AITS PRACTICE SHEET

Dropper NEET (2024)

AITS Test No.: 02 Date: 24/12/2023

(BOTANY)
Syllabus: AITS 01 + Plant Kingdom, Morphology of Flowering Plants, Anatomy of Flowering Plants

1. The vascular bundles in a dicot stem are; 6. Red tide is caused by;
(1) Conjoint, open with endarch protoxylem. (1) diatoms.
(2) Conjoint, closed with endarch protoxylem. (2) slime moulds.
(3) Conjoint, open with exarch protoxylem. (3) BGA.
(4) Conjoint, closed with exarch protoxylem. (4) dinoflagellates.

2. How much time of the entire cell cycle is occupied 7. Which of the following statements is not true for
by interphase? the plasma membrane?
(1) < 75% (2) > 95% (1) It is present in both plant and animal cells.
(3) < 50% (4) 80% (2) Lipids are present in it as bilayer.
(3) Proteins may be peripheral or integral in it.
3. Choose the correct statement from the following. (4) Carbohydrates are absent in it.
(1) Cis face of Golgi body – maturing face.
(2) Omnis cellula-e cellula was first explained by 8. In which of the following ways are mitosis and
- Schleiden and Schwann. meiosis similar?
(3) Material of the nucleus was given the name (1) Both have pairing of homologous
chromatin by - Flemming.
chromosomes.
(4) Trans face of Golgi - forming face.
(2) Both are preceded by DNA replication.
(3) Both occur in all kinds of cells.
4. Which of the following statements is incorrect?
(4) Both include separation of paired
(1) Agar is obtained from Gelidium and
chromosomes.
Gracilaria.
(2) Algin is obtained from red algae and carrageen
9. Name the petals A, B and C in vexillary aestivation
from brown algae.
shown in the below figure.
(3) Algae increase the level of dissolved oxygen in
the immediate environment.
(4) Chlorella, a unicellular alga, is employed as
food for human beings.

5. Arrange the following in ascending order of number

of similar characteristics
A. Family
B. Genus
C. Class (1) A - Standard, B - Wing, C - Perianth
D. Species (2) A - Standard, B - Keel, C - Wing
(1) Class → Family → Genus → Species (3) A - Wing, B - Keel, C - Standard
(2) Family → Class → Genus → Species (4) A - Standard, B - Wing, C - Keel
(3) Species → Genus → Family → Class
(4) Class → Genus → Species → Family

[1]
10. Nomenclature is governed by certain universal 15. Choose the incorrectly matched pair.
rules. Which one of the following is contrary to the (1) Zygomorphic flowers - Cassia
rules of nomenclature? (2) Asymmetric flower - Canna
(1) The names are written in Latin and are (3) Inferior ovary - Pea
italicised. (4) Hypogynous flower - Mustard
(2) When written by hand the names are to be
separately underlined.
16. The incorrect statement w.r.t a dicot leaf is;
(3) Biological names can be written in any
(1) The vertical section of a dorsiventral leaf
language.
(4) The first word in a biological name represents the through the lamina shows three main parts,
genus name and the second is a specific epithet. namely, epidermis, mesophyll and vascular
system.
11. Viroids have; (2) The epidermis which covers both the upper and
(1) low molecular weight RNA not enclosed by lower surface has a conspicuous cuticle.
protein coat. (3) The abaxial epidermis has more stomata than
(2) low molecular weight DNA not enclosed by the adaxial epidermis.
protein coat. (4) The mesophyll is not differentiated into
(3) high molecular weight DNA enclosed by palisade and spongy parenchyma.
protein coat.
(4) high molecular weight RNA enclosed by 17. Assertion (A): Ribosomes are ribonucleoprotein
protein coat.
particles.
Reason (R): Ribosomes is made up of r-RNA &
12. Statement I: The ‘ring’ arrangement of vascular
protein.
bundles is a characteristic of dicot stem.
Statement II: Medullary rays are made of (1) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true,
parenchymatous cells. and Reason (R) is a correct explanation of
(1) Statement I and Statement II both are correct. Assertion (A).
(2) Statement I is correct, but Statement II is (2) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true,
incorrect. but Reason (R) is not a correct explanation of
(3) Statement I is incorrect, but Statement II is Assertion (A).
correct. (3) Assertion (A) is true, and Reason (R) is false.
(4) Statement I and Statement II both are incorrect. (4) Assertion (A) is false, and Reason (R) is true.

