241. Which of the following taxonomists first employed the characteristics of vascular tissue in taxonomy

A Tippo
B Engler and Prantl
C Takhatajan
D A.P. de Candolle
Answer :   A.P. de Candolle
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242. Reason of diversity in living being

A Mutation
B Long term evolutionary change
C Gradual change
D Short term evolutionary change
Answer :   Long term evolutionary change
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243. A.P. De-Candolle classified plant on the basis of

A Vascular tissue
B Embryo
C Stem
D Flower
Answer :   Vascular tissue
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244. The smallest unit of classification is

A Family
B Order
C Genus
D Species
Answer :   Species
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245. Which of the following is connecting link between reptiles and birds

A Archaeopterix
B Euglena
C Neopiline
D Latimeria
Answer :   Archaeopterix
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246. Which one pair of examples will correctly represent the grouping Spermatophyta according to one of the schemes of classifying plants

A Acacia, Sugarcane
B Pinus, Cycas
C Rhizopus, Triticum
D Ginkgo, Pisum
Answer :   Ginkgo, Pisum
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247. The most thoroughly studied of the known bacteria-plant interactions is the

A Plant growth stimulation by phosphate - solubilising bacteria
B Cyanbacterial symbiosis with some aquatic ferns
C Gall formation on certain Angiosperms by Agrobacterium
D Nodulation of Sesbania stems by nitrogen fixing bacteria
Answer :   Gall formation on certain Angiosperms by Agrobacterium
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248. Homeostasis is organism's

A tendency to change with change in environment
B tendency to resist change
C disturbance in regulatory control
D plants and animal extracts used in homeopathy
Answer :   tendency to resist change
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249. Static concept of species was put forward by

A de Candolle
B Linnaeus
C Theophrastus
D Darwin
Answer :   Linnaeus
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250. In the many bacteria, the cell membrane becomes ingavinated and folded to form

A Pili
B Cristae
C Fimbriae
D Mesosomes
Answer :   Mesosomes
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