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Which one is a parasitic algae

(a) Vaucheria (b) Polysiphonia (c) Cephaleuros (d) Batrachospermum Ans. c (39)

Gametes formed by meiosis are called

(a) Coenogametes (b) Meiogametes (c) Mitogametes (d) None of these Ans. b (27)

A motile flagellated asexual cell is called

(a) Sperm (b) Zoospore (c) Oospore (d) Androspore Ans. b (20)

Fusion of mature individuals which directly act as gametes, is called

(a) Isogamy (b) Anisogamy (c) Hologamy (d) Autogamy Ans. c (9)

In physiological anisogamy

(a) Gametes are morphologically similar but physiologically dissimilar (b) Gametes are morphologically dissimilar but physiologicaly similar (c) Gametes are morphologically and physiologically similar (d) None of the above Ans. a (9)

Which one of the following is not a accessory pigment

(a) Chlorophyll ‘a‘ (b) Chlorophyll ‘e‘ (c) Phycocyanin (d) Xanthophyll Ans. a (7)

Coenobium means

(a) A hollow spherical colony (b) A group of filaments (c) Palmelloid form (d) None of the above Ans. a (7)

Iodine is obtained from the members of

(a) Green algae (b) Brown algae (c) Red algae (d) Blue–green algae Ans. b (7)

In the life cycle of which group flagellated cells are not formed

(a) Chlorophyceae (b) Phaeophyceae (c) Rhodophyceae (d) Both (b) and (c) Ans. c (10)

Example of coenocytic algae is

(a) Vaucheria (b) Chara (c) Nostoc (d) Polysiphonia Ans. a (34)

Agar–Agar is obtained from

(a) Gigartina (b) Gelidium (c) Gracillaria (d) All the above Ans. d (7)

Botanical name of sea palm is

(a) Polysiphonia (b) Postelsia (c) Ectocarpus (d) Macrocystis Ans. b (13)

Sexual reproduction and mobile cells are absent in

(a) Chlorophyceae (b) Myxophyceae (c) Rhodophyceae (d) Phaeophyceae Ans. b (7)

The classification of algae is based on

(a) Type of pigment (b) Nature of cell wall material (c) Nature of reserve food (d) All the above Ans. d (7)

Who is popularly known as the “Father of Phycology”

(a) Fritsch (b) Papenfus (c) Smith (d) Morris Ans. a (4)

Phycology is the study of

(a) Algae (b) Fungi (c) Bacteria (d) All the above Ans. a (50)

1. Who is regarded as the “Father of Indian Phycology”

(a) Prof. M.O.P. Iyenger (b) Prof. J.N. Mishra (c) Prof. R.R. Mishra (d) Prof. R.N. Singh Ans. a (9)

Alginic acid is obtained from

(a) Red algae (b) Green algae (c) Diatoms (d) Brown algae Ans. d (9)

Which of the following form contain algae

(a) Equisetum (b) Selaginella (c) Marsilea (d) None of these Ans. d (11)

In chlamydomonas the meiosis occurs in

(a) Gamete (b) Zygote (c) Sporogonium (d) Zoospore Ans. b (6)

Reserve food material of algae is

(a) Starch (b) Glycogen (c) Fat (d) Sugar Ans. a (10)

Pyrenoids in green algal cells are related to

(a) Starch formation (b) Protein storage (c) General metabolism (d) Enzyme secretion Ans. a (7)

Algae attached to stone is called

(a) Epilithic (b) Epifolic (c) Coenolithic (d) None of these Ans. a (6)

Agranal chloroplast are found in

(a) Bryophytes (b) Gymnosperms (c) Green algae (d) Angiosperms Ans. c (5)

Agar agar is obtained from

(a) Green algae (b) Red algae (c) Brown algae (d) Blue green algae Ans. b (10)

In oogamy, fertilization involves

(a) A large non-motile female gamete and a small non-motile male gamete (b) A large motile female gamete and a small non-motile male gamete (c) A small non-motile female gamete and a large motile male gamete (d) A large non-motile …

Batrachospermum is found in

(a) Marine water (b) Fresh water (c) Tree (d) Arctic zone Ans. b (8)

The thallus of Volvox is called

(a) Trichome (b) Coenobium (c) Coenocyte (d) Parenchymatous Ans. b (9)

Sea weeds are important source of

(a) Chlorine (b) Fluorine (c) Iodine (d) Bromine Ans. a (9)

Thallophyta includes

(a) Fungi and bryophyta (b) Algae and bryophyta (c) Algae, fungi and bryophyta (d) Algae and fungi Ans. d (8)

Spirogyra cells contain

(a) One chloroplast and one pyrenoid (b) One or more chloroplast, each with one pyrenoid (c) One or more chloroplast, each with many pyrenoids (d) None of the above Ans. c (9)