question_answer1) Who is regarded as the "Father of Indian Phycology'' [BHU 1999]

A) Prof. M.O.P. Iyenger

B) Prof. J.N. Mishra

C) Prof. R.R. Mishra

D) Prof. R.N. Singh

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question_answer2) Phycology is the study of [AFMC 1994; Orissa JEE 2005; AMU 2005]

A) Algae

B) Fungi

C) Bacteria

D) All the above

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question_answer3) Who is popularly known as the "Father of Phycology''

A) Fritsch

B) Papenfus

C) Smith

D) Morris

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question_answer4) 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

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question_answer5) Sexual reproduction and mobile cells are absent in

A) Chlorophyceae

B) Myxophyceae

C) Rhodophyceae

D) Phaeophyceae

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question_answer6) Botanical name of sea palm is

A) Polysiphonia

B) Postelsia

C) Ectocarpus

D) Macrocystis

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question_answer7) Agar?Agar is obtained from [CPMT 1993, 96, 98; AFMC 1997; KCET 2000]

A) Gigartina

B) Gelidium

C) Gracillaria

D) All the above

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question_answer8) Iodine is obtained from the members of

A) Green algae

B) Brown algae

C) Red algae

D) Blue?green algae

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question_answer9) Example of coenocytic algae is

A) Vaucheria

B) Chara

C) Nostoc

D) Polysiphonia

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question_answer10) In the life cycle of which group flagellated cells are not formed

A) Chlorophyceae

B) Phaeophyceae

C) Rhodophyceae

D) Both (b) and (c)

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question_answer11) Coenobium means

A) A hollow spherical colony

B) A group of filaments

C) Palmelloid form

D) None of the above

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question_answer12) Which one of the following is not a accessory pigment

A) Chlorophyll 'a'

B) Chlorophyll 'e'

C) Phycocyanin

D) Xanthophyll

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question_answer13) 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

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question_answer14) Fusion of mature individuals which directly act as gametes, is called

A) Isogamy

B) Anisogamy

C) Hologamy

D) Autogamy

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question_answer15) A motile flagellated asexual cell is called

A) Sperm

B) Zoospore

C) Oospore

D) Androspore

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question_answer16) Gametes formed by meiosis are called [AFMC 1994, 95]

A) Coenogametes

B) Meiogametes

C) Mitogametes

D) None of these

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question_answer17) Which one is a parasitic algae [CBSE PMT 2001; BHU 2001, 04; BVP 2002]

A) Vaucheria

B) Polysiphonia

C) Cephaleuros

D) Batrachospermum

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question_answer18) Algal cell wall is composed of

A) Chitin

B) Cutin

C) Cellulose

D) Suberin

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question_answer19) An example of agarophyte is

A) Dictyota

B) Fucus

C) Nostoc

D) Gelidium

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question_answer20) Algae which form motile colony is [Orissa JEE 2005]

A) Volvax

B) Nostoc

C) Spirogyra

D) Chlamydomonas

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question_answer21) Sporophytic generation is represented by zygote only in [CBSE PMT 1992]

A) Funaria

B) Chlamydomonas

C) Pinus

D) Selaginella

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question_answer22) In biotechnological studies, the alga that is exploited as a rich source of protein is [BHU 1990; AIIMS 2003]

A) Spirogyra

B) Spirulina

C) Chlamydomonas

D) Scytonema

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question_answer23) More than one pyrenoid are present in [CPMT 1991]

A) Ulothrix

B) Spirogyra

C) Oedogonium

D) All the above

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question_answer24) The non-motile, greatly thickened asexual spores are called [CPMT 1990]

A) Hypnospores

B) Aplanospores

C) Macrozoospores

D) Microzoospores

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question_answer25) Which one of the following statements concerning the algae is wrong [CPMT 1987]

A) Most algae are photosynthetic

B) Algae can be classified according to their pigments

C) All algae are filamentous

D) Spirogyra does not produce zoospores

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question_answer26) Which among the following do you consider as the best evidence to show that two species of algae are closely related [AFMC 1981]

A) They both respire and release C{{O}_{2}}

B) They both are found in the same habitat

C) They both reproduce asexually

D) They both have same type of pigments

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question_answer27) Pyrenoids are the centre of formation of [BHU 1979]

A) Enzymes

B) Proteins

C) Fats

D) Starch

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question_answer28) Algae are important, we should study algae because [AFMC 1988, 89]

A) They are good organisms to experiment with

B) They can be grown in large tank cultures

C) They may form important constituent of human food (diet) in future

D) They produce oxygen and organic acids

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question_answer29) The simplest green plants are [DPMT 1981; JIPMER 1983]

