Surendranath College Department of Botany

Gymnosperm Class Test for Second Semester Honours Dr. Suranjana Sarkar

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1. Sago-grains are chiefly obtained from A) Ginkgo biloba B) Pinus gerardiana C) Cycas revoluta D) None of these

2. Endosperm in gymnosperm is A) Haploid B) Diploid C) Triploid D) None

3. Red wood tree is A) Cedrus B) Pinus C) Dalbergia D) Sequoia

4. Canada balsam is an oleoresin obtained from A) Abies balsamea B) Impatiens balsamia C) Pinus sp. D) Helianthus annus

5. Gymnosperms originated in A) Coenozoic B) Palaeozoic C) Pre-cambrian D) Mesozoic

6. Resin duct of a gymnospermous stem is an example of A) Big vacuole B) Lysigenous cavity C) Intercellular space D) Schizogenous cavity

7. Which one of the following plants species is known as a living fossil? A) Taxus baccata B) Welwitschia sp. C) Ephedra bifoliata D) Ginkgo biloba

8. Sago of Cycas is given to patients with stomach disorders because it is A) Cheap B) Easily digestible with less starch (c) Tastier (d) With high nutritive value

9. Anti cancer drug is obtained from— A) Taxus B) Abies C) Juniperus D) Cedrus

10. The species of Pinus, seeds of which are edible as Chilgoja comes from A) P. roxburghii B) P. Gerardiana C) P. monophylla D) P. Sylvestris

11. Resin glands are present in A) Cycas B) Pinus C) Ephedra D) Gnetum

12. Most advanced Gymnosperm belongs to - A) Cycadales B) Pinales C) Gnetales D) Cycadeoidales

13. Ephedrine is obtained by – A) Ephedra B) Gnetum C) Pinus D) Cycas

14. Resin turpentine is obtained from - A) Pinus B) Adiantum C) Club mosses D) Sequoia

15. Which group is largest in gymnosperms- A) Cycadophyta B) Gnetophyta C) Coniferophyta D) Progymnospermophyta

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16. What is the name of the book written by M. Gifford and S. Foster (1989) A) Vascular Plants B) Gymnosperms C) Evolution D) Morphology and Evolution of Vascular Plants

17. In Pinus, pollination takes place with the help of A) water B) wind C) insects D) animals

18. Algal zone is characteristic of A) roots of Pinus B) normal roots of Cycas C) coralloid roots of Cycas D) stems of Pinus

19. Non-porous wood occurs in A) Pinus B) Mango C) Dalbergia D) Ficus

20. Amber fossils were formed by the resin of A) Cycadales B) Gnetales C) Coniferales D) Cordaitales

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