NEET Biology Mineral Nutrition In Plants Question Bank

done Special Modes of Nutrition Total Questions - 44

• question_answer1)
  A plant that manufactures its own food is [DPMT 1976; AFMC 1986]
  A)
  Autotroph done clear
  B)
  Parasite done clear
  C)
  Epiphyte done clear
  D)
  Saprophyte done clear
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• question_answer2)
  Plants which are unable to manufacture their food wholly or partially are [CPMT 1987]
  A)
  Autophytes done clear
  B)
  Heterophytes done clear
  C)
  Halophytes done clear
  D)
  Holophytes done clear
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• question_answer3)
  Plants that grow over the branches of trees without contact with soil are [Tamil Nadu 2001]
  A)
  Epiphytes done clear
  B)
  Symbionts done clear
  C)
  Saprophytes done clear
  D)
  Parasites done clear
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• question_answer4)
  Epiphytes are the plants which are dependent on other plants  [CPMT 1990; BHU 1996]
  A)
  Only for water done clear
  B)
  For water and food done clear
  C)
  Only for food done clear
  D)
  Only for shelter (support) done clear
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• question_answer5)
  Partial parasite is dependent upon the host for   [CPMT 1981, 86]
  A)
  Support done clear
  B)
  Food at times done clear
  C)
  Water done clear
  D)
  Water and minerals done clear
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• question_answer6)
  Cuscuta is [BHU 1978, 81; CPMT 1994; BVP 2000]
  A)
  Total root parasite done clear
  B)
  Total stem parasite done clear
  C)
  Partial stem parasite done clear
  D)
  Epiphyte done clear
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• question_answer7)
  Lianas occur more commonly in [AFMC 1983; BHU 1983]
  A)
  Temperate forests done clear
  B)
  Deserts done clear
  C)
  Alpine vegetation done clear
  D)
  Tropical forests done clear
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• question_answer8)
  Myrmecophily is a beneficial association between a flowering plant and [CPMT 1985]
  A)
  Ants done clear
  B)
  Mycoplasma done clear
  C)
  Bacteria done clear
  D)
  Viruses done clear
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• question_answer9)
  Insectivorous plants usually grow in soils which are deficient in [DPMT 1976, 83; AIIMS 1991; BHU 1997, 2004; BVP 2001; JIPMER 2000, 02; Kerala CET 2002; AFMC 2003; Pb. PMT 1999, 2001, 04]
  A)
  Nitrogen done clear
  B)
  Water  done clear
  C)
  Organic matter done clear
  D)
  Ca/Mg done clear
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• question_answer10)
  Viscum is  [BHU 1985; AFMC 2004]
  A)
  Partial root parasite done clear
  B)
  Partial stem parasite done clear
  C)
  Total root parasite done clear
  D)
  Total stem parasite  done clear
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• question_answer11)
  Drosera catches insects by means of  [BHU 1980]
  A)
  Bladder done clear
  B)
  Pitcher done clear
  C)
  Tentacles secreting shining liquid done clear
  D)
  Adhesive disc done clear
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• question_answer12)
  Balanophora/Orobanche is a  [CPMT 1984, 90, 92; DPMT 1984; BHU 1987, 96; Bih. PMT 1994, 2002]
  A)
  Total root parasite done clear
  B)
  Partial root parasite done clear
  C)
  Partial stem parasite done clear
  D)
  Total stem parasite done clear
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• question_answer13)
  Santalum album is [BHU 1982; JIPMER 1987; DPMT 2002]
  A)
  Partial root parasite done clear
  B)
  Partial stem parasite done clear
  C)
  Total stem parasite done clear
  D)
  Total root parasite done clear
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• question_answer14)
  Biggest flower belongs to a plant which is  [BHU 1980; CBSE PMT 1999]
  A)
  Partial stem parasite done clear
  B)
  Partial root parasite done clear
  C)
  Total stem parasite done clear
  D)
  Total root parasite done clear
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• question_answer15)
  Loranthus is a   [DPMT 1987]
  A)
  Total stem parasite done clear
  B)
  Partial stem parasite done clear
  C)
  Total root parasite  done clear
  D)
  Partial root parasite done clear
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• question_answer16)
  Majority of the orchids are   [JIPMER 1987]
  A)
  Epizoics done clear
  B)
  Epiphytes done clear
  C)
  Saprophytes done clear
  D)
  Parasites done clear
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• question_answer17)
  Botanical name of Venus Fly Trap is  [BHU 1989; CET Chd. 2002]
  A)
  Aldrovanda done clear
  B)
  Dionaea done clear
  C)
  Utricularia done clear
  D)
  Nepenthes done clear
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• question_answer18)
  One of the following in an insectivorous plant  [BHU 1988; CPMT 1990; AFMC 1996]
  A)
  Balanophora done clear
  B)
  Orobanche done clear
  C)
  Rafflesia done clear
  D)
  Drosera done clear
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• question_answer19)
  Drosera and Sarracenia are   [BHU 1987]
  A)
  Symbiotic done clear
  B)
  Carnivorous done clear
  C)
  Parasitic done clear
  D)
  Chemoautotrophic done clear
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• question_answer20)
  A plant growing on another plant without drawing any nourishment is [AFMC 1985, 86]
  A)
  Ectoparasite done clear
  B)
  Epiphyte done clear
  C)
  Symbiont  done clear
  D)
  Saprophyte done clear
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• question_answer21)
  Heterotrophic nutrition is present in [CPMT 1985]
  A)
  Vallisneria done clear
  B)
  Pistia done clear
  C)
  Drosera done clear
  D)
  Opuntia done clear
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• question_answer22)
  Plants obtaining food from other plants by means of haustoria are  [AFMC 1984, 85; CPMT 1995]
  A)
  Symbionts done clear
  B)
  Parasites done clear
