Phycoerythrin is the major pigment in:
1. Red algae
2. Blue-green algae
3. Green algae
4. Brown algae
1. Red algae
2. Blue-green algae
3. Green algae
4. Brown algae
Which of the following statements is incorrect about gymnosperms?
1. They are heterosporous
2. Male and female gametophytes are free-living
3. Most of them have narrow leaves with thick cuticles
4. Their seeds are not covered
Male and female gametophytes do not have an independent free-living existence in:
1. Pteridophytes
2. Algae
3. Angiosperms
4. Bryophytes
Which of the following options correctly represent the characteristic features of phylum Annelida?
| 1. | Triploblastic, unsegmented body, and bilaterally symmetrical. |
| 2. | Triploblastic, a segmented body, and bilaterally symmetrical. |
| 3. | Triploblastic, flattened body, and acoelomate condition. |
| 4. | Diploblastic, mostly marine and radially symmetrical. |
Match the following group of organisms with their respective distinctive characteristics and select the correct option:
|
Organisms |
Characteristics |
||
|
(a) |
Platyhelminthes |
(i) |
Cylindrical body with no segmentation |
|
(b) |
Echinoderms |
(ii) |
Warm blooded animals with direct development |
|
(c) |
Hemichordates |
(iii) |
Bilateral symmetry with incomplete digestive system |
|
(d) |
Aves |
(iv) |
Radial symmetry with indirect development |
| Options: | (a) | (b) | (c) | (d) |
| 1. | (iii) | (iv) | (i) | (ii) |
| 2. | (ii) | (iii) | (iv) | (i) |
| 3. | (iv) | (i) | (ii) | (iii) |
| 4. | (i) | (ii) | (iii) | (iv) |
Match the following columns and select the correct option :
| Column-I | Column-II | ||
| (a) | Aptenodytes | (i) | Flying fox |
| (b) | Pteropus | (ii) | Angel fish |
| (c) | Pterophyllum | (iii) | Lamprey |
| (d) | Petromyzon | (iv) | Penguin |
| Options: | (a) | (b) | (c) | (d) |
| 1. | (iii) | (iv) | (ii) | (i) |
| 2. | (iii) | (iv) | (i) | (ii) |
| 3. | (iv) | (i) | (ii) | (iii) |
| 4. | (ii) | (i) | (iv) | (iii) |
All vertebrates are chordates but all chordates are not vertebrates, why?
| 1. | Notochord is replaced by a vertebral column in the adults of some chordates. |
| 2. | The ventral hollow nerve cord remains throughout life in some chordates. |
| 3. | All chordates possess a vertebral column. |
| 4. | All chordates possess notochords throughout their lives. |
Correct position of floral parts over thalamus in the mustard plant is:
| 1. | Gynoecium occupies the highest position, while the other parts are situated below it. |
| 2. | Margin of the thalamus grows upward, enclosing the ovary completely, and other parts arise below the ovary. |
| 3. | Gynoecium is present in the center and other parts cover it partially. |
| 4. | Gynoecium is situated in the center, and other parts of the flower are located at the rim of the thalamus, at the same level. |
Identify the correct features of Mango and Coconut fruits.
| (i) | In both, fruit is a drupe |
| (ii) | Endocarp is edible in both |
| (iii) | Mesocarp in Coconut is fibrous, and in Mango, it is fleshy |
| (iv) | In both, the fruit develops from the monocarpellary ovary |
Select the correct option from below:
1. (i), (iii) and (iv) only
2. (i), (ii) and (iii) only
3. (i) and (iv) only
4. (i) and (ii) only
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