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Animal and plant kingdom - Test Set 3

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  1. Question 1

    Most fossils are found in"
    1. Granite
    2. Sedimentary rocks
    3. Black soil
    4. Lava flow
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  2. Question 2

    Which of the following sequences is correct, according to taxonomy?
    1. Class - Phylum - Family - Order - Genus - Species
    2. Class - Phylum - Order - Family - Genus - Species
    3. Family - Phylum - Class - Order - Genus - Species
    4. Phylum - Class - Order - Family - Genus - Species
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  3. Question 3

    The numerical taxonomy of plants is based on which of the following?
    1. All observable characteristics
    2. Chemical constituents
    3. Structure
    4. Chromosome number
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  4. Question 4

    Who published Systems Naturae in 1735, classifying the three kingdoms of nature and outlining the sexual system for the classification of plants?
    1. Ernst Haeckel
    2. Robert Whittaker
    3. Carolus Linnaeus
    4. Carl Woese
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  5. Question 5

    Plants that do not have a well-differentiated body design fall into this group. The plants in this group are commonly called algae and are predominantly aquatic.
    1. Bryophyta
    2. Angiosperms
    3. Thallophyta
    4. Pieridophyta
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  6. Question 6

    ___are the amphibians of the plant kingdom
    1. Gymnosperm
    2. Pieridophyta
    3. Thallophyta
    4. Bryophyta
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  7. Question 7


    Ferns, horsetails, and lycophytes belong to which of the following groups?
    1. Bryophyta
    2. Pieridophyta
    3. Algae
    4. Fungi
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  8. Question 8

    Which among the following is an example of Angiosperm in the Plant Kingdom?
    1. Pinus
    2. Chara
    3. Tomato
    4. Funaria
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  9. Question 9

    Which of the following are non-vascular flowerless plants in the taxonomic division of Bryophyta?
    1. Mosses
    2. Pines
    3. Pea plant
    4. Ferns
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  10. Question 10

    Which is a multicellular filamentous green alga consisting of thin unbranched chains of cylindrical cells and is found in floating masses near the surface of streams and ponds?
    1. Ectocarpus
    2. Laminaria
    3. Spirogyra
    4. Chlorella
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  11. Question 11

    Sporophyte stage is dominant in which plant group?
    1. Bryophytes
    2. Vascular plants
    3. Algae
    4. Pieridophytes
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  12. Question 12

    The structure that produces and holds sperm cells in bryophytes (non-vascular plants) and ferns is called:
    1. Megasporangia
    2. Antheridium
    3. Archegonium
    4. Protonema
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  13. Question 13

    Which of the following are cryptogams?
    1. Gymnosperm
    2. Dicots
    3. Angiosperm
    4. Pieridophyta
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  14. Question 14

    The blue-green alga Anahaena lives in the leaves of Azolla, a freshwater fern, forming which of the following relationships?
    1. Autotrophic
    2. Symbiotic
    3. Parasitic
    4. Saprophytic
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  15. Question 15

    The organisms that do not have a defined nucleus or organella are classified into __Kingdom.
    1. Prolista
    2. Fungi
    3. Monera
    4. Plantae
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  16. Question 16

    What is the reason for the similar size of the vascular bundle in monocot leaves?
    1. Cubical venation
    2. Rectangular venation
    3. Parallel venation
    4. Radial venation
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  17. Question 17

    What is the cottony growth over a stale and moist bread known as?
    1. Lichens
    2. Fungi
    3. Bacteria
    4. Algae
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  18. Question 18

    Which is a flowerless spore-producing plant that is usually a thin, horn-like, or needle-like capsule with spores that develops from a flat green leaf?
    1. Hornwort
    2. Chara
    3. Celandine
    4. Riccia
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  19. Question 19

    Flowerless plants, naked seeds, needle-like leaves, and cones are reproductive structures are the characteristics of:
    1. Angiosperms
    2. Gymnosperms
    3. Pieridophyta
    4. Bryophyta
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  20. Question 20

    Which of the following is rare a Gymnosperm?
    1. Rose
    2. Cycas
    3. Mosses
    4. Fern
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