Agar, a complex polysaccharide with various applications in microbiology and food industry, is commercially derived from:
1. Red algae 2. Brown algae
3. Green algae 4. Diatoms

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Match each item in Column I with one in Column II and select the correct match from the codes given:
Column I Column II
A Isogamy P Spirogyra
B. Anisogamy Q Eudorina
C. Oogamy R Volvox
Codes:
A B C
1. Q R P
2. Q P R
3. P Q R
4. R Q P
Subtopic:  Algae |
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All the following will be correct for bryophytes in general, except:
1. The sex organs are multicellular.
2. The female sex organ called archegonium is flask-shaped and produces a single egg.
3. They produce biflagellate antherozoids.
4. Zygotes undergo reduction division immediately.
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Regarding gymnosperms:
I: Ovules are not enclosed by any ovary wall and remain exposed, both before and after fertilisation.
II: The seeds that develop post-fertilisation, are not covered, i.e., are naked.
1. Only I is correct
2. Only II is correct
3. Both I and II are correct
4. Both I and II are incorrect
Subtopic:  Gymnosperms |
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The given figure shows:
I: The male gametophyte of Marchantia
II: Hair like multicellular, branched true roots on the margins of the plant body.
III: Sexual reproductive cup like structures on the dorsal surface of the plant.
1. Only I is correct
2. Only II is correct
3. Only II and III are correct
4. I, II and III are incorrect
Subtopic:  Bryophytes |
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Artificial systems of classification give equal weightage to vegetative and sexual characteristics which is not acceptable because:
1. Sexual characters are not genetically determined
2. Vegetative characters are more easily affected by environment
3. Sexual characters are not easily observable in living beings
4. Vegetative reproduction is equally common as sexual reproduction
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The classification system given by Bentham and Hooker is a/an:
1. Artificial system 2. Natural system
3. Phylogenetic system 4. Useless system
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Which of the following will not be applicable to the Gymnosperm Cycas?
1. Coralloid roots
2. Pinnate persistent leaves
3. Dioecy
4. Branched stems
Subtopic:  Examples of Gymnosperms |
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Which of the following will not be applicable to the gymnosperm Pinus?
1. Coralloid roots
2. Mycorrhizal association
3. Male and female cones or strobili are borne on the same tree
4. Branched stems
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Algal cell walls are made up of:
1. Cellulose, Galactans, Mannans and Minerals
2. Cellulose, Hemicellulose, Pectins and Proteins
3. Cellulose, Pectins, Mannans and Minerals
4. Cellulose, Hemicellulose, Mannans and Pectins
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