and b
(d) Both a and b
39. Which of the following pair is incorrect?
(a) Lawn grass-runner
(b) Pistia-offset
(c) Nephrolepis-stolons
(d) Sellaginella-Suckers
(d) Sellaginella-Suckers
40. Which of the following Plant shows root cutting?
(a) Sugarcane
(b) Croton
(c) Rose
(d) Lemon
(d) Lemon
41. In Which plant stem is used for vegetative propagation of the plant?
(a) Lemon, grapes
(b) Hibiscus, mogra
(c) Sugarcane, rose
(d) Mango, apple
(c) Sugarcane, rose
42. In which of the following organism, internal bud formation is seen?
(a) Amoeba, Plasmodium
(b) Amoeba, Paramecium
(c) Planaria, Hydra
(d) Spongilla, sycon
(d) Spongilla, sycon
43. What are Internal buds known as?
(a) Gene
(b) Clone
(c) Gemmules
(d) Bud
(c) Gemmules
44. Which method of asexual reproduction can be said as the method of regeneration?
(a) Binary fission
(b) Sporulation
(c) Budding
(d) Fragmentation
(d) Fragmentation
45. Which of the following group of animals show regeneration?
(a) Planaria, Hydra, Starfish
(b) Starfish, Amoeba, Plasmodium
(c) Amoeba, Hydra, Paramoecium
(d) Amoeba, Planaria, Starfish
(a) Planaria, Hydra, Starfish
46. Which asexual reproduction process is seen in bacteria?
(a) Budding
(b) Sporulation
(c) Fragmentation
(d) Fission
(d) Fission
47. For which plants layering method of vegetative propagation is used?
(a) Lemon, Grapes
(b) Sugarcane, Rose
(c) Mango, Apple
(d) Guava, Litchi
(a) Lemon, Grapes
48. What does a stock have?
(a) Bud
(b) Branches
(c) Leaves
(d) Possess regular or irregular roots
(d) Possess regular or irregular roots
49. Grafting is useful for the production of
(a) Agriculture
(b) Horticulture
(c) For inducing flowering
(d) Fruit yield plants
(d) Fruit yield plants
50. Which gametes take part in sexual reproduction?
(a) Male gametes
(b) Female gametes
(c) Neutral gametes
(d) Both a and b
(d) Both a and b
51. During which phase, a living organism becomes sexually mature?
(a) Childhood
(b) Adolesence
(c) Old age
(d) None of these
(b) Adolesence
52. In plants, the phase from germination to grow till its maturity is known as?
(a) Linear growth phase
(b)Germination phase
(c) Flowering phase
(d) None of the above
(a) Linear growth phase
53. Which phase of conjugation is impossible in gametes?
(a) Post-fertilization phase
(b) Fertilization phase
(c) Pre-fertilization phase
(d) Gamete phase
(d) Gamete phase
54. Two gametes having similar appearance are called as
(a) Gametes
(b) Isogametes
(c) Heterogametes
(d) Isospores
(b) Isogametes
55. In which plants isogametes are seen?
(a) Cladophora
(b) Ulothrix
(c) Spirogyra
(d) Both a and b
(d) Both a and b
56. Morphologically distinct gametes are called as
(a) Isogametes
(b) Heterogametes
(c) Gametes
(d) Iso-spores
(b) Heterogametes
57. Which organisms have diploid body organization?
(a) Monera and Fungi
(b) Algae and Bryophyte
(c) Pteridophytes and Angiosperms
(d) Both a and b
(d) Both a and b
58. Which organisms have diploid body organization?
(a) Pteridophytes, angiosperms
(b) Angiosperms
(c) Most of the animals
(d) All three
(d) All three
59. Normally male gametes are
(a) Stationary
(b) Ordinary
(c) Nutritive
(d) Motile
(d) Motile
60. Normally Female gametes are
(a) Stationary
(b) Ordinary
(c) Nutritive
(d) Motile
(a) Stationary
61. By which medium gametes of Algae, Bryophytes, and Pteridophytes move?
(a) Air
(b) Water
(c) Lipids
(d) Tissue
(b) Water
62. Which structure provides a surface for the settlement of pollen grains in angiosperm plants?
(a) Anther
(b) Style
(c) Stigma
(d) Pollen tube
(c) Stigma
63. The process of transfer of pollen grains from the anther to the stigma is known as
(A) Distribution of pollen grains
(b) Transportation of pollen grains
(c) Formation of pollen grains
(d) Pollination
(d) Pollination
64. Where do pollen grains germinate?
(a) Anther
(b) Style
(c) Stigma
(d) Pollen tube
(c) Stigma
65. Which structure is produced by the germination of pollen grain?
(a) Pollen tube
(b) Style
(c) Tube
(d) Vessels
(a) Pollen tube
66. In which organ the growth of the pollen tube is observed, till it reaches the ovules?
(a)Pollen tube
(b) Style
(c) Ovary
(d) Stigma
(b) Style
67. Development of zygote result in the formation of
(a) Seed
(b) Fruit
(c) Embryo
(d) Seed coat
(c) Embryo
68. During conjugation, the bridge is formed of
(a) Nucleus
(b) Inter cytoplasm
(c) Chromosomes
(d) Cytoplasm
(d) Cytoplasm
69. The process of organ formation start of
(a) Due to growth
(b) Due to development
(c) Due to differentiation
(d) Due to division
(c) Due to differentiation
70. The fertilized eggs of reptiles and birds are covered with calcareous shells. Due to this, the zygote passes from which phase?
