Skip to main content

Kingdom Plantae MCQs for MDCAT Practice

Biology section, Kingdom Plantae chapter. Up to eight free sample questions, each with the correct answer and a worked explanation. The full chapter opens in the app.

The bank has 561 active questions on this chapter. Your first 500 practice attempts are free, and every attempt includes a worked explanation.

  1. Question 1
    Megaspores are produced from the megaspore mother cells after:
    • Mitotic division
    • Formation of thick wall
    • Differentiation
    • Meiotic division (correct answer)
    Correct answer: D
    Megaspores, essential for female gametophyte development in plants, arise from megaspore mother cells exclusively through meiotic division, ensuring genetic diversity.
  2. Question 2
    In a shaded forest floor, a moss grows successfully despite low water availability. Which adaptation helps it survive?
    • Cuticle and rhizoids (correct answer)
    • Flowers
    • Seeds
    • Secondary xylem
    Correct answer: A
    Mosses, lacking advanced vascular tissues, rely on specific adaptations like a cuticle and rhizoids to manage water scarcity on forest floors.
  3. Question 3
    In which of the following plant sunken stomata are found?
    • Nerium (correct answer)
    • Hydrilla
    • Mango
    • Guava
    Correct answer: A
    Sunken stomata are adaptations for water conservation in xerophytes. Nerium oleander exhibits this feature to reduce transpiration in arid environments.
  4. Question 4
    Club-mosses are also called
    • Psilopsida
    • Sphenopsida
    • Lycopsida (correct answer)
    • Pleropsida
    Correct answer: C
    Club-mosses, characterized by their moss-like appearance and vascular tissue, are classified under the division Lycopsida, distinguishing them from other seedless vascular plant groups.
  5. Question 5
    The given characteristics are present in a sporophyte.• Waxy cuticle.• Meristematic tissues.• Stomata and chloroplasts.The subdivision of bryophytes that exhibits the given sporophytic characteristics is
    • Psilopsida.
    • Bryopsida.
    • Hepaticopsida.
    • Anthoceropsida. (correct answer)
    Correct answer: D
    Anthoceropsida, a bryophyte subdivision, features sporophytes with a waxy cuticle, meristematic tissue, and stomata, distinguishing them from other bryophytes.
  6. Question 6
    Plants which produce characteristic pneumat­ophores and show vivipary belong to:
    • Halophytes (correct answer)
    • Psammophytes
    • Hydrophytes
    • Mesophytes
    Correct answer: A
    This question tests the understanding of plant adaptations to specific environments, specifically focusing on adaptations like pneumatophores and vivipary found in halophytes.
  7. Question 7
    Bryophytes are amphibians because
    • They require a layer of water for carrying out sexual reproduction (correct answer)
    • They occur in damp places
    • They are mostly aquatic
    • All the above
    Correct answer: A
    Bryophytes are called 'amphibians of the plant kingdom' primarily because their sexual reproduction is dependent on water, mirroring the amphibious lifestyle of certain animals.
  8. Question 8
    The embryo of Selaginella develops into:
    • Gametophyte
    • Thallophyte
    • Saprophyte
    • Sporophyte (correct answer)
    Correct answer: D
    Selaginella, a heterosporous lycophyte, exhibits an embryo that develops into the dominant sporophyte generation, characteristic of vascular plants.

Practise all 561 Kingdom Plantae questions

A free account keeps your correct, incorrect and unseen questions separate, and shows the explanation after every attempt.

Create a free account

Read the full Kingdom Plantae chapter notes: Kingdom Plantae notes. Or browse every chapter.