NEET Model Papers Free Practice Set 2 Botany

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1. 1. Question
Protoplasm is the physical basis of life, the statement is originally given by:

R. Virchow

Max Schlutz

T. Huxley

None of these

Correct

T. Huxley believed that the property of life resulted from the distribution of molecules within
the cell protoplasm.
2. 2. Question
During fruit ripening the skin of the fruit became yellow and soft. Softening of skin occurs
due to the disintegration of:

Primary cell wall

Secondary cell wall

Middle Lamella

None of these

Incorrect

Middle lamella is chemically composed of Ca++, Mg++ and pectin. During fruit ripening
excess synthesis of enzymes like cellulase and pectinase cause disintegration of middle
lamella resulting in softening of skin.
3. 3. Question
In a gymnospermic plant the number of chromosome in its vegetative cell is 24. What will be
the number of chromosome in its seed endosperm?

24

36

12

16

Incorrect

In case of gymnosperms, seed endosperm is formed before fertilization and it remains

exceptionally haploid (n) / If 2n = 24, n = 12.
4. 4. Question
Honey or nectar is the richest source of:

Glucose

Fructose

Sucrose

None of these

Incorrect

Fructose or fruit sugar is the major chemical constituent of honey that forms 40% of total
honey.
5. 5. Question
Nitrogenous base found exclusively in DNA is:

Adenine

Thymine

Cytosine

All of these

Incorrect

Thymine is never observed in RNA where it is replaced with uracil. In DNA Thymine is
present, which is exclusive to DNA.
6. 6. Question
The inherent capacity of regeneration seen in living organism that enables the organism to
regenerate the wounded part or lost organ or even the whole body is technically called:

Prepotency

Pluripotency

Totipotency

Impotency

Incorrect

Totipotency concept is given by German botanist G. Heberlandt.

7. 7. Question
What is true about desmosome:

Bundles of glycoprotein fibrils

Intercellular junction in animal

Help in cell adherence

All of these

Incorrect

Desmosome is the common intercellular junction that binds animal cells together unlike
middle lamella, the intercellular junction in plant.
8. 8. Question
Terminalization that involves movement of chiasmata towards chromosomal tip occur during:

Leptotene

Pachytene

Diakinesis

Diplotene

Incorrect

Chiasmata are the protein depositions formed over the points where crossing over has taken
place. As soon as chiasmata are formed, the synaptonemal complex disappears creating a
force of repulsion among the homologous chromosomes resulting in diakinesis.
9. 9. Question
What is true about cholesterol?

Helps in absorption of fatty acid

Precursor for the synthesis of steroid hormone and bile acids

Helps in Vit D (Calciferol synthesis)

All of these

Incorrect

Cholesterol is the principal sterol synthesized by animals in vertebrates, it is formed

predominantly in the liver / Small quantities are synthesized in eukaryotic plants and fungi / It
is almost completely absent among prokaryotes.
10.

10. Question

In which of the following respect, the DNA resembles RNA:

Capable of self replication

Having similar type of sugar

Having similar pyrimidine base

Polymers of nucleotides

Incorrect

Both DNA and RNA are the long chain polymers of nucleotides the basic building blocks of
nucleic acid.
11.

11. Question

According to Theory of phasic development for flowering, which statement is true:

Thermo phase & photo phase must be completed at a time

Thermo phase must be preceded by photo phase

Photo phase must be preceded by thermo phase

None of these

Incorrect

Photo phase is photoperiodism and thermo phase is vernalization/ Theory of phasic

development is given by Lysenko.
12.

12. Question

Autumn yellowing of leaf occurs due to degeneration of chlorophylls & over expression of:

Chlorophylls

Carotenoids

Anthocyanin

None of these

Incorrect

Seasonal yellowing of leaf occurs due to pigment called carotenoid, e.g. xanthophylls where
as dark yellowing called etiolation involves pigments like anthocyanin.
13.

13. Question

Emission light by certain organism called:

Photorespiration

Photo-oxidation

Bioluminescence

None of these

Incorrect

Such phenomena is shown by majority of marine organism, non marine organisms like fire
flies, glow worms etc / Involves bio-oxidation of substrate Luciferin by enzyme Luciferase.
14.

14. Question

Physiological drought when plants are unable to absorb appreciable quantity of water, even
though the soil contains sufficient amount of water is caused under conditions like:

Presence of excess salt

Lack of soil aeration

Low soil temperature

All of these

Incorrect

Physiological dryness is the condition in which the soil contains sufficient amount of water
but such water cannot be absorbed by plant root.
15.

15. Question

Famous famine of Ireland is caused due to the pathogen called:

Alternaria

Phytophthora

Puccinia

Helminthosporium

Incorrect

Alternaria solani is a fungal pathogen that produces a disease in potato plant called early
blight / the pathogen infects the tuber of potato.
16.

