NEET Biology Reproduction in Organisms MCQs Set 03

Question. Choose odd one w.r.t. flowering and fruiting pattern
(a) Mango, Apple
(b) Pea, Rice
(c) Marigold, Maize
(d) Rice, Wheat

Answer: A

Question. Choose odd one w.r.t. medium through which male gametes are transferred?
(a) Gymnosperms, Angiosperms
(b) Pteridophytes, Algae
(c) Algae, Bryophytes
(d) Simple plant, Bryophytes

Answer: A

Question. Choose odd one w.r.t. vegetative propagule involved in cultivation in following plants
(a) Bryophyllum
(b) Potato
(c) Ginger
(d) Banana

Answer: A

Question. In the process of asexual reproduction
(a) There is no need to search for a mate
(b) Individuals are genetically similar to one another but not to their parent
(c) Large number of individuals are produced due to involvement of reduction division
(d) Gametes may or may not be fused

Answer: A

Question. Members of which of the following groups reproduce through special asexual reproductive structures?
(a) Fungi, Algae
(b) Fungi, Pteridophytes
(c) Algae, Bryophytes
(d) Pteridophytes, Angiosperms

Answer: A

Question. In vegetative propagule of potato and Bryophyllum new plants arise from respectively
(a) Axillary bud, Adventitious bud
(b) Axillary bud, Axillary bud
(c) Adventitious bud, Axillary bud
(d) Leaf bud, Axillary bud

Answer: A

Question. Select the incorrect statement
(a) Zygote is thick walled diploid sexual spore
(b) Flowers are bisexual in sweet potato
(c) Ulothrix shows external fertilisation
(d) The nucule in Chara has a cap of five coronary cells

Answer: A

Question. Which of the following plants produce non-motile male gametes?
(a) Mangifera, Pinus
(b) Spirogyra, Ulothrix
(c) Strobilanthus, Chara
(d) Ulothrix, Marchantia

Answer: A

Question. Fleshy buds in aquatic plants are known as
(a) Turions
(b) Rhizome
(c) Offset
(d) Bulbils

Answer: A

Question. Clear cut distinction between vegetative, reproductive and senescent phase is shown by
(a) All annuals and biennials
(b) All annuals and perennials
(c) All biennial and perennials
(d) All perennials

Answer: A

Question. Select correct option w.r.t. chromosomes number in sexual life cycle of apple
(a) Megasporocyte - 34; Microspore - 17; PEN - 51
(b) Meiospore - 34; Microspore - 17; Embryo - 34
(c) Oosphere - 34; Nucellus - 34; Pollengrain - 17
(d) Meiocyte - 34; Sporocyte - 34; Pollen tetrad - 34

Answer: A

Question. Choose correct option w.r.t. division during gamete formation and division in zygote for organisms having haplontic life cycle respectively.
(a) Mitosis, meiosis
(b) Meiosis, mitosis
(c) Meiosis, meiosis
(d) Mitosis, mitosis

Answer: A

Question. Which of the following plant groups shows internal fertilisation only?
(a) Algae (b) Bryophytes
(c) Pteridophytes (d) Fungi
(a) (b) & (c)
(b) (a) & (b)
(c) (c) & (d)
(d) (a) & (c)

Answer: A

Question. Which of the following features cannot be shown by structure which is vital link between two generations ensuring continuity of species?
(a) Thick walled (b) Multicelled (c) One set of chromosomes
(d) Meiocyte (e) Resting structure
(a) (b) & (c)
(b) (d) & (e)
(c) (a), (b) & (d)
(d) (a), (b) & (e)

Answer: A

Question. Synchrony between the maturity of sexes and release of large number of gametes is shown by
(a) Most of the algae
(b) All bryophytes
(c) Most of the land plants
(d) All spermatophytes

Answer: A

Question. Study the following statements and choose the correct option.
I. Life spans of organisms are correlated with sizes.
II. Death of all individuals is certain
III. The organism's habitat, internal physiology etc. are collectively responsible for how it reproduces.
IV. When offspring is produced by single parent with or without involvement of gamets formation is called asexual reproduction.
(a) III, IV are correct
(b) I, III are correct
(c) II, IV are correct
(d) I, II are correct