A) Yeast

B) Bacteria

C) Algae

D) Lactobacillus

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question_answer30) Thermal algae are forms which grow and survive [NCERT 1983]

A)            In tropical regions where the temperature range is high

B)            In hot water springs where the temperature remains around 70{}^\circ C

C)            On the huge rocks exposed to bright sunlight

D)            In deserts where the temperature in summer remains around 70{}^\circ C

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question_answer31) Rhodophyceae is red coloured due to [BHU 1981]

A) Xanthophyll

B) Carotenoids

C) \gamma -phycoerythrin

D) \gamma -phycocyanin

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question_answer32) In the Chlorophyta, the reserve food of protein surrounded by starch, form a compact body termed [JIPMER 1993]

A) Paramylum

B) Pyrenoid

C) Volutin

D) Eye spot

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question_answer33) Algae are in the same major group of plants as are the [CBSE PMT 1993]

A) Mosses

B) Liverworts

C) Fungi

D) Ferns

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question_answer34) Alga rich in protein is [CMC Vellore 1993; CBSE PMT 1997; BVP 2001, 04; CPMT 2004]

A) Chlorella

B) Spirogyra

C) Oscillatoria

D) Ulothrix

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question_answer35) A filament of an alga can be differentiated from that of a fungus by

A) Cells are uninucleate in algae whereas they are multinucleate in fungi

B) Chlorophyll present in algae and absent in fungi

C) The presence of cellulose cell wall and chlorophyllous cells in algae while chitinous cell wall and non-chlorophyllous cells in fungi

D) The algae are green and fungi are non-green

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question_answer36) Red eye spot containing haematochrome is meant for

A) Photosynthesis

B) Respiration

C) Photoreception

D) Movements

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question_answer37) Zygospore is

A) Haploid

B) Polyploid

C) Diploid

D) None of the above

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question_answer38) Palmella stage is produced

A) In rainy season

B) During unfavourable conditions

C) During favourable conditions

D) None of the above

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question_answer39) All cells of sex organs are formed gametes in [RPMT 1995]

A) Algae

B) Bryophyta

C) Pteridophyta

D) Gymnosperm

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question_answer40) Pyrenoids are made up of [CBSE PMT 1995; RPMT 1995]

A) Core of starch surrounded by sheath of protein

B) Core of protein surrounded by fatty sheath

C) Proteinaceous centre and starchy sheath

D) Core of nucleic acid surrounded by protein sheath

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question_answer41) Floridean starch is found in [BHU 1995]

A) Chlorophyceae

B) Rhodophyceae

C) Myxophyceae

D) Cyanophages

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question_answer42) Pyrenoids are characteristically found in the chloroplast of [MP PMT 1995]

A) Fungi

B) Algae

C) Pteridophytes

D) Angiosperms

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question_answer43) The giant algae or sea weeds belong to class [Bihar MDAT 1995]

A) Phaeophyceae

B) Rhodophyceae

C) Chlorophyceae

D) Xanthophyceae

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question_answer44) Most important alga in research centres is [CPMT 1996]

A) Mycoplasma

B) Spirogyra

C) Chlorella

D) Blue-green algae

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question_answer45) Amongst plants which one of the following group has been classified on the basis of pigments

A) Algae

B) Fungi

C) Bryophyta

D) Pteridophyta

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question_answer46) Algae differ from Bryophyta in possessing [MP PMT 1998]

A) Naked sex organs

B) Sex organs covered with sterile covering

C) Chlorphylls a andb

D) Aerobic respiration

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question_answer47) Red rust of tea is caused by [CPMT 1999; JIPMER 2001; BHU 2003]

A) Cephaleuros

B) Synchytrium

C) Mucor

D) Fusarium

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question_answer48) In which of the following algal classes the starch and oil are present [CPMT 1998]

A) Chlorophyceae

B) Phaeophyceae

C) Rhodophyceae

D) Xanthophyceae

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question_answer49) Which of the following pigments is present in all algae [CPMT 1990, 98; J&K CET 2002]

A) Chlorophyll-a

B) Chlorophyll-b

C) Chlorophyll-c

D) Chlorophyll-d

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question_answer50) Brown algae is characterised by the presence of [CBSE PMT 1997; Haryana PMT 2005]

A) Phycocyanin

B) Phycoerythrin

C) Fucoxanthin

D) Haematochrome

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question_answer51) The element present in thyroxin is obtained from [CPMT 2000]

