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1
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Algae habitat

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Aquatic, Damp soil, moist rocks

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2
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Achlorophilous gametophyte that depends on on sporophytes is found in

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Spermatophyta

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3
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Atracheophytic embryophytic orgs are

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Bryophyta

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4
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Only non embryophytic plants are

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Algae

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5
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Haplontic life cycle is mainly seen in ___ with ___ sexual organs

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Thallophyta except Fucus, Ectocarpous and Polysiphonia..

Antheridium and Oogonium

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5
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Phanerogams are

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Spermatophytes

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6
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Associations of algae

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Lichens with fungi and with animals like sloth bears

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7
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What is present above cell wall of algae

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Mucilaginous sheath

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8
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Complete thalloid body is present in

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Thallophytes

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9
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Pollen and Ovule is produced by ___ and ___ in ___ life cycle

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Androecium, Gynoecium

Diplontic- spermatophytes and Fucus

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10
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Universal pigments of algae are

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Chl- A and Beta carotene

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11
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Asexual rep in algae includes

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Zoospores- Motile, Fav
Akinetes, Hypno, Aplano- unfav

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12
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Which has the only multicellular and jacketed sex organ in algae

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Chara- Chlorophyceae
Male- globule, Fem- Nucule

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13
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Which grp of algae is mostly diploid (diplohaplontic)

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Brown- Phaeophyceae
like Kelps and ectocarpous. Fucus- diplontic

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14
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Chalmydomonas debaryanum reproduces by

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Isogamy

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15
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Zygotic meiosis is seen in

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Algae- Haplontic life cycle.

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16
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Eudorina (algae) has ___ repro

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Anisogamous

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17
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Zooidogamy and Siphanogamy are types of

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Oogamy
Siphano- Pnly higher gmno and angio

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18
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Spore mother cell is formed in ___ lifecycle

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Haplodiplontic. Show alternation of generation

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19
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Father of indian algae is ____ who found ___

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MOP Iyyengar, Spirogyra Iyyengarai

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20
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Colonial thallophytes are

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Volvox

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21
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Stone warts are similar to ___ but are stationary and dont float

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Hydrilla

(Stone warts==Chara. Grows on freshwater stone)

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22
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Protogyni is seen in ___ algae

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Chara- Nucule matures before Globule

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23
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Floridian starch is the stored food material of

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Rhodophyceae (similar to animal glycogen and amylopectin)

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24
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Multicellular and jacketed sex organ of chara are found in its ____ branch

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Lateral

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25
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Classification of algae is based on

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Photosynthetic pigments, Storage food, Cell wall material

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26
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Largest unicellular algae is

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Acetabularia- umbrella shaped

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27
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Pyrunoids for storage are present in

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Chlorophyceae members- starch around protein

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28
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Pond wool has ____ chloroplast shape

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Girdle- Ulothrix

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29
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Rolling algae is

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Volvox

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30
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Soft and slippery surface of algae is because of

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Pectin on the outside of cellulose in cell wall

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31
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Grass green colour of chlorophyceae is given by

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Chl-a and chl-b

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32
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Coenobium refers to

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colony with fixed number of cells that have division of labour in colonial algae like volvox

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33
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Isokant flagella are in ___

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Chlorophyceae- 2 to 8 or nil

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34
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Hypnospore formation in ____ makes:

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Chlamydomanas nivalis
Snow- red (spore colour is red)

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35
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Most advanced grp of algae is chloro because

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has all 3 types of repro

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36
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Air bladder is present in ___ phaeophyceae

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Fucus

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37
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c3 cycle was discovered by whom in what

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Melvin calvin, Chlorella with C-14 radiolabelled isotope

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38
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Star shaped chloroplast is present in

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Zygnima

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39
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Chara and Chlorella have ___ shaped chloroplasts

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Disk

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40
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Chloro are more abundantly present in ___ water

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Freshwater

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41
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Plate shaped chloroplast is there in

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Fritillaria

Fritschiella as per module

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42
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Non autotrophic parasite that causes Red rust on tea leaves is

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Cephaluras- Chlorophyceae

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43
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___ algae is mostly found in brackish water

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Brown

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44
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Leafy algae are

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Brown- cuz of frond=== lamina

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45
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Hydrocolloids (Phycocolloids) present i phaeophyceae has ___

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water holding capacity

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46
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Storage food of brown algae is

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Laminarin, Mannitol (complex carbs)

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47
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____ type of xanthophyll is present in phaeophyceae

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Fucoxanthin

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48
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Kelps belong to __ algae

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phaeophyceae

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49
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Sulphated phycocolloid is

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Agar agar and Carrageen in rhodophyceae

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50
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Dictyota is a member of

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phaeophyceae

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51
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—— phaeophyceae members help prevent goitre

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Laminaria and fucus

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52
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Only unicellular red algae is

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Poryphyridium

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53
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___ shaped gametes (Pyriform) have 2 unequal flagellas in phaeophyceae

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Pear

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54
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Gulf weed is

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Sargassum

Sargasso sea is present in N atlantic ocean

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55
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Most primitive algal grp is

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rhodo

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56
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Largest kelps is

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Macrocystis- phaeophyceae

57
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Batrachospermum is the only ____ rhodo

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Blue green and completely freshwater

58
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Pigments in rhodo are

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Chl a and d
Phycobilins
Beta carotene

59
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Heterokant, laterally arranged flaggela is found in

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phaeophyceae- 2

60
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A sulphated phycocolloid that helps in preparation of nutritive mediums can be extracted from

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Gellidium and Gracillaria

(Agar agar as outer cell wall material)

61
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Only parasitic red algae is

A

Harveyella

62
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Complex post fertilization develeopment is seen in

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rhodo- they have haplodiplontic lifestyle