16. Question

A derivative of cellulose which is used as propellant explosive is:

Inulin

Carboxy methyl cellulose

Cellulose nitrate

Cellulose acetate

Incorrect

It is used as a propellant or low-order explosive, it was originally known as guncotton.

17.

17. Question

The complete exceptions to cell theory are:

Bacteria

Matured RBC

Coenocytic cells

Viruses

Incorrect

Since there is absence of nucleus and protoplasm in Viruses, in fact biologically viruses are
the transitional organism between living organism and non living objects.
18.

18. Question

The common competitive inhibitor of Carbonic anhydrase is a substrate analogous of

carbonate is:

Acetazolamine

Allopurinol

Xanthine

None of these

Incorrect

Competitive inhibitor is a substrate analogous chemical that competes with original substrate
for the active site of enzyme when the original substrate concentration is found low in a cell /
A reversible type of enzyme inhibition.

19.

19. Question

Insectivorous plants are found commonly in soil deficient in :

Iron

Nitrogen

Zinc

Molybdenum

Incorrect

Insectivorous plants since grow over soil deficient in nitrogen, they fulfill their nitrogen
requirement by trapping insects with the help of specialized adaptations and by digesting its
protein component with the help of enzyme trypsin.
20.

20. Question

Special type of modified root as found in mangroves is called :

Velamen

Pneumatophore

Haustoria

Brace root

Incorrect

Pneumatophores are the specialized aerial roots that enable plants to breathe air in habitats
that have waterlogged soil / The surface of these roots are covered with lenticels which take
up air into spongy tissue which in turn uses osmotic pathways to spread oxygen throughout
the plant.

21.

21. Question

Sexual reproduction is absent in the group:

Chlorophyceae

Rhodophyceae

Cyanophyceae

Xanthophyceae

Incorrect

Members of Cyanophyceae are cyanobacteria, prokaryotes.They lack true sexual

reproduction, characteristic of eukaryotes.
22.

22. Question

Lichens absorb aerial pollutants because:

Just to act as indicator of pollution

Their body absorbs moisture laden substances from environment

Have rhizines for aerial absorption

They grow in polluted areas

Incorrect

Lichens meet their water requirement by absorbing moisture from air. Foliose and fruticose
lichens are especially dominant in moisture rich region.
23.

23. Question

Bacterial plasma membrane is composed of:

Glycoprotein

Nucleo-protein

Lipo-protein

Lamins

Incorrect

Like eukaryotic plasma membrane, bacterial plasma membrane is also made of lipids and
proteins.
24.

24. Question

The DNA segment which changes its position within and among chromosomes of a cell is
called:

Exons

Transposon

Introns

Cistrons

Incorrect

Transposons or jumping genes get transposed within the genome of a cell; cause mutation.
Barbara McClintock discovered Ac-Ds jumping genes in maize in 1940s.
25.

25. Question

Both plastids and mitochondria are prokaryotic in nature. It is best evident from:

Presence of membrane

Structure of ribosome

Structure of chromosome

Both b & c

Incorrect

Presence of 70S ribosome and circular DNA without histones proves their prokaryotic birth.
26.

26. Question

In a double stranded DNA the nucleotide composition possible is:

Only A, G and T

Only A and T

Only C and T

Only A, C and G

Incorrect

Only A and T combination is possible.

27.

27. Question

In Photosystem I, the first electron acceptor from reaction centre is :

A0 (a chlorophyll molecule)

Plastocyanin

An iron-sulphur center

Ferredoxin

Incorrect

A0 is a form of chlorophyll a that accepts electrons from P700*.

28.

28. Question

In C4 plants, Calvin cycle takes place in:

The stroma of bundle sheath cell chloroplasts

The stroma of mesophyll cell chloroplasts

The grana of bundle sheath cell chloroplasts

Does not occur because

is mainly fixed by PEP

Incorrect

Calvin cycle takes place in stroma of BSCs, where relative concentration of CO 2 is high and
photorespiration is almost nil.
29.

29. Question

For chlamydomonas which one is correct

Unicellular, Phaeophyceae & show isogamous reproduction.

Multicellular, BGA & show oogamous reproduction.

Unicellular, Chlorophyecene & show anisogamous reproduction.

Acellular, Pheophyceae & oogamous reproduction.

Incorrect

Because Chlamydomonas is unicellular algae belongs to Chlorophyceae & it shows

anisogamous type of reproduction because the fusion of two gamates takes place which are
dissimilar in size.
30.

30. Question

Match the correct order according to stored food.

1 r, 2 s, 3 p, 4 - q

1 r, 2 s, 3 p, 4 - q

1 s, 2 r, 3 q, 4 - p

1 q, 2 r, 3 p, 4 - s

Incorrect

Self Explanatory.
31.

