Types of Plants & Fungi MCQs with Answers

What is the scientific/botanical name of the Rice plant?

• A.Triticum aestivum
• B.Oryza sativa
• C.Zea mays
• D.Saccharum officinarum

A plant in the subdivision Psilopsida has no true ?

• A.Leaves and roots
• B.Stems and flowers
• C.Seeds and fruits
• D.Chlorophyll and stomata

Parasitic fungi directly absorb nutrients from the living host cytoplasm through structures known as _?

• A.Hyphae
• B.Spores
• C.Haustoria
• D.Mycelium

Sunken stomata are found in _?

• A.Hydrophytes
• B.Xerophytes
• C.Mesophytes
• D.Halophytes

Fungi grow best in _ habitat.

• A.Dry
• B.Moist
• C.Cold
• D.Hot

Living organisms which derive their food from dead and decaying organic materials are called?

• A.Parasites
• B.Autotrophs
• C.Saprotrophs
• D.Holotrophs

Kew's Herbarium is one of the largest in the world with ?

• A.Over five million specimens of vascular plants only
• B.Over seven million specimens of vascular and non-vascular plants
• C.Over ten million specimens of flowering plants only
• D.Over three million specimens of non-vascular plants only

Past Paper MCQ

From what source is natural rubber primarily obtained?

• A.Tree
• B.Petroleum
• C.Mineral ore
• D.Synthetic polymer

Group of vascular cryptogamic plants that do not possess seeds and fruit are called _?

• A.Bryophytes
• B.Pteridophytes
• C.Gymnosperms
• D.Angiosperms

Seedless vascular plants are?

• A.Bryophytes
• B.Pteridophytes
• C.Gymnosperms
• D.Angiosperms