Which one of the following is heterosporous?
1. Dryopteris
2. Salvinia
3. Adiantum
4. Equisetum
Algae that are mostly found in warm coastal waters of oceans are the
| 1. | Green algae | 2. | Brown algae |
| 3. | Red algae | 4. | None of these |
In a moss, the sporophyte
| 1. | Manufactures food for itself as well as for the gametophyte |
| 2. | Arises from a spore produced from gametophyte |
| 3. | Is partially parasitic on the gametophyte |
| 4. | Produces gametes that give rise to gametophyte |
Chlorophyll a, chlorophyll d and phycoerytherin occur in
| 1. | Chlorophyceae | 2. | Bacillariophyceae |
| 3. | Cyanophyceae | 4. | Rhodophyceae |
Ulothrix is
| 1. | Filamentous algae with flagellated reproductive stages |
| 2. | Filamentous algae with non–flagellated reproductive stages |
| 3. | Membranous algae producing zoospores |
| 4. | Nonmotile colonial algae lacking reproductive stages |
The characteristic pigment found in brown algae is
| 1. | Phycocyanin |
| 2. | Fucoxanthin |
| 3. | Phycoerytherin |
| 4. | Haematochrome |
An alga rich in proteins is
| 1. | Chlorella | 2. | Oscillatoria |
| 3. | Ulothrix | 4. | Spirogyra |
Hydrocolloids are produced by certain marine brown and red algae. Examples would include
1. Algin and Carrageen
2. Agar and Carrageen
3. Laminaria and Sargassum
4. Sargassum and Porphyra
Motile flagellated cells are never produced by the members of
| 1. | Chlorophyta | 2. | Chrysophyta |
| 3. | Phaeophyta | 4. | Rhodophyta |
Which of the following classification is now easily carried out using computers is based on all observable characteristics?
| 1. | Natural classification |
| 2. | Artificial classification |
| 3. | Practical classification |
| 4. | Numerical classification |