Answer: C

Question. A portion of underground stem bearing bud forms a new plant in
(a) Narcissus, Gladiolus and Freesia
(b) Turmeric, Ginger and Strawberry
(c) Adiantum, Colocasia and Vallisneria
(d)   Garlic, Onion and Water hyacinth

Answer: A

Question. Which of the following statement about vegetative reproduction is incorrect?
(a) In trench layering, the basal branch may pegged at several places in soil at regular intervals
(b) Stem cutting is a common horticultural method of plant propagation
(c) Stock has large diameter than scion in crown grafting
(d) Gootee is an ancient method of propagation in subtropical trees and shrubs

Answer: A

Question. Grafting method can be used
(a) In cambium containing eustelic plants
(b) In all tracheophytes
(c) Only in gymnospermic plants
(d) Only in atactostelic plants

Answer: A

Question. Study the following statement and choose the correct option
I. Asexual reproduction is common among single celled organisms and organisms with relatively simple organisation.
II. Conidia, bud, gemmules are common sexual structures.
III. Runner, rhizome, sucker, tuber, offset, bulb are vegetative propagules.
IV. The invasive weeds found growing in fresh water bodies is Zostera
(a) I, III are correct
(b) II, IV are correct
(c) III, IV are correct
(d) I, II are correct

Answer: A

Question. Arrange the following w.r.t. increasing life span : Rose, Fruit fly, Rice
(a) Fruit fly, Rice, Rose
(b) Rice, Rose, Fruit fly
(c) Rose, Rice, Fruit fly
(d) Fruit fly, Rose, Rice

Answer: A

Question. Which of the following factor(s) is/are responsible for how organism reproduces?
(a) More than one option is correct
(b) Internal physiology
(c) Organisms habitat
(d) Environmental factors

Answer: A

Question. Process of reproduction which results in production of identical offsprings is
(a) Fast, simple
(b) Fast, elaborate
(c) Simple, slow
(d) Complex, fast

Answer: A

Question. Asexual reproduction is common in
(a) More than one option is correct
(b) Organisms having simple organisation
(c) Single celled organisms
(d) Aquatic plants

Answer: A

Question. For which of the following organisms there is no natural death?
(a) Unicellular organisms reproducing by binary fission
(b) Yeast reproducing by budding
(c) Bacteria reproducing by sporulation
(d) Unicellular organisms reproducing by spores

Answer: A

Question. Cell division itself is a mode of reproduction in
(a) Amoeba, Bacteria
(b) Chara, Bacteria
(c) Amoeba, Penicillium
(d) Chlamydomonas, Penicillium

Answer: A

Question. During budding in yeast
(a) More than one option is correct
(b) Identity of parent is lost
(c) Cytokinesis is unequal
(d) Clones are produced

Answer: A

Question. Most common asexual structure produced in algae is
(a) Flagellated
(b) Produced in chains
(c) Multicellular
(d) Thick walled

Answer: A

Question. In which of the following plants root bud is involved in vegetative propagation?
(a) Dahlia
(b) Ginger
(c) Banana
(d) Sugarcane

Answer: A

Question. For commercial propagation of banana and ginger which of the following parts are utilised respectively?
(a) Rhizome, Rhizome
(b) Tuber, Bulb
(c) Rhizome, Tuber
(d) Rhizome, Sucker

Answer: A

Question. Offsprings produced through which of the following processes/structures represent clone?
(a) Vegetative propagule
(b) Gametic fusion
(c) Syngamy
(d) More than one option is correct

Answer: C

Question. Vegetative reproduction is also a type of asexual reproduction." Which of the following statements justify this?
(a) More than one option is correct
(b) Gametes are not involved
(c) Involvement of one parent
(d) Does not involve meiosis

Answer: A

Question. Choose incorrect match
(a) Tuber – Bryophyllum
(b) Bulbil – Agave
(c) Sucker – Pineapple
(d) Runner – Grasses

