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Plant Kindom — Part 1 MCQs with Explanations

Practice high-yield Biology & Life Sciences MCQs on Plant Kindom — Part 1 with worked academic solutions for MDCAT, PPSC, FPSC, NTS.

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Question 1 of 40
★ MDCAT ★ PPSC

In which kind of xylem parenchyma the parenchyma cells occur singly among the fibres and tracheids?

Question 2 of 40
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Bacteria can be seen by

Question 3 of 40
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In the life cycle of a virulent bacteriophage, the period of production of new phage particles is called

Question 4 of 40
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Which of the following approaches is mainly used to construct classification on the basis of observable characters which can be felt and tested practically?

Question 5 of 40
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Epiphytes are plants which depend on other plants for

Question 6 of 40
★ MDCAT ★ PPSC

Part of the vascular strand of the leaf which is present in the stern as a lower portion of the vascular supply to the leaf is called the

Question 7 of 40
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Which one of the following statements is not correct?

Question 8 of 40
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Veins seen in the leaves, serve the function of

Question 9 of 40
★ MDCAT ★ PPSC

According to the Histogen theory of Hanstein (1870), in monocotyledons, the root cap is derived from a separate layer of initials called

Question 10 of 40
★ MDCAT ★ PPSC

Companion cells of phloem are found in

Question 11 of 40
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The only method of reproduction in blue-green algae is

Question 12 of 40
★ MDCAT ★ PPSC

In which of the following species of bacteria, the cell wall contains cellulose?

Question 13 of 40
★ MDCAT ★ PPSC

The first step in conjugation, in bacteria is achieved by complementary surface molecules, the male component of which is formed by

Question 14 of 40
★ MDCAT ★ PPSC

The most popular and outstanding natural system of classification is that of

Question 15 of 40
★ MDCAT ★ PPSC

Plants which grow on saline soils are

Question 16 of 40
★ MDCAT ★ PPSC

In which of the following the entire flower has been called a nectry?

Question 17 of 40
★ MDCAT ★ PPSC

Litmus, an important and widely used dye in chemical industries as an acid-base indicator, is obtained from

Question 18 of 40
★ MDCAT ★ PPSC

Sexual reproduction in algae that takes place through fusion of two similar size gametes is called

Question 19 of 40
★ MDCAT ★ PPSC

According to Hutchinson's system, in the monocotyledons, the most primitive order is

Question 20 of 40
★ MDCAT ★ PPSC

Spongy Tissue' is a serious disorder hampering the export of mango variety. It is

Question 21 of 40
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The centrally situated group of cells of the cyto-histological zones, derived from central mother cells, which eventually form pith is known as

Question 22 of 40
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What is the botanical name of opiuin?

Question 23 of 40
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'Cloves' are

Question 24 of 40
★ MDCAT ★ PPSC

The dissolution of the middle lamellae or the entire cells, or the accumulation of liquid in the intercellular spaces of the abscission layer occur only in the tissue surrounding the

Question 25 of 40
★ MDCAT ★ PPSC

The central cells in the stem that are enclosed by the ring meristem are designated as

Question 26 of 40
★ MDCAT ★ PPSC

According to Sach's classification of tissue system, which of the following includes the vascular cylinder and is made up of two complex tissues, called the xylem and phloem?

Question 27 of 40
★ MDCAT ★ PPSC

In which of the following plants, in the primary state the root is pentarch or hexarch, the cortex is wide with wide intercellular spaces anda well defmed endodermis delimits the cortex from the stelar region?

Question 28 of 40
★ MDCAT ★ PPSC

Potato is a

Question 29 of 40
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The interval between the two successive leaf primordia is called

Question 30 of 40
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The term 'Taxonomy' was coined by

Question 31 of 40
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The perforation plate is the region where

Question 32 of 40
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According to the Histogen theory, which of the following gives rise to all the tissues lying between the epidermis and the vascular cylinder?

Question 33 of 40
★ MDCAT ★ PPSC

Most of the proteins in bacteria are

Question 34 of 40
★ MDCAT ★ PPSC

According to Engler and Prantl's classification of plants

Question 35 of 40
★ MDCAT ★ PPSC

After the meristematic activity of permanent cells, in case the inner cells remain meristematic and function as phellogen, the outer cells transform into the first cork layer known as

Question 36 of 40
★ MDCAT ★ PPSC

Consider the following statements regarding collenchyma and choose the correct answer: 1. The cells of collenchyma contain protoplasm and are living 2. Presence of cellulose and pectic substances in the cell wall accounts for the high water absorbing capacity to the cells 3. Collenchyma is the tissue of secondary body 4. Collenchyma originates from elongated cells that resemble procambium

Question 37 of 40
★ MDCAT ★ PPSC

The largest invertebrate is

Question 38 of 40
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Heroin is obtained from

Question 39 of 40
★ MDCAT ★ PPSC

Some of the fungal hyphae, in fungi, at a certain stage of maturity extend into the air and bear reproductive bodies and the rest continue with the normal activities. Such fungi are called

Question 40 of 40
★ MDCAT ★ PPSC

Cloves are obtained from which of the following parts of the plant?

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