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Botany

In Pteridophytes reduction division occurs at the formation of:

A. Spores
B. Gametes
C. Prothallus
D. Sex organs

The fibers associated with phloem are known as:

A. Herd fibers
B. Wood fibers
C. Surface fibers
D. Bast fibers

The maximum amount of water vapors held in atmosphere is:

A. Saturation point
B. Absolute humidity
C. Atmospheric humidity
D. Relative humidity

What is the eye on potato?

A. Apical bud
B. Accessory bud
C. Axillary bud
D. Adventitous bud

Placentation in Liliaceae is:

A. Axile
B. Marginal
C. Parietal
D. Basal

Cyathium inflorescence is a characteristic feature of family:

A. Euphorbiaceae
B. Cruciferae
C. Compositae
D. Solanaceae

Fern plant is a:

A. Haploid gametophyte
B. Diploid gametophyte
C. Diploid sporophyte
D. Haploid sporophyte

Which of the following plants show symbiotic relationship with a blue-green alga:

A. Pteridium
B. Pteris
C. Equisetum
D. Azolla

Late bright disease of potato is caused by:

A. Alternaria solani
B. Phytophthara infestans
C. Albugo candida
D. Fusarium maniliforme

Cleistothecia are found in:

A. Rhizopus and Mucor
B. Aspergilius and Penicillium
C. Yeasts
D. Ustillago and Puccinia

Most of the lichens are composed of a:

A. Green alga and ascomycetous fungus
B. Blue green alga and ascomycetous fungus
C. Blue green alga and basidiomycetous fungus
D. Green alga and basidiomycetous fungus

The product of conjugation in Spirogyra is called:

A. Zoospore
B. Akinete
C. Chlamydospore
D. Zygospore

Auxospore formation is exhibited by:

A. Red alga
B. Green alga
C. Desmids
D. Diatoms

The formation of sporophyte from a vegetative portion of a prothallus is called

A. Apocarpy
B. Apogamy
C. A[pomixis
D. Apospory

Which of the following coniferous members is a living fossil?

A. Cedrus
B. Pinus
C. Picea
D. Gingko

Trebeculae in Selaginella stem represent:

A. Modified pericycle cells
B. Modified endodermal cells
C. Modified inner cortical cells
D. Modified phloem cells

The axillary structures in Bougainvillea are precisely:

A. Hooks
B. Thorns
C. Prickles
D. Spines

Protonema is a stage in the life-cycle of:

A. Riccia
B. Funaria
C. All Bryophytes
D. Cycas

To initiate floral development meristem must first become:

A. Competent
B. Determined
C. Expressed
D. Juvenile

Which one of the following is represented by Calvin cycle?

A. Reductive carboxylation
B. Oxidative carboxylation
C. C₄ Pathway
D. CAM Pathway

In C₄Plants the Calvin cycle:

A. Is absent
B. Takes place is mesophyll cells
C. Occurs in bundle sheath cells
D. Occurs in both mesophyll and bundle sheath cells

Ginger is a:

A. Root
B. Stem
C. Bud
D. Fruit

Diffusion or secondary active transport via H⁺ symporter helps in:

A. Auxin influx
B. Auxin efflux
C. Gibberellin transport
D. cCytokinin transport

For fixation of one mole of CO₂ how many moles of NADH and ATP are required?

A. 1 NADPH and 1 ATP
B. 2 NADPH and 2 ATP
C. 3 NADPH and 3 ATP
D. 2 NADPH and 3 ATP

Plants, but not animals, can convert fatty acids to sgars by a series of reactions called:

A. Photosynthesis
B. Krebs cycle
C. Glycolysis
D. Glyoxylate cycle