  C)
  Hydrophytes done clear
  D)
  Saprophytes done clear
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• question_answer23)
  Insects captured by carnivorous plants partially meet their requirement of [CPMT 1989, 91]
  A)
  Organic matter done clear
  B)
  Enzymes done clear
  C)
  Water  done clear
  D)
  Nitrogen done clear
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• question_answer24)
  Nepenthes is   [MP PMT 1995]
  A)
  Both producer and primary carnivore done clear
  B)
  Producer done clear
  C)
  Consumer done clear
  D)
  None of these done clear
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• question_answer25)
  Rhizophora is an example of   [RPMT 1995]
  A)
  Lithophyte done clear
  B)
  Fresh water aquatic done clear
  C)
  Mesophyte done clear
  D)
  Halophyte done clear
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• question_answer26)
  A plant living symbiotically inside another plant is [AFMC 1994]
  A)
  Saprophyte done clear
  B)
  Endophyte done clear
  C)
  Semiparasite  done clear
  D)
  Parasite done clear
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• question_answer27)
  Which is not an insectivorous plant [CET Chd. 1997]
  A)
  Dionaea done clear
  B)
  Dischidia done clear
  C)
  Drosera done clear
  D)
  Pinguicula done clear
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• question_answer28)
  A pair of insectivorous plants is [CBSE PMT 1999]
  A)
  Drosera and Rafflesia done clear
  B)
  Nepenthes and Bladderwort done clear
  C)
  Dionaea and Viscum done clear
  D)
  Venus fly trap and Rafflesia done clear
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• question_answer29)
  One of the following is saprophytic angiosperm  [CPMT 1989; BHU 1999]
  A)
  Rafflesia done clear
  B)
  Cuscuta done clear
  C)
  Loranthus done clear
  D)
  Monotrapa done clear
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• question_answer30)
  Which one of the following is a parasitic plant [CPMT 1987, 88; Kerala 2002]
  A)
  Drosera done clear
  B)
  Cuscuta done clear
  C)
  Nepenthes done clear
  D)
  Utricularia (e) Water Hyacinth done clear
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• question_answer31)
  An insectivorous plant is [KCET 2001; HP PMT 2001]
  A)
  Opuntia done clear
  B)
  Crotalaria done clear
  C)
  Eichhomia done clear
  D)
  Utricularia done clear
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• question_answer32)
  Dionaea muscipula is   [JIPMER 2000]
  A)
  Venus fly trap done clear
  B)
  Butterwort done clear
  C)
  Water fly trap done clear
  D)
  Bladderwort done clear
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• question_answer33)
  Select the one, which is pitcher plant  [DPMT 1997; CET Chd. 1997]
  A)
  Drosera done clear
  B)
  Utricularia   done clear
  C)
  Sarracenia   done clear
  D)
  Aldrovanda done clear
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• question_answer34)
  Which one is the largest root parasite  [BHU 1983, 87, 96, 98; CPMT 1998]
  A)
  Rafflesia done clear
  B)
  Monotropa   done clear
  C)
  Arceuthobium done clear
  D)
  All of these done clear
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• question_answer35)
  Pitcher plant is   [KCET 1998]
  A)
  Herbivorous done clear
  B)
  Carnivorous done clear
  C)
  Saprotroph done clear
  D)
  All of these done clear
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• question_answer36)
  Nepenthes khasiana is a/an   [AIIMS 1999]
  A)
  Fungicidal and wet land plant done clear
  B)
  Insectivorous and endangered plant done clear
  C)
  Fungicidal and endangered plant done clear
  D)
  Insectivorous and wet land plant done clear
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• question_answer37)
  A rootless aquatic in which a portion of leaf is modified to form a bladder for catching small aquatic animals is  [CPMT 1981, 84, 98]
  A)
  Dionaea done clear
  B)
  Drosera done clear
  C)
  Utricularia   done clear
  D)
  Nepenthes done clear
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• question_answer38)
  Insectivorous plants catch and digest insects for   [CPMT 1996; Orissa 1997; Pb. PMT 1997]
  A)
  Obtaining nitrogen done clear
  B)
  Protecting their leaves done clear
  C)
  Protecting their fruits done clear
  D)
  Being heterotrophs of consumer level done clear
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• question_answer39)
  Insectivorous plant with rosette of spiny margined bilobed hinged and winged leaves for catching the prey is [CPMT 1992]
  A)
  Nepenthes done clear
  B)
  Drosera   done clear
  C)
  Dionaea   done clear
  D)
  Utricularia done clear
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• question_answer40)
  Bird of Paradise flower is [JIPMER 2002]
  A)
  Ravenea madagascariensis done clear
  B)
  Sterilitzia reginae done clear
  C)
  Heliconia schlideana   done clear
  D)
  Musa chinensis done clear
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• question_answer41)
  One of the following is called pitcher plant  [KCET 2004]
  A)
  Nepenthes done clear
  B)
  Aristolochia done clear
  C)
  Drosera done clear
  D)
  Utricularia done clear
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• question_answer42)
  Which of the following is not an insectivorous plant [AFMC 2004]
  A)
  Drosera done clear
  B)
  Nepenthes done clear
  C)
  Monotrapa done clear
  D)
  Utricularia done clear
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• question_answer43)
  Insectivorous plants live in a soil that is usually deficient in  [Orissa JEE 2005]
  A)
  Nitrate done clear
  B)
  Chloride done clear
  C)
  Potassium done clear
  D)
  Magnesium done clear
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• question_answer44)
  An obligate root parasite is [BHU 2005]
  A)
  Rafflesia done clear
  B)
  Loranthus done clear
  C)
  Viscum done clear
  D)
  Striga done clear
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