31. Question

The COOH group in Amino acid is attached to

-carbon

-carbon

-carbon

-carbon

Incorrect

The COOH group is attached to

The -carbon of amino acid

32.

32. Question

Which of the following group contain only aromatic amino acid?

Serine, Threonine, Proline

Phenylalanine, Tryptophan, Tyrosine

Phenylalanine, Histidine, Aspartate

Serine, Threonine, Tyrosine

Incorrect

The aromatic amino acids are Phenylalanine, Tryptophan, Tyrosine

33.

33. Question

Biological nomenclature is given by

A.P. de candolle

Carolus Linnaeus

Tippo

Eichler

Incorrect

Self Explanatory
34.

34. Question

Five kingdom classification is based on

1. Complexity of body structure
2. Complexity of cell structure
3. Mode of Nutrition
4. Mode of reproduction
Find which one is correct

Only A & D are correct

Only D is correct

A, B, C are correct

A, C, D are correct

Incorrect

Five kingdom classifications given by R.H Whittaker was based on

Complexity of body and cell structure
Mainly mode of nutrition

 Mode

of life style (producer, consumer and decomposer)

2. 35. Question
The Moneran devoid of cell wall

Actinomycetes

Eubacteria

PPLO

Archaebacteria

Incorrect

Mycoplasm or PPLO differ from bacteria in lacking cellwall.

36. Question
Give the correct identification

A Node B strobilus C Branch D Internode E Rhizome

A strobilus B Node C Internode D Branch E Rhizome

A spores B Intiguments C Branch D Rhizome E Internode

A spores B Node C Intiguments D Rhizome E Internode

Incorrect

Self Explanatory.

37. Question

For Gymnosperm, which is the correct statement?

having smallest archaegonium and pollination is anemophilous

largest archegonium with neck canal cell

shows the monoembryony

they are seedless plant

Incorrect

Smallest archaegonium of plant kingdom is found in Gymnosperm. The archaegonium is

without neck canal cell. The pollination is anemophilous (by wing).

38. Question
Match the correct pair

1 s, 2 p, 3 q, 4 - r

1 p, 2 s, 3 r, 4 - t

1 t, 2 s, 3 r, 4 p

1 t, 2 s, 3 r, 4 - q

Incorrect

Self Explanatory.

39. Question
Protective covering formed around the carpels as found in Calotropis is called :

Gynostegium

Stylopodium

Gynostemium

Torus

Incorrect

The gynostegium is a typical feature of members of the milkweed family (Asclepiadaceae) /

It is a complex structure formed by the fusion of the stamens, styles, and stigmatic surface.

40. Question
Censer mechanism of fruit dispersal is found in the families like :

Leguminosae

Liliaceae

Rosaceae

Papaveraceae

Incorrect

The members like Poppy, Argemone, Aristolochia, Antirrhinum etc. show censer mechanism
of seed dispersal / Mechanism involves dispersal of seeds after dehiscence of fruit when
shaken by air.

41. Question
In cashew nut, the edible part is :

Cotyledons & thalamus

Cotyledons

Thalamus

Outgrowths of cotyledon

Incorrect

The cashew is a tree in the family Anacardiaceae / The edible parts are seed cotyledons and
cashew apple which is a false fruit and morphologically fleshy thalamus.

42. Question
The time gap between formations of two successive leaf primodia by the activity of shoot
apical meristem is called :

Protoderm

Plastoderm

Plastochron

Plastochondria

Incorrect

Shoot apical meristem consists of central summit and lateral flanks / Leaf primodia are
periodically formed out of the flanks and the time gap between formations of two successive
young leaves is called palstochron.

43. Question
Annual ring structurally comprises :

Heart wood + Sap wood

Spring wood + Autumn wood

Heart wood + Spring wood

Sap wood + Autumn wood

Incorrect

Annual ring consists of the spring wood (early wood) and autumn wood (late wood) of a
particular year / Spring wood is the well developed xylem with larger lumen where as
autumn wood is the less developed xylem with narrow lumen.

44. Question
Presence of oil secreting glands containing myrosin is an important character of family :

Brassicaceae

Malvaceae

Liliaceae

Poaceae

Incorrect

Myrosinase enzyme in mustard releases out the toxic allyl isothiocyanate from the nontoxic
glycoside that occurs in the plant.

45. Question

Floral structures like standard or vexillum, wings or alae and keel or carina are found
associated with the type of aestivation called :

Valvate

Ascending imbricate

Descending imbricate

Quinicuncial

Incorrect

Descending Imbricate aestivation is also called as vexillary aestivation / In this type of

aestivation each perianth lobe covers the perianth lobe present anterior to it, so the
overlapping is posterio-anterior / Observed in the members of family Fabaceae
(Papilionaceae).