Plant Kingdom

Given below are two statements : One labelled as Assertion A and the other labelled as Reason R: In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below :

1. Both A and R are true but R is NOT the correct explanation of A
2. A is true but R is false
3. A is false but R is true
4. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A

Hydrocolloid carrageen is obtained from :

1. Chlorophyceae and Phaeophyceae
2. Phaeophyceae and Rhodophyceae
3. Rhodophyceae only
4. Phaeophyceae only

Which of the following is incorrectly matched?

1. Ectocarpus - Fucoxanthin
2. Ulothrix - Mannitol
3. Porphyra - Floridian Starch
4. Volvox - Starch

Match the plant with the kind of life cycle it exhibits: Choose the correct answer from the options given below :

1. (a)-(iv), (b)-(i), (c)-(ii), (d)-(iii)
2. (a)-(ii), (b)-(iii), (c)-(iv), (d)-(i)
3. (a)-(iii), (b)-(iv), (c)-(i), (d)-(ii)
4. (a)-(ii), (b)-(iv), (c)-(i), (d)-(iii)

Match List-I with List-II : Choose the correct answer from the options given below

1. (a) - (ii), (b) - (iii), (c) - (i), (d) - (iv)
2. (a) - (iii), (b) - (i), (c) - (ii), (d) - (iv)
3. (a) - (iii), (b) - (iv), (c) - (ii), (d) - (i)
4. (a) - (iii), (b) - (ii), (c) - (i), (d) - (iv)

Read the following statements and identify the characters related to the alga shown in the diagram : [Figure] Choose the correct answer from the options given below :

1. C, D and E only
2. A and B only
3. A, B and C only
4. A, C and D only

Gemmae are present in

1. Some Liverworts
2. Mosses
3. Pteridophytes
4. Some Gymnosperms

Which of the following algae produce Carrageen?

1. Blue-green algae
2. Green algae
3. Brown algae
4. Red algae

Which of the following algae contains mannitol as reserve food material?

1. Ulothrix
2. Ectocarpus
3. Gracilaria
4. Volvox

Genera like Selaginella and Salvinia produce two kinds of spores. Such plants are known as :

1. Heterosporous
2. Homosorus
3. Heterosorus
4. Homosporous