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Plant Kingdom — Practice Worksheet
Chapter: Plant Kingdom
Topic: Plant Kingdom
Maximum Marks: 27
Time: 30 minutes
Name: ____________________ Roll No.: __________ Date: ____________

General Instructions

  • All questions are compulsory.
  • Choose the correct option (A, B, C or D) for each question.
  • The answer key is at the end — try the paper first!
Section A — Multiple Choice (1 mark each) 15 × 1 = 15 marks
1.
Members of Kingdom Plantae are mostly:
  • A.Prokaryotic heterotrophs
  • B.Eukaryotic photosynthetic autotrophs
  • C.Single-celled
  • D.Non-cellular
2.
The simple, undifferentiated plant body of an alga is a:
  • A.Cormus
  • B.Thallus
  • C.Mycelium
  • D.Rhizome
3.
Green algae (Chlorophyceae) store food mainly as:
  • A.Glycogen
  • B.Starch
  • C.Laminarin
  • D.Floridean starch
4.
The brown colour of Phaeophyceae is due to:
  • A.Phycoerythrin
  • B.Fucoxanthin
  • C.Chlorophyll b
  • D.Anthocyanin
5.
Agar, used in laboratory cultures, is obtained from:
  • A.Green algae
  • B.Brown algae
  • C.Red algae
  • D.Fungi
6.
Bryophytes are called the 'amphibians of the plant kingdom' because they:
  • A.Live in deserts
  • B.Need water for sexual reproduction
  • C.Have flowers
  • D.Bear seeds
7.
Bryophytes lack:
  • A.Chlorophyll
  • B.Vascular tissue (xylem/phloem)
  • C.A gametophyte
  • D.Spores
8.
The first true land plants to have vascular tissue are the:
  • A.Algae
  • B.Bryophytes
  • C.Pteridophytes
  • D.Gymnosperms
9.
In pteridophytes, the dominant plant body is the:
  • A.Gametophyte
  • B.Sporophyte
  • C.Prothallus
  • D.Seed
10.
Gymnosperms are characterised by:
  • A.Seeds enclosed in fruit
  • B.Naked seeds
  • C.No seeds
  • D.Flowers with petals
11.
Angiosperms differ from gymnosperms because their seeds are:
  • A.Naked
  • B.Enclosed inside a fruit
  • C.Absent
  • D.Always parasitic
12.
A unique feature of angiosperms is:
  • A.Double fertilisation
  • B.Naked seeds
  • C.Lack of flowers
  • D.No vascular tissue
13.
A plant with one cotyledon and parallel leaf venation is a:
  • A.Dicotyledon
  • B.Monocotyledon
  • C.Gymnosperm
  • D.Bryophyte
14.
The alternation between a haploid gametophyte and a diploid sporophyte is called:
  • A.Alternation of generations
  • B.Double fertilisation
  • C.Heterospory
  • D.Pollination
15.
The life cycle of seed plants, with a dominant diploid sporophyte, is:
  • A.Haplontic
  • B.Diplontic
  • C.Haplo-diplontic
  • D.Asexual only
Section B — Challenge / Olympiad (2 marks each) 6 × 2 = 12 marks
16.
Red algae can grow at greater ocean depths than green algae mainly because their pigment phycoerythrin:
  • A.Absorbs the blue-green light that penetrates deep water
  • B.Needs no light
  • C.Is the same as chlorophyll
  • D.Stores oxygen
17.
Heterospory in Selaginella is considered a precursor to the seed habit because:
  • A.The female gametophyte is retained and nourished on the parent sporophyte
  • B.It produces only one spore type
  • C.It needs no water
  • D.It forms a fruit
18.
Both bryophytes and pteridophytes still require water for reproduction because:
  • A.Their motile male gametes must swim to the female gamete
  • B.They live underwater
  • C.They have no spores
  • D.They are non-green
19.
A diplontic life cycle is advantageous on land because the dominant diploid sporophyte:
  • A.Is better adapted, with vascular tissue, to survive land conditions
  • B.Needs no water at all
  • C.Has no chlorophyll
  • D.Is single-celled
20.
Why are gymnosperm seeds called 'naked'?
  • A.The ovules/seeds are not enclosed within an ovary or fruit
  • B.They have no seed coat
  • C.They lack an embryo
  • D.They are colourless
21.
A botanist finds a plant with flowers, fruits enclosing seeds, two cotyledons and net-like leaf venation. It is a:
  • A.Dicot angiosperm
  • B.Monocot angiosperm
  • C.Gymnosperm
  • D.Pteridophyte

Answer Key

Section A — Multiple Choice (1 mark each)
  1. (B) Eukaryotic photosynthetic autotrophs
  2. (B) Thallus
  3. (B) Starch
  4. (B) Fucoxanthin
  5. (C) Red algae
  6. (B) Need water for sexual reproduction
  7. (B) Vascular tissue (xylem/phloem)
  8. (C) Pteridophytes
  9. (B) Sporophyte
  10. (B) Naked seeds
  11. (B) Enclosed inside a fruit
  12. (A) Double fertilisation
  13. (B) Monocotyledon
  14. (A) Alternation of generations
  15. (B) Diplontic
Section B — Challenge / Olympiad (2 marks each)
  1. (A) Absorbs the blue-green light that penetrates deep water
  2. (A) The female gametophyte is retained and nourished on the parent sporophyte
  3. (A) Their motile male gametes must swim to the female gamete
  4. (A) Is better adapted, with vascular tissue, to survive land conditions
  5. (A) The ovules/seeds are not enclosed within an ovary or fruit
  6. (A) Dicot angiosperm
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