Explore topic-wise MCQs in Life Sciences.

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1.

Which of the following condition is TRUE for Calotropis?

A. Epiphyllous
B. Gynandrous
C. Epipetalous
D. Synandrous
Answer» C. Epipetalous
2.

Match the correct columns.

A. 1-B, 2-A, 3-D, 4-C
B. 1-D, 2-C, 3-A, 4-B
C. 1-C, 2-A, 3-B, 4-D
D. 1-A, 2-D, 3-B, 4-CView Answer
Answer» B. 1-D, 2-C, 3-A, 4-B
3.

Melia, a flower has a pistil of two or more fused carpels, which of the following condition describe this?

A. One carpel
B. Fused carpel
C. Fused androcium
D. One androcium
Answer» C. Fused androcium
4.

Which of the following is NOT the part of four whorls of flower leaves?

A. Calyx
B. Corolla
C. Androcium
D. Stem
Answer» E.
5.

In flowering plants, in the dicotyledonous stems,

A. pith lies at the margins of the stem
B. xylem lies outside phloem
C. phloem lies outside xylem
D. cambium covers the pith cells
Answer» D. cambium covers the pith cells
6.

Living matter of a cell is called as

A. chlorophyll
B. biomass
C. muscle cells
D. protoplasm
Answer» E.
7.

In plants, Piliferous layer contains

A. root cap
B. root hair
C. vascular bundles
D. non vascular bundles
Answer» C. vascular bundles
8.

For seed dispersal, plants living on river banks depend on

A. water
B. insects
C. wind
D. animals
Answer» B. insects
9.

Plants may have excess of

A. starch (C₆H₁₀O₅)ₙ only
B. sugar (CₙH₂ₘOₘ) only
C. carbon dioxide (CO₂)
D. starch (C₆H₁₀O₅)n and sugar (CₙH₂ₘOₘ)
Answer» E.
10.

Pollen grains are produced inside the

A. stamen
B. pistil
C. anther
D. pollen sacs
Answer» E.
11.

Tubular outgrowth of an epidermal cell is also known as

A. branch
B. stem
C. root hair
D. petiole
Answer» D. petiole
12.

How old are earlier fossils of vascular plants?

A. 5 million
B. 10 million
C. 425 million
D. 2 million
Answer» D. 2 million
13.

Which of following is homosporous?

A. hornworts
B. liverworts
C. spiked mosses
D. club mosses
Answer» E.
14.

Cotyledons gets developed from

A. vegetative nucleus
B. generative nucleus
C. zygote
D. embryo
Answer» E.
15.

Number of convoluted tubules inside cortex is

A. one
B. two
C. three
D. five
Answer» C. three
16.

Opening of bud is achieved when leaf in bud condition shows more

A. transpiration
B. growth
C. respiration
D. photosynthesis
Answer» C. respiration
17.

Vascular plants that produce two types of spores are called

A. Monosporous
B. heterosporous
C. homosporous
D. Bisporous
Answer» C. homosporous
18.

A spore germinates at a suitable temperature after falling on moist soil and produces a

A. gamate
B. pith
C. thallus
D. prothallus
Answer» E.
19.

Groups of sporophyll that form corn like structures are called

A. strobili
B. Sporozoa
C. sori
D. moss
Answer» B. Sporozoa
20.

Which of following structures is localized area of cellular division at tip of shoots and roots?

A. antheridia
B. marchantia
C. apical meristems
D. mitotic spindle
Answer» D. mitotic spindle
21.

Scar where seed stalk is attached is called

A. testa
B. hilum
C. micropyll
D. macrophyll
Answer» C. micropyll
22.

In grass Ischaemum, the upper spikelet is

A. sessile
B. stalked
C. larger
D. filament
Answer» C. larger
23.

After pollens get attached to sticky stigma the

A. androecium dries
B. androecium gets detached (withers off)
C. keel petals enclose stamens and stigma again
D. flower stops producing nectar as a mechanism to stop further visits of insects and bees
Answer» D. flower stops producing nectar as a mechanism to stop further visits of insects and bees
24.