63
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Chondrus crispus helps in extraction of ____

64
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Edible rhodo is

65
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Goidukov movement is

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increase in darkness of red colour in rhodo as depth increases— increases efficiency of absorption of lil light that enters

66
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Sea palm belongs to

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phaeophyceae

67
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__ algae is diploid mostly

A

phaeophyceae

68
Q

Half of worlds co2 fixation is carried out by

A

algae
do oxygenic photosynthesis too

69
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___ (no) species of marine algae are used as food

70
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Algae are imp as primary producer of ___ in food cycle

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Energy rich compound

71
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Non motile unicellular chlro is

72
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Eye spot is present in ___ chloro

A

Chlamydomonas

73
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Most green algaes are ___cellular and ___

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multicellular and filamentous

74
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Pectose as an outer layer in cell wall is present in

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chlorophyceae

75
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__ coloured xanthophylls are presnt in chloro

76
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Oil droplets as food is also seen in ____ algae

77
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Green algae are similar to higher plants in

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Pigments- chl a, b , carotenoids
Stored food- starch
Cell wall- pectin and cellulose

78
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Kelps are commonly called

79
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Simply and profusely branched filamentous phaeophyceae is

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Ectocarpous, Kelps

80
Q

Centrally located vacuole is found in __ algae

A

phaeophyceae

81
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phaeophyceae attaches to the substratum with the help of

82
Q

Algin protects phaeophyceae from

A

dessication and shock

83
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Algin or alginate salts is used for

A

Dentury measurement

84
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Union of gametes in phaeophyceae happens in

A

water or in oognium

85
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In warm waters, ____ algae are more likely to be seen

86
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Cell wall of red algae is complex cuz its made of

A

Polysulphate esters

87
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diplobiontic lifecycle is seen in

A

Polysiphonia

88
Q

___ makes food item viscous (obtained from algae)

A

Carrageen- gellating agent

Also used in medicine capsules

89
Q

Reticulate chloroplast is found in

A

Oedogonium, green algae

90
Q

Jacket is a layer of

A

Sterile cells

91
Q

Seedless plants are

A

Cryptogams

92
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SCP can be obtained from ____ chloro

93
Q

in spirogyra isogametes are —– flagellated

94
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Term bryophytes was given by

95
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Bryophytes are not true land plants because

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They have air bladders and motile- flagellated gametes

96
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Plant which grows in damp, cool and shady climate is called

A

Sciophytes

97
Q

Father of bryology and Indian bryology is

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Hertwig, Shivram Kashyap

98
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Liver wort with leafy body is

99
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1st archegoniophytes are

A

Bryophytes

100
Q

Thalloid body can be differentiated from

A

dorsoventral side

101
Q

Oblique septa in rhizoids are present in

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Mosses- Leafy gametophyte

102
Q

Phylloid and cauloid refer to

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Leaf and stem like structures in Mosses and Porella

103
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Scales are present in funaria. True or false.

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False- Multicellular scales are present in some Thalloid and absent in Leafy

104
Q

1 Gemma produces ___ plants

105
Q

How is water transported in bryophytes

A

Parenchymal cells

106
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Gemma is produced in which oart of the body in bryo

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Gemma cup (adaxial- upper side of thalloid body)

107
Q

Protonema/indirect germination is seen in

108
Q

Funaria is diecious or monecious

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Monecious- Bisexual

109
Q

Lateral branch of mosses have ___ sex organ

A

Female- Archegonium

110
Q

Flask shaped archegonium has ___ NCC

111
Q

Androcyte mother cells produce ___ shaped ___flagellated antherozoids

A

Sickle, Bi

112
Q

____ movement is seen when antherozoids move towards sugar produced by archegonium

A

Chemotrophic

113
Q

NCC (Neck canal cells) and VCC (Ventral canal cell) provide

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Nourishment

114
Q

First cell of sporophytic gen and first cell of gametophytic gen are

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Zygote, spore

115
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____ are the group of completely dependent sporophytes

A

Liver worts

116
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3 parts of a sporophyte in bryophyta are

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Foot, Seta, Capsule

117
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3 parts of capsule are

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Apophysis, Theca, Operculum

118
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Calyptra is haploid or diploid

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Haploid.
Present above the sporophyte

119
Q

___ part of capsule have chloroplast in chlorenchyma cells

120
Q

Poorly developed sporophyte in bryophyta is seen in

A

Riccia (Liver wort)
Has only capsule

121
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Riccia is the only ___ shaped liver wort

A

Flat shaped

122
Q

Homospores are formed when:

A

Spore mother cells divide via meiosis

123
Q

Sporophyte in ___ has only foot and capsule

A

Horn worts

124
Q

True elatorsarefoundin

A

Liverworts
These show hygroscopic movement

125
Q

Spores that turn into elators are called

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Psuedo elators- in horn worts

126
Q

____ teeth is present in mosses

A

Peristomial- arranged in two layers

127
Q

____ protonema of moss is chlorophilous and branched

128
Q

Gregarious dev is seen in

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Mosses- all grow in one area

129
Q

Marchantia belongs to

A

Hepaticapsida

130
Q

Examples of Anthicerapsida

A

Anthoceros and Notothylas

131
Q

___ is used as absorbent cotton

A

Sphagnum (Mosses)- Peat moss

132
Q

Hair cap moss is

A

Polytrichum

133
Q

___ moss grows in jhummed areas

A

Funaria- fire moss or rope moss

134
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In secondary protonema, ____ kind of asexual rep is seen

135
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Sporophyte in ___ is more developed than liver warts

136
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___ are the reptiles of pk

137
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The 1st vascular cryptogams are ___, but

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Pterido- Vessels in xylem and companion cells in phloem are absent

138
Q

Habitat of Pterido

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Cool, shady, moist places

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