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Vessels and companion cells are characteristics of

  1. Angiosperm

  2. Gymnosperm

  3. Pteridophyta

  4. Fern


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

A xylem vessel is a characteristic feature of an angiosperm and help in transportation of water. When it comes to transportation of food, it is the phloem that transports food materials from the leaves to the other parts. Sieve tube elements, companion cells, phloem parenchyma are the different components of the phloem. The sieve tube elements are arranged longitudinally with the companion cells and the pressure gradient in them is maintained by the companion cells

So, the correct answer is 'Angiosperm'

Vessels are found in

  1. All pteridophyta

  2. All angiosperms

  3. Some gymnosperms

  4. Both (B) and (C)


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Vessels are present in most of the angiosperms and also in certain lower plants like Gnetum, Marsilea and Selaginella. Tracheids are found in pteridophytes, most of the gymnosperms and a few angiosperms.
Thus, the correct answer is option D.

Naked seeds are present in 

  1. Angiosperms

  2. Gymnosperms

  3. Spermatophyta

  4. None of the above


Correct Option: B

The smallest angiosperm is

  1. Mistletoe

  2. Rafflesia

  3. Wolfiella

  4. Wolffia


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

A. Mistletoe is a common name for obligate hemiparasitic plants of order santalales. For example, Viscum species etc. It grows as tangled stem mass which can be upto 5 feet.

B. Rafflesia bears the largest flowers in the plant kingdom.
C. Wolfiella is a small aquatic angiosperm which is around 10 mm.
D. Wolffia is the smallest angiosperm which is less than 2 mm in measurement.
So, the correct answer is 'Wolffia'.

Fruit bearing plants are

  1. Gymnosperms

  2. Dicotyledons

  3. Angiosperms

  4. Spermatophytes


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Angiosperms are fruit-bearing plants because angiosperms are vascular seed plants in which the ovule (egg) is fertilized and develops into a seed in an enclosed hollow ovary. The ovary itself is usually enclosed in a flower, which after fertilization turns into fruit.

So, the correct option is C.

Liana is a

  1. Herb

  2. Shrub

  3. Tree

  4. Vine


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

A. Herbs are plants with short and pliable stems. For example, rice.

B. Shrubs are plants with a persistent, woody, short or medium stem. For example, lemon.
C. Trees are plants with long, erect, woody stems. For example, mango.
D. Vines are plants with the growth habit of climbing or trailing stems. example: Liana.
So, the correct answer is 'Vine'.

A marine angiosperm is?

  1. Hydrilla

  2. Potamogeton

  3. Zostera

  4. Sagittaria


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Zoster marina, also called as 'seawrack' is a marine angiosperm because it lives in aquatic environments mainly marine in nature. It is rarely exposed to air. it anchors via its rhizomes into the sand bed. But it requires sunlight to grow, thus have long leaves. 

The correct answer is 'Zostera'.

A herb is the one having.

  1. Green soft and shirt stems

  2. Woody short stems

  3. A number of flowers and fruits

  4. Annual growth


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

A. Green, soft & short stems are the characteristic feature of herbs.

B. Woody short stems are seen in shrubs but not in herbs 
C. The number of flowers and fruits are seen mainly in trees. It can be seen in some herbs like banana but not all.
D. Some herbs do have annual growth but not all herbs are annual. they can be perennial such as rosemary etc.
So, the correct answer is 'Green soft and shirt stems'.
 

Which of the following is/ are an angiospermic hydrophyte?

  1. Hydrilla

  2. Vallisneria

  3. Zizyphus

  4. Both A and B


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Hydrilla andVallisneria are angiospermic hydrophytes because they are flowering plants which have adapted to living in aquatic environments. They are also referred to as macrophytes.

So, the correct answer is 'Both A and B'.

National tree of India is

  1. Mangifera indica

  2. Azadirachta indica

  3. Ficus bengalensis

  4. Ficus religiosa


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

National tree of India is Banyan tree. The botanical name of the banyan tree is Ficus bengalensis.

So, the correct option is 'Ficus bengalensis'.