13. Which of the following statements about inclusion 18. A somatic cell that has just completed the S phase
bodies is incorrect?
of its cell cycle, as compared to gamete of the same
(1) These represent reserve material in cytoplasm.
species, has;
(2) They are membrane-less structures.
(1) same number of chromosomes but twice the
(3) These are involved in ingestion of food
particles. amount of DNA.
(4) Examples are glycogen granules and (2) twice the number of chromosomes and four
cyanophycean granules. times the amount of DNA.
(3) four times the number of chromosomes and
14. Which of the following is not the feature of twice the amount of DNA.
meiosis? (4) twice the number of chromosomes and twice
(1) Meiosis involves two sequential cycles of the amount of DNA.
nuclear and cell division, meiosis I and meiosis
II but only a single cycle of DNA replication. 19. At what stage of the cell cycle are centrioles
(2) Meiosis I is initiated after the parental synthesized in a eukaryotic animal cell?
chromosomes have replicated to produce (1) During G2 stage of prophase
identical sister chromatids at the S-phase.
(2) During S-phase
(3) Meiosis involves pairing of non-homologous
(3) During entire prophase
chromosomes and recombination between
them. (4) During telophase
(4) Four haploid cells are formed at the end of
meiosis II.
[2]
20. Identify the correct statements from the following. 24. Which of the following statements is correct?
A. Ectocarpus, Dictyota, Laminaria are brown (1) Vacuole is bound by double membrane called
algae. tonoplast.
B. Marchantia, Funaria, Sphagnum are (2) Lysosomes are formed by the process of
liverworts. packaging in the golgi apparatus.
C. Selaginella, Pteris, Lycopodium are members (3) Acid hydrolases function at basic pH.
of Lycopsida. (4) In plant cells, vacuole can occupy up to 50% of
D. Wolffia, Eucalyptus, Mangifera are the volume of the cell.
angiosperms.
Choose the correct option. 25. Match List-I with List-II to find out the correct
(1) I, II (2) II, III option.
(3) III, IV (4) I, IV List-I List-II
(Arrangement of ovules) (Example)
21. Choose the incorrect statement from the following. I. Ovules are borne on A. Sunflower
(1) Pea seeds are non-endospermic. central axis and septa are
(2) Monocot seeds are generally endospermic. absent
(3) Orchids have endospermic seeds. II. Ovary is one-chambered B. Dianthus
(4) Orchids are monocots. but it becomes two
chambered due to the
22. Initiation of lateral roots in a dicot plant takes place formation of the false
from the cells of; septum
(1) pericycle. III. Placenta is axial and the C. Tomato
(2) conjuctive tissue. ovules are attached to it in
(3) casparian strips. a multilocular ovary
(4) endodermis. IV. Placenta develops at the D. Mustard
base of ovary and a single
23. How many of the following characteristics are ovule is attached to it
present in china rose? (1) I - B, II - C, III - D, IV - D
Two leaves arising at each node opposite to each (2) I - D, II - B, III - C, IV - A
other, marginal placentation, Stamens in two (3) I - B, II - D, III - C, IV - A
bundles, overlapping margin of floral appendages, (4) I - C, II - A, III - B, IV - D
gynoecium occupying the highest position.
(1) Two (2) Zero
(3) Three (4) Five
■■■

[3]
 AITS PRACTICE SHEET
Dropper NEET (2024)

AITS Test No.: 02 Date: 24/12/2023

Answer Key
1. (1) 14. (3)
2. (2) 15. (3)
3. (3) 16. (4)
4. (2) 17. (1)
5. (1) 18. (2)
6. (4) 19. (2)
7. (4) 20. (4)
8. (2) 21. (3)
9. (4) 22. (1)
10. (3) 23. (1)
11. (1) 24. (2)
12. (1) 25. (3)
13. (3)

PW Web/App - https://smart.link/7wwosivoicgd4

Library- https://smart.link/sdfez8ejd80if

[4]