Answer: A

Question. In all the sexually reproducing organisms, events involved are
(a) Same, sequential
(b) Different, sequential
(c) Same, non-sequential
(d) Different, non-sequential

Answer: A

Question. Choose odd one w.r.t. sexuality
(a) Papaya
(b) Chara
(c) Cucurbits
(d) Coconut

Answer: A

Question. What would be the number of chromosomes in the meiocyte and gamete of onion respectively?
(a) 16, 8
(b) 14, 17
(c) 34, 17
(d) 24, 12

Answer: A

Question. Majority of sexually reproducing organisms form
(a) Heterogametes
(b) Isogametes
(c) Homogametes
(d) More than one option is correct

Answer: A

Question. Give the ploidy of following structures in angiospermic plants.
Zygote, Endosperm, Ovum
(a) 2n, 3n, n
(b) 2n, n, 2n
(c) 2n, 2n, n
(d) n, n, 2n

Answer: A

Question. From the given below processes how many are associated with post-fertilisation event?
(a) Embryogenesis, PEN formation
(b) Gametogenesis, cell division
(c) Syngamy, gamete transfer
(d) Cell differentiation, gametic fusion

Answer: A

Question. In flowering plants, zygote is formed
(a) Inside ovule
(b) In water
(c) Inside archegonium
(d) More than one option is correct

Answer: A

Question. Which of the following feature is universal in all sexually reproducing organisms?
(a) Zygote formation
(b) Pollen grain transfer
(c) Gametic meiosis
(d) Embryo formation

Answer: A

Question. Strobilanthus kunthiana
(a) Transformed hilly tracks of Kerala, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu into blue stretches
(b) Shows flowering once in 12 months
(c) Showed flowering during November-December 2006
(d) An annual plant

Answer: A

Question. Thick walled resistant zygote can be produced in the life cycle of
(a) Algae, fungi
(b) Gymnosperms, algae
(c) Bryophytes, pteridophytes
(d) Angiosperms, fungi

Answer: A

Question. In fungi homothallic term is used to represent
(a) Bisexual conditionDioecious condition
(b) None of these
(c) Unisexual condition
(d) More than one option is correct

Answer: A

Question. Self fertilisation is seen in
(a) Bisexual flower of pea
(b) Bisexual flower of coconut
(c) Unisexual flower of papaya
(d) Unisexual flower of date palm

Answer: A

Question. Which of the following vegetative propagule represents large size fleshy bud?
(a) Bulbil
(b) Bulb
(c) Sucker
(d) Rhizome

Answer: B

Question. The vital link that ensures continuity of species between organisms of one generation and next are all, except
(a) Oosphere
(b) Zygote
(c) Oospore
(d) Zygospore

Answer: A

Question. Choose the correct options from the following
I. Annual and biennial plants show clear cut vegetative, reproductive and senscent phases.
II. Bamboo species flower only once in life generally after 50-100 years.
III. Strobilanthus kunthiana is a monocarpic plant which flowers only once-after 6 years.
(a) I, II are correct
(b) III is correct
(c) II is correct
(d) I, III are correct

Answer: A

Question. Choose the correct options
I. Gametes are always produced from diploid parent plant body.
II. Meiocytes are sporocytes in all plants.
III. The gymnosperms and pteriodophytes have diploid parent body.
IV. In seed plants, pollen grains are carrier of male gametes.
(a) III, IV are correct
(b) I, III are correct
(c) II, IV are correct
(d) I, II are correct

Answer: C

Question. Choose the correct option from following statements.
I. During embryogenesis, zygote undergoes mitotic cell division.
II. In organisms with diplontic life cycle, zygote divides by meiotic cell division.
III. The pericarp (fruit wall) develop from integument of ovule, after fertilization.
IV. In brinjal, sepals remained attached to fruit even after fertilization.
(a) II, III are incorrect but I, IV are correct
(b) III, IV are incorrect but II, III are correct
(c) I, II are incorrect but III, IV are correct
(d) I, IV are incorrect but II, III are correct

Answer: A

Question. The progenitor of the next generation in mature seed is
(a) Emrbyo
(b) Oospore
(c) Spore
(d) Gamete

