List of top Botany Questions asked in CUET (PG)

Morchella esculenta, often found growing under trees in orchards, with an edible ascocarp, belongs to the class___.

Glyphosate resembles phosphoenol pyruvate and inhibits the enzyme EPSP synthetase which synthesises____.

Ergotism, which is characterized by gangrene, nervous spasm, burning sensation, hallucinations and temporary 'insanity' is caused by

The advanced characters exhibited by the members of basidiomycotina include:
(A) No specialized sex organ are formed 
(B) Several types of spore in the life-cycle 
(C) Spores are endogenous in nature 
(D) Formation of dikaryotic cells by clamp connection 
(E) Presence of dolipore septa 
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Given below are two statements: One is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R):
Assertion (A): Cotton and linen textiles have long durability due to cellulose's side- by-side aggregates which form molecular cables. 
Reasons (R): Durability of cellulose is due to a-(1-6) glycosidic bonds. 
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Many fungi have no known sexual stages in their life-cycle. Mycologists have traditionally grouped such fungi into

Covered smuts' disease in Barley is caused by

Rhodophyceae possesses the following unique characteristics
(A) The septa between the adjacent cells have 'pit connections' 
(B) The flagellated motile stages are totally absent 
(C) Red algae exhibit low degree of epiphytism and parasitism 
(D) They contain water soluble phycocyanin pigment 
(E) The accumulated photosynthetic product is floridean starch 
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Match List I with List II

	List I-(Fruiting body)		List II-(Sub-division/order)
A	Cleistothecium	I	Hemiascomycetes
B	Asci (naked)	II	Erysiphales
C	Apothecium	III	Pyrenomycetes
D	Perithecium	IV	Discomycetes

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The time interval between the formation of successive leaf primordia is termed as

Transformation, a phenomenon responsible for recombination in microbes was discovered by

The influenza virus carry functional surface projections called spike which contains unique enzyme known as

False branching of thallus is observed in

Heterocyst a thick-walled, pale-yellow, barrel-shaped structure found in blue-green algae, helps in

Match List I with List II

LIST I		LIST II
A	Anthoceros	I	Hornworts
B	Sphagnum	II	Maiden hair ferm
C	Adiantum	III	Royal ferm
D	Osmunda	IV	Peat moss

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Fibers commonly formed in the secondary xylem of tension wood are termed:

Match List I with List II

LIST I		LIST II
A	Lutoids	I	Sieve elements
B	Nacre' wall	II	Idioblast
C	Cystolith	III	Cork cambium
D	Phelloid cell	IV	Laticifers

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Match List I with List II

LIST I		LIST II
A	WUSCHEL gene	I	Stomata
B	TOO MANY MOUTHS gene	II	Vascular bundles
C	GLABROUS gene	III	Shoot Apical Meristem
D	Wilted gene	IV	Trichome

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Among the fossils, well preserved leaf venation pattern can be seen in:

_____has elaterophores present in the apical region of the capsule.

Gradate sori can be seen in:

Aflatoxins are produced by:

Match List I with List II

LIST I Name		LIST II Organism
A	Black wart disease of potato	I	Synchytrium endobioticum
B	Black Mould	II	Achyla bisexualis
C	Water Mould	III	Aspergillus niger
D	Blue or Green Mold	IV	Penicillium chrysogenum

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Parasexual cycle brings variation in those fungi where sexual reproduction is absent. Arrange the following steps involved in the cycle sequentially:
A. Multiplication of diploid nuclei.
B. Formation of heterokaryotic mycelium and nuclear fusion.
C. Sorting of diploid nuclei and occasional haplodization of diploid nuclei.
D. Occasional mitotic crossing over.
E. Sorting of new haploid strain.
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Match List I with List II

LIST I Botanical Name		LIST II English Name
A	Cucumis sativa	I	Pumpkin
B	Cucumis melo	II	Melon
C	Curcurbita pepo	III	Cucumber
D	Citrullus lanatus	IV	Water melon

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