(a) Growth phase
(b) Vegetative phase
(c) Development phase
(d) Incubation phase
(d) Incubation phase
71. In Angiosperms, which parts of the flowers wither and fall off?
(a) Sepals
(b) Petals
(c) Stamens
(d) All the three
(d) All the three
72. In Angiosperms which part of the flowers is attached to the plant body.
(a) Calyx
(b) Carolla
(c) Gynoecium
(d) Androecium
(c) Gynoecium
73. In asexual reproduction, embryosac develop from which part?
(a) Pollen grain
(b) Ovum
(c) Ovary
(d) Mother megaspore
(d) Mother megaspore
74. In amorphophallus and colocasia vegetative reproduction occur by which plant organ?
(a) Tuber stem
(b) Bubil
(c) Corm
(d) Offsets
(c) Corm
75. What is the eye of a potato?
(a) Root
(b) Stem
(c) Bud
(d) Flower
(c) Bud
76. Which type of vegetative reproduction occurs in Grape and Hibiscus?
(a) Cutting
(b) Layering
(c) By seed
(d) Grafting
(b) Layering
77. Find out mismatched from the following.
(a) Lawn grass-runner
(b) Mango-Grafting
(c) Lemon-by embryo grafting
(d) Bamboo-Grafting
(d) Bamboo-Grafting
78. Which one is the best?
(a) Stock
(b) Scion
(c) Cutting
(d) All a, b, c
(d) All a, b, c
79. Which method is used for vegetative reproduction of the development of banana plants?
(a) Cutting
(b) Layering
(c) Grafting
(d) Bud Grafting
(a) Cutting
80. Which organism becomes reproductive due to deficiency of mitosis and meiosis?
(a) Dog
(b) Ameoba
(c) Grasshopper
(d) Earthworm
(b) Ameoba
81. In which circumstances pseudopodia spores are produced?
(a) Normal
(b) Favourable
(c) Unfavourable
(d) Specific condition
(c) Unfavourable
82. Which asexual reproduction three-layered encysts develop?
(a) Binary fission
(b) multiple fission
(c) Sporulation
(d) Fragmentation
(c) Sporulation
83. Which type of asexual reproduction takes place in sycon and spongilla?
(a) Exo budding
(b) Endo budding
(c) Fragmentation
(d) Division
(b) Endo budding
84. Asexual reproduction takes place by which method in dictyota and fucus?
(a) By Bud method
(b) By Binary fission
(c) By Multiple fission
(d) By Fragmentation
(a) By Bud method
85. Flagellated spore is known as
(a) Non-flaglleted spore
(b) Motile spore
(c) spore
(d) Hetero spore
(b) Motile spore
86. Conidia spore is known as
(a) Motile spore
(b) Non-flagellated spore
(c) spore
(d) Hetero spore
(b) Non-flagellated spore
87. In which reproductive system plants, Animals & Fungi or differentiated morphologically, histologically, and physiologically?
(a) Asexual
(b) Sexual
(c) Vegetative
(d) Artificial reproduction
(b) Sexual
88. What are the various stages of sexual reproduction?
(a) Growth, Development, Differentiation.
(b) Pre fertilization, Fertilization, Post fertilization.
(c) Fertilization, Post Fertilization, Pre Fertilization.
(d) Gametogenesis, Gamete transfer, Gamete Fertilization.
(b) Pre fertilization, Fertilization, Post fertilization.
89. How many chromosome numbers are seen in Onion and Housefly during meiosis?
(a) 32,12
(b) 16,12
(c) 16,06
(d) 32,06
(c) 16,06
90. In which development of zygote takes place in female is called as…….. in animals.
(a) Oviparous
(b) Viviparous
(c) Ovoviviparous
(d) None
(b) Viviparous
91. The production of a new plant from the maternal plant is called
(a) Vegetative reproduction
(b) Cutting
(c) Grafting
(d) Layering
(a) Vegetative reproduction
92. Which of the following plant reproduces by leaf?
(a) Agave
(b) Bryophyllum
(c) Gladiolus
(d) Potato
(b) Bryophyllum
93. Pollen tube enters the embryo sac through (AIIMS-2004)
(a) Anyone synergid cell
(b) Directly penetrating the egg cell
(c) In between one synergid cell and secondary nucleus.
(d) The help of antipodal cells.
(a) Anyone synergid cell
94. Grafting is impossible in monocot-because
(a) Vascular bundles are scattered.
(b) Meristem is absent
(c) Collateral open vascular bundle
(d) Radial vascular bundle.
(b) Meristem is absent
95. If vegetative growth of the plant takes place but flower production does not occur-then what could
be the reason for this?
(a) Imbalance of hormones
(b) Photoperiod
(c) Imbalance of sugar in water
(d) Irregular transport of solute.
(b) Photoperiod
96. What is the name of the technique for the production of a large number of the top?
(a) Top production
(b) Organogenesis
(c) Micro culture
(d) Embryo culture
(b) Organogenesis
97. Where does the culture of the haploid pollen grain be useful in plant breeding?
(a) For the production of the better hybrid
(b) For the production of homogametic organisms.
(c) For the production of disease-causing organisms
(d) None of this
(c) For the production of disease-causing organisms
98. Haploid plants are obtained by culture of-
(a) Young leaves
(b) Endosperm
(c) Pollen grain
(d) Root apex
(b) Endosperm
99. Which of the following is associated with vegetative reproduction?
(a) Combination of pre-existing cytoplasm.
(b) Tissue culture
(c) Endo static fertilization
(d) (a) and (b) Both
(c) Endo static fertilization
100. Which of the following animal shows longitudinal binary fission?
(a) Englena
(b) Plasmodium
(c) Planaria
(d) Paramoecium
(d) Paramoecium