A) Laminaria

B) Polysiphonia

C) Porphyra

D) Gelidium

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question_answer52) Which of the following is obtained from algae [CBSE PMT 2000]

A) Wax

B) Butter

C) Chocolate

D) Carragenin

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question_answer53) Marine algae flourished well during which period [CBSE PMT 2001]

A) Triassic

B) Devonian

C) Permian

D) Ordovician

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question_answer54) Stomata are not found in [MP PMT 2001]

A) Algae

B) Mosses

C) Ferns

D) Gymnosperm

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question_answer55) Smallest plant which contain green pigment such as higher green plant is [CPMT 2002]

A) Schizomycetes

B) Rhodophyceae

C) Chlorophyceae

D) Phaeophyceae

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question_answer56) Chlamydomonas does not occur in [CPMT 2002]

A) Fresh water

B) Pond and lake

C) River

D) Ocean

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question_answer57) Sexual reproduction in algae results in the formation of [DPMT 2003; BVP 2004]

A) Oospore

B) Zoospore

C) Zygote

D) Zygospore

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question_answer58) Plants manufacturing their own food are called [DPMT 1977; AFMC 1986]

A) Epiphytes

B) Parasites

C) Saprophytes

D) Autotrophs

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question_answer59) Sex organs of thallophytes are generally

A) Unicellular

B) Multicellular surrounded by a sterile jacket

C) Multicellular but not surrounded by any jacket

D) Unicellular with a sterile jacket

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question_answer60) Thallophytes are

A) Always autotrophic

B) Always heterotrophic

C) Both (a) and (b)

D) None of the above

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question_answer61) Most primitive members of the plant kingdom are

A) Thallophytes

B) Bryophytes

C) Pteridophytes

D) Gymnosperms

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question_answer62) Meiotic division in zygote takes place in [RPMT 1995]

A) Thallophyta

B) Angiosperms

C) Gymnosperms

D) Pteridophyta

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question_answer63) Thallophyta includes [RPMT 1988; CPMT 1994; JIPMER 2000]

A) Fungi and bryophyta

B) Algae and bryophyta

C) Algae, fungi and bryophyta

D) Algae and fungi

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question_answer64) Sea weeds are important source of [AFMC 2004]

A) Chlorine

B) Fluorine

C) Iodine

D) Bromine

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question_answer65) The thallus of Volvox is called [Pb. PMT 2004]

A) Trichome

B) Coenobium

C) Coenocyte

D) Parenchymatous

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question_answer66) Batrachospermum is found in [MHCET 2001]

A) Marine water

B) Fresh water

C) Tree

D) Arctic zone

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question_answer67) In oogamy, fertilization involves [CBSE PMT 2004]

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 female gamete and a small motile male gamete

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question_answer68) Agar agar is obtained from [BVP 2001, 02; AFMC 2004; CPMT 2004]

A) Green algae

B) Red algae

C) Brown algae

D) Blue green algae

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question_answer69) Agranal chloroplast are found in [DPMT 2004]

A) Bryophytes

B) Gymnosperms

C) Green algae

D) Angiosperms

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question_answer70) Algae attached to stone is called [Orissa JEE 2004]

A) Epilithic

B) Epifolic

C) Coenolithic

D) None of these

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question_answer71) Pyrenoids in green algal cells are related to [AIEEE 2004]

A) Starch formation

B) Protein storage

C) General metabolism

D) Enzyme secretion

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question_answer72) Reserve food material of algae is [BCECE 2005]

A) Starch

B) Glycogen

C) Fat

D) Sugar

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question_answer73) In chlamydomonas the meiosis occurs in [J&K CET 2005]

A) Gamete

B) Zygote

C) Sporogonium

D) Zoospore

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question_answer74) Which of the following form contain algae [BHU 2005]

A) Equisetum

B) Selaginella

C) Marsilea

D) None of these

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question_answer75) Alginic acid is obtained from [HP PMT 2005]

A) Red algae

B) Green algae

C) Diatoms

D) Brown algae

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question_answer76) The pigment phycoerythrin is characteristic of [HP PMT 2005]

A) Green algae

B) Brown algae

C) Red algae

D) Blue green algae

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question_answer77) Which of the following is a flagellated alga [HP PMT 2005]

A) Chlamydomonas

B) Ulothrix

C) Spirogyra

D) Acetabularia

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question_answer78) Which of the following is a nitrogen fixer [HP PMT 2005]

A) Ulothrix

B) Anabaena

C) Ulva

D) Hydrodictyon

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