MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS

1. ALGAL TECHNOLOGY
1.The branch of science that deals with the study of algae is called
(a)Mycology (b)Phycology
(c)Virology (d)Bacteriology
2.A rapid growth of microscopic algae or cyanobacteria in water,often resulting in a coloured scum
on the surface is called
(a)Macro algae (b)Micro algae
(c)Algal bloom (d)Coraline algae
3.Who first coined the term algae?
(a)Endlicher (b)Thurret
(c)Linnaeus (d)F. E. Fritsch
4.The colonies formed by the products of limited cell divisions contain limited number of cells are
called
(a)Coenobium (b)Palmelloid
(c)Dendroid (d)Trichothallic
5.Fristch classification was introduced in
(a)1836 (b)1922
(c)1935 (d)1914
6.Which is known as Grass green algae?
(a)Bacillariophyceae (b)Phaeophyceae
(c)Rhodophyceae (d)Chlorophyceae
7.Cyanophyceae comes under the division__________
(a)Chrysophyta (b)Cyanophyta
(c)Phaeophyta (d)Xanthophyta
8.Which is the colouring material in Bacillariophyceae?
(a)Phycocyanin (b)Phycoerythrin
(c)Diatamin (d)Fucoxanthin
9. The storage food material in Dinophyceae is
(a)Starch (b)Floridine
(c)Protein granules (d)Carbohydrate
10.Blue colour pigment is due to________
(a)Fucoxanthin (b)Phycocyanin
(c)Phycoerythrin (d)Diatamin

2. 11.Which is known as Golden brown algae?
(a)Euglenophyta (b)Pyrophyta
(c)Rhodophyta (d)Chrysophyta
12.Which is known as Green algae?
(a)Chlorophyta (b)Cyanophyta
(c)Phaeophyta (d)Pyrophyta
13.In which year smith proposed classification of algae?
(a)1967 (b)1954
(c)1955 (d)1935
14.Laminaria is an example for
(a)Phaeophyta (b)Pyrophyta
(c)Chlorophyta (d)Chrysophyta
15.Gracilaria is an example for
(a)Phaeophyceae (b)Rhodophyceae
(c)Chlorophyceae (d)Cyanophyceae
16.The habitat for Chloromonodineae is in
(a)Marine water (b)Fresh water
(c)Brackish water (d)Fresh & Marine Water
17.The cell wall of Chlorophyta contains
(a)Algin (b)Hemicellulose
(c)Cellulose (d)Peptidoglycan layer
18.Reproduction takes place in Euglenophyta is
(a)Isogamous (b)Oogamous
(c)Sexual (d)Asexual
19.Which is known as Blue green algae?
(a)Phaeophyta (b)Cyanophyta
(c)Chlorophyta (d)Chrysophyta
20.Which is known as Red algae?
(a)Euglenophyta (b)Pyrophyta
(c)Rhodophyta (d)Chrysophyta