Shri R. L. T College of Science, Akola 2019-2020 Department of Botany
B. Sc-1 Semester-II
Paleobotany, Gymnosperm, Morphology and Utilization of Plants
Solve the Following MCQ’s Test
Max.Marks:30 Time:60Mins
1) The study of past geological plant life is done in branch called as …..
a)Botany b)Paleobotany c)History d)Anthropology
2)The father of Indian paleobotany is…. a)Homi Bhabha b) C.V. Raman c)Maheshwari d)Birbal Sahani
3) The earth is supposed to be originated before…. a) 4.6 billion years ago b)3.4 billion years ago c) 4.6 million years ago d)none of these
4)The oldest era in which life is originated was on the earth. a)proterozoic era b)Archeozoic era c)Paleozoic era d)Mesozoic era
5)The following era is called as “age of ferns” a)proterozoic era b)Archeozoic era c)paleozoic era d)Mesozoic era
6) The following era is called as era of Modern Life…. a)Coenozoic era b)Archeozoic era c)Paleozoic era d)Mesozoic era
7) Sphenopteris hoeninghausii is the….. a)stem b)root c)leaves d)ovule
8) Root of L.oldhamia is called as…. a) Sphenopteris hoeninghausii b)Kaloxylon hookeri c)Lagenostoma lomaxii d)Rachiopteris aspera
9) Cycadeoidea is also known as…. a)Lyginopteris b)Bennettites c) Pinus d)Gnetum
10) The manoxylic wood refers to...... a)single ring of xylem b)hard and compressed c)loose and soft d)many rings of xylem.
11) Endosperm in gymnosperm is...... a) haploid b)diploid c)triploid d)tetraploid
12) The ovules in gymnosperms are.... a)ategmic b)unitegmic c)bitegmic d)(b)or(c)
13) In gymnosperms pollination is affected by...... a) water b)wind c)animals d)insects.
14) Gnetum is found in India in...... a)Sikkim and Assam b)central and northern Himalayas c)central India d)cultivated gardens
15) The female cone of Pinus is equated to an inflorescence by...... a)Florin b)sachs c)Braun b)Brown.
16) Bract scale of Pinus is a part of...... a)megasporophyll b)microsporophyll c)ovule d)dwarfs shoot.
17) The time gap between the early developmental stages of ovule and shedding of mature seeds from the female strobilus in Pinus is about...... a)12 months b)24months c)36 months d)24 weeks
18) In Pinus needle what is the function of the tissue subtending the epidermis?..... a)photosynthesis b)mechanical support c)protection d)conduction.
19) In Pinus pollination is...... a)anemophilous b)hydrophilons c)zoophilons d)cheriopterous.
20) The resin duct in Pinus stem represents a...... a)large vacuole b)intercellular space c)lysigenous cavity d)schizogenous cavity.
21) Which of the following is not a characteristic of coniferales...... a)pycnoxylic wood b)motile male gametes c)presence of resin canal d) fertilization siphonogamous
22) Which of the following species of Pinus is not found in India ...... a) Pinus merkusii b) P. gerardiana c) P. wallichiana d) P. maritima.
23) Which of the following species of Pinus is commonly known as chir pine ...... a) P. roxburghii b) P. wallichiana c) P. insularis d) P. gerardiana
24) Which of the following species of Pinus has trifoliar spur…. a) P. sylvestris b) P. merkusii c) P. gerardiana ' d) P. wallichiana
25) The abortive female flower in the male cone of Gnetum can be distinguished from the normal ovules of the female cone apart from its function by the presence of …. a) no envelops b) single envelope c) two envelopes d) several envelops.
26) The fused bracts in the male flowers of Gnetum are comparable to ...... a) leaves of angiosperms b) bracteoles of angiosperms c) bracts of angiosperms d) perianth of angiosperms
27) Gnetum, when not in flowering can be easily mistaken for a ...... a) tree fern b) dicot plant c) monocot plant d) thalloid plant
28) Female gametophyte of Gnetum follows the developmental pattern of .....
a) tetrasporic type b) bisporic type c) monosporic type d) none of the above.
29) In spite of several angiospermic features Gnetum is a gymnosperm because…. a) polyembryony is a common features b) prothallial cell is present in the male gametophyte c) seed is naked d) stem exhibit anomalous secondary growth
30) The ovuliferous scale of Pinus is a part of ...... a) megasporophyll b) microsporophyll c) ovule d) dwarf shoot.
Prof. Mrs.V N Badgujar
Assist.Prof.Dept. of Botany
Shri R. L. T College of Science,Akola.