Algae

Q.

Which algae is used as food?

Q.

Who is regarded as the father of Indian phycology?

Q. Which of the following is a unicellular alga?

1. Volvox
2. Spirogyra
3. Chlorella
4. Fucus

Q.

Give reasons for the following:

Some algae are used as food.

Q. Algae are found growing

1. in freshwater
2. in marine water
3. on land
4. all of the above

Q. Algae occurs in a symbiotic association with

1. fungi
2. animals
3. plant roots
4. both a and b

Q. An alga has

1. a thallus body of only green colour
2. moss like body with simple shoots
3. plant body with distinct shoots
4. none of these

Q.

The stored food of massive algae is

1. Starch

2. Floridean starch

3. Mannitol

4. Glycogen

Q. Fern prothallus is:

1. Heterotrophic
2. Heteromorphic
3. Homothallic
4. Heterothallic

Q. Which of the following is a flagellated alga?

1. Chlamydomonas
2. Ulothrix
3. Spirogyra
4. Acetabularia

Q. The science that deals with the study of algae is called

1. mycology
2. herpetology
3. bryology
4. phycology

Q.

The plant body of algae is also called:

1. Mycelia

2. Thallus

3. Rhizoids

4. Stolons

Q. Which among the following is a subcellular compartment in the chloroplast which contains starch and proteins?

1. Leucoplasts
2. Pyrenoids
3. Mesosomes
4. Frond

Q.

Volvox and Fucus sexually reproduce by

1. Isogamy

2. Anisogamy

3. Oogamy

4. All the above

Q.

Consider the images shown below. Select the option in which they are correctly identified.

1. Volvox, Chorella, Nephrolepis, Fucus

2. Chalmydomonas, Volvox, Chara, Laminaria

3. Volvox, Chalmydomonas, Chara, Laminaria

4. Porphyra, Chalmydomonas, Dictyota, Fucus

Q. Algae occurs in a symbiotic association with

1. fungi
2. animals
3. plant roots
4. both a and b

Q.

Give the appropriate scientific term for the following.

1. Edible algae rich in protein