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1. Nannandria are:

 
 
 
 

2. Ulothrix produces :

 
 
 
 

3. Meiosis in Ulothrix takes place:

 
 
 
 

4. Asexual reproductive body of Volvox is called:

 
 
 
 

5. The photoreceptor found at the anterior end of Chlamydomonas is:

 
 
 
 

6. Cap cells are found in the filament of:

 
 
 
 

7. Green plants without root, stem and leaves, but with a simple usually filamentous plant body are called:

 
 
 
 

8. Iodine is obtained from:

 
 
 
 

9. True sexuality is not found in:

 
 
 
 

10. Heterotrichous habit means :

 
 
 
 

11. The largest alga is:

 
 
 
 

12. The word “sea weeds” is used for:

 
 
 
 

13. Ectocarpus produces:

 
 
 
 

14. Which is not the characteristic feature in Spirogyra life history?

 
 
 
 

15. Most of the algae are :

 
 
 
 

16. The chloroplast of Chlamydomonas are:

 
 
 
 

17. Water-net is the name of:

 
 
 
 

18. Which type of sexual reproduction is found in C. brauni?

 
 
 
 

19. Each chloroplast in Spirogyra bears :

 
 
 
 

20. ‘Red snow’ is caused by which of the following in alpine region?

 
 
 
 

21. Synzoospore is produced in:

 
 
 
 

22. Mostly type of zygospore in Ulothrix is:

 
 
 
 

23. The chloroplast in Ulothrix is :

 
 
 
 

24. Which is not likely to be found on sea shore?

 
 
 
 

25. Which group of algae have an incipient nucleus?

 
 
 
 

26. Richest source of protein, becoming popular throughout world and available in the Indian market also:

 
 
 
 

27. Heterocysts are found in :

 
 
 
 

28. Hormogonia are the vegetative reproductive structures of :

 
 
 
 

29. Among the algae kelps are :

 
 
 
 

30. Redness of red sea is due to :

 
 
 
 

31. The zoospores of Ulothrix are :

 
 
 
 

32. Which fixes atmospheric nitrogen?

 
 
 
 

33. Blue-green algae, which live as endozoic in protozoans are called :

 
 
 
 

34. Ulothrix and Spirogyra are filamentous and :

 
 
 
 

35. Plant body is violettish-blue or blue-green in:

 
 
 
 

36. Which of the following have algal zone?

 
 
 
 

37. Plant body is diploid and meiosis occurs in diploid gametangia at the time of formation of gametes in:

 
 
 
 

38. Which of the following shows heterotrichous habit?

 
 
 
 

39. Diatoms are not destroyed easily like other algae, because:

 
 
 
 

40. Which of the following plants does not have archegonium?

 
 
 
 

41. Agar-agar is obtained from:

 
 
 
 

42. Which type of sexual reproduction is found in C. debaryana?

 
 
 
 

43. Spirogyra is commonly known by the name of ‘Pond scum’ or ‘Pond silk’ because :

 
 
 
 

44. Nonmotile, thin-walled spores of algae are called :

 
 
 
 

45. One of the distinctive feature of Spirogyra is :

 
 
 
 

46. Which type of sexual reproduction is found in C. coccifera?

 
 
 
 

47. Most common type of conjugation in Spirogyra is :

 
 
 
 

48. The basal-cell by which an alga is attached to its substratum is known as :

 
 
 
 

49. Which one of the following statement is wrong?

 
 
 
 

50. Which type of sexual reproduction is found in Volvox?

 
 
 
 

51. The alga, Spirogyra are found in :

 
 
 
 

52. All algae have:

 
 
 
 

53. At the time of germination of zygospore in Spirogyra:

 
 
 
 

54. Zygote which divides by meiotic division (zygotic meiosis occurs in):

 
 
 
 

55. Agar-agar and algin are the product of:

 
 
 
 

56. Nucleus in Spirogyra is suspended in the cell with the help of :

 
 
 
 

57. Iodine is obtained from :

 
 
 
 

58. Antibiotic has been extracted from :

 
 
 
 

59. Most of the algae along with other submerged plants usually float on water during the day time, while they sink at night, because :

 
 
 
 

60. Under certain circumstances, a generating cell forms aplanospores from mucilaginous mass, which encloses numerous small but uninucleated bodies; this is known as :

 
 
 
 

61. What is the reserve food material in chlorophycean algae?

 
 
 
 

62. Which one of the following is an endozoic algae?

 
 
 
 

63. The thread-like body of Nostoc filament without mucilage sheath is called :

 
 
 
 

64. Each cell of Volvox colony has a structure, similar to:

 
 
 
 

65. Isomorphic type alternation of generation is found in:

 
 
 
 

66. Which among the following is known as Father of Indian phycology?

 
 
 
 

67. Which of the following have a prokaryotic cell?

 
 
 
 

68. Sometimes a ladder-like structure is exhibited in Spirogyra due to :

 
 
 
 

69. Which of the following is a parasitic algae?

 
 
 
 

70. Choose the correct statement about Spirogyra:

 
 
 
 

71. Important feature of Spirogyra that distinguishes it from Ulothrix is :

 
 
 
 

72. Haplo-diplo-haplontic type triphasic life cycle occurs in:

 
 
 
 

73. Water bloom is generally caused by :

 
 
 
 

74. An alga which is rich in proteins:

 
 
 
 

75. ‘Pond silk’ or ‘Water silk’ is the common name of :

 
 
 
 

76. Spirogyra represents the :

 
 
 
 

77. The flagella of Chlamydomonas are:

 
 
 
 

78. On germination, each zygospore of Spirogyra divides meiotically into four, but the number of filaments produced is :

 
 
 
 

79. Ulothrix and Spirogyra reproduce vegetatively by :

 
 
 
 

80. The main characteristic that distinguishes a Spirogyra cell from a Ulothrix cell is :

 
 
 
 

81. One of the algae can be used as food in the space flight. It is :

 
 
 
 

82. Agar-agar, a common substance used in research is obtained from :

 
 
 
 

83. What are Cyanobacteria?

 
 
 
 

84. Fire resistant fibres and plastic are obtained from the alginates present in the cell wall of which algae?

 
 
 
 

85. In which of the following, isogamy, anisogamy and oogamy all are found?

 
 
 
 

86. Prof. R.N. Singh has noteworthy contributions in the field of:

 
 
 
 


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