Tracheids are found in xylem as

A. pectin
B. cellulose
C. bundle caps
D. seive tubes
Answer» D. seive tubes
25.

After fertilization, ovary develops into

A. fruit
B. seed
C. ovule
D. funicle
Answer» B. seed
26.

Leaves with highly branched vascular system are called

A. leaf glade
B. spike
C. Microphylls
D. megaphylls
Answer» E.
27.

In grasses, spikelet is formed through

A. flower enclosed in bracts
B. pair of flower enclosed and protected by bracts
C. a pair of bracts
D. an open flower
Answer» C. a pair of bracts
28.

Movements which occur upon contact are called

A. thermo nasty
B. photo nasty
C. chemonasty
D. hyponasty
Answer» E.
29.

Xylem and phloem are called

A. non vascular tissue
B. vascular tissue
C. smooth tissue
D. supporting tissues
Answer» C. smooth tissue
30.

Bilaterally symmetrical refers to if a

A. flower can be halved into two equal halves along more than one longitudinal plane passing through th
B. flower can be halved along one dimensional plane only
C. flower can be halved forming to equal lobes
D. plant can be halved forming to equal and congruent lobes
Answer» C. flower can be halved forming to equal lobes
31.

In order to restore the vigor of species, pollination must be

A. self pollination
B. cross pollination
C. wind pollination
D. insect pollination
Answer» C. wind pollination
32.

Megasporangium, megaspore, and integument together form the

A. ovum
B. ovule
C. pollen
D. stigma
Answer» C. pollen
33.

Upon water absorption, the food reserves are needed to be

A. taken from environment
B. broken down
C. stored for Plumule development
D. all of above
Answer» C. stored for Plumule development
34.

External agencies are not required in

A. natural vegetative propagation
B. sexual reproduction
C. bisexual reproduction
D. trisexual reproduction
Answer» B. sexual reproduction
35.

Water and dissolved salts are carried through

A. veins
B. midrib of leaf
C. xylem
D. phloem
Answer» D. phloem
36.

With an increase in seed size upon germination, the dry mass of seeds

A. increases
B. decreases
C. vanishes
D. grows proportionally with seed
Answer» C. vanishes
37.

In context of reproduction which part of mango is fleshy

A. pericarp
B. receptacle
C. placenta
D. funiculus
Answer» B. receptacle
38.

Pine is a

A. flowering tree
B. cones
C. conifer
D. leaf
Answer» D. leaf
39.

In a damp environment, cobalt chloride (COCl₂) paper can be replaced with

A. cobalt cyanide
B. cobalt carbide
C. cobalt thiocyanate
D. cobalt chlorate
Answer» D. cobalt chlorate
40.

Features of 'Clitoria Style do not include

A. wavy
B. short
C. curved
D. long
Answer» C. curved
41.

Shoot apical meristems generate which of following structures in plants?

A. leaves
B. stem
C. roots
D. thorns
Answer» B. stem
42.

Which of following is an example of a Liverwort?

A. marchantia
B. amoeba
C. red algae
D. sphagnum
Answer» B. amoeba
43.

In plants, Calyx is the

A. outermost whorl of all flowering plants
B. brightly colored part of a flower
C. collection of sepals
D. collection of petals only
Answer» D. collection of petals only
44.

In photosynthesis, carbon dioxide (CO₂) must first be converted into

A. glucose
B. sugars
C. peptones
D. galactose
Answer» C. peptones
45.

Energy of a photon and light wavelength are

A. always same
B. sometimes same
C. directly proportionate
D. inversely proportionate
Answer» E.
46.

Egg cell is also referred to as

A. mature ovule
B. ovum
C. haploid male gamete
D. diploid ovule
Answer» C. haploid male gamete
47.

Pollens have rough surfaces in plants pollinated by

A. wind
B. insects
C. water
D. rain
Answer» C. water
48.

Dry mass of germinating seed increases when the

A. water is absorbed
B. cotyledons are shed
C. foliage leaves become photosynthetic
D. water is released by the seed
Answer» D. water is released by the seed
49.

The purpose of bracts include

A. protection of stamen
B. protection of stigma
C. enclosure of flowers
D. enclosure of sepals
Answer» D. enclosure of sepals
50.

Organisms respond to stimuli i.e.

A. external
B. internal
C. uniternal
D. central
Answer» D. central