Answer: A

Question. Which of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
(a) Binary fission- Sargassum
(b) Rhizome -Banana
(c) Offset- Water hyacinth
(d) Conidia- Penicillium

Answer: A

Question. In ginger vegetative propagation occurs through
(a) Rhizome
(b) Runners
(c) Offsets
(d) Bulbils

Answer: A

Question. Which one of the following is wrong about Chara?
(a) Upper antheridium and lower oogonium
(b) Upper oogonium and lower round antheridium
(c) Globule and nucule present on the same plant
(d) Globule is male reproductive structure

Answer: A

Question. Isogamous condition with non-flagellated gametes is found in
(a) Spirogyra
(b) Volvox
(c) Fucus
(d) Chlamydomonas

Answer: A

Question. Product of sexual reproduction generally generates
(a) New genetic combination leading to variation
(b) Longer viability of seeds
(c) Prolonged dormancy
(d) Large biomass

Answer: A

Question. Which one of the following is correctly matched?
(a) Onion – Bulb
(b) Chlamydomonas – Conidia
(c) Yeast – Zoospores
(d) Ginger – Sucker

Answer: A

Question. Select the wrong statement
(a) In Oomycetes female gemete is smaller and motile, while male gamete is larger and non- motile
(b) Anisogametes differ either in structure, function or behaviour
(c) Chlamydomomas exhibits both isogamy and anisogamy and Fucus shows oogamy
(d) Isogametes are similar in structure, function and behaviour

Answer: A

Question. Monoecious plant of Chara shows occurrence of
(a) Upper oogonium and lower antheridium on the same plant
(b) Upper antheridium and lower oogonium on the same plant
(c) Stamen and carpel on the same plant
(d) Antheridiophore and archegoniophore on the same plant

Answer: A

Question. Which one of the following is common to multicellular fungi, filamentous algae and protonema of mosses?
(a) Multiplication by fragmentation
(b) Members of kingdom Plantae
(c) Mode of Nutrition
(d) Diplontic life cycle

Answer: A

Question. The "Eyes" of the potato tuber are
(a) Axillary buds
(b) Root buds
(c) Flower buds
(d) Shoot buds

Answer: A

Question. Which one of the following pairs is wrongly matched while the remaining three are correct?
(a) Water hyacinth – Runner
(b) Agave – Bulbils
(c) Bryophyllum – Leaf buds
(d) Penicillium – Conidia

Answer: A

Question. Which of the following propagates through leaf-tip?
(a) Walking fern
(b) Sprout-leaf plant
(c) Marchantia
(d) Moss

Answer: A

Question. In oogamy, fertilization involves
(a) A large non-motile female gamete and a small motile male gamete
(b) A small non-motile female gamete and a large motile male gamete
(c) A large non-motile female gamete and a small non-motile male gamete
(d) A large motile female gamete and a small non-motile male gamete

Answer: A

Question. In which one of the following pair both the plants can be vegetatively propagated by leaf buds?
(a) Bryophyllum and Kalanchoe
(b) Chrysanthemum and Agave
(c) Agave and Kalanchoe
(d) Asparagus and Bryophyllum

Answer: A

Question. Why is vivipary an undesirable character for annual crop plants?
(a) The seeds cannot be stored under normal conditions for the next season
(b) The seeds exhibit long dormancy
(c) It adversely affects the fertility of the plant
(d) It reduces the vigour of the plant

Answer: A

Question. Vegetative propagation in mint occurs by
(a) Sucker
(b) Runner
(c) Offset
(d) Rhizome

Answer: A

Question. Which one of the following plants is monoecious?
(a) Pinus
(b) Cycas
(c) Marchantia
(d) Papaya

Answer: A

Question. Which one of the following is a polygamous plant?
(a) Litchi
(b) Papaya
(c) Coconut
(d) Maize

Answer: A

Question. Vegetative propagation in Pistia occurs by
(a) Offset
(b) Stolen
(c) Runner
(d) Sucker

Answer: A

Question. Syngamy can occur outside the body of the organism in
(a) Algae
(b) Ferns
(c) Mosses
(d) Fungi

Answer: A