Quiz  /  NEET MCQ on Lichens

  • 1. 
    This is a crustose lichen

  • Peltigera
  • Usnea
  • Rhizocarpon
  • None of the above

  • 2. 
    Most of the scientists deem the algal-fungal relationship in lichens as helotism Helotism is a

  • master-master relationship
  • master-slave relationship
  • a kind of mutualism
  • a kind of symbiotic association

  • 3. 
    Majorly, lichens are the pollution indicators of

  • CO
  • Mercury
  • NO
  • SO

  • 4. 
    The symbiotic association of algae and fungi is known as

  • Mycorrhiza
  • lichen
  • Mycoplasma
  • Both and

  • 5. 
    Vegetative reproduction in lichens takes place by

  • isidia
  • soredia
  • fragmentation
  • all of the above

  • 6. 
    In the studies on the atmospheric pollution, lichens are important as they

  • can readily multiply in polluted atmosphere
  • are very sensitive to pollutants
  • efficiently purify the atmosphere
  • can also be grown in greatly polluted atmosphere

  • 7. 
    This lichen is pioneer in xerosere

  • fruticose lichen
  • foliose lichen
  • crustose lichen
  • leprose lichen

  • 8. 
    A common phycobiont in lichens are

  • Cetraria
  • Microcystis
  • Trebouxia
  • Oedogonium

  • 9. 
    Reindeer moss is a lichen known as

  • Usnea
  • Rocella
  • Cladonia
  • Parmelia

  • 10. 
    This about lichens is incorrect

  • Lichens are indicators of pollution
  • They grow rapidly about 2cm every day
  • Some species are eaten by reindeers
  • They have symbiotic relationship between alga and fungus
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