NEET Plant Kingdom PYQ practice sheet

17 previous-year NEET Botany questions from Plant Kingdom, newest papers first. Plant Kingdom carries 23 of the Botany questions in NEET 2020 to 2026, so this is a good place to test yourself after revising the chapter. Marking: +4 correct, −1 wrong.

1. 1.

   RE-NEET 2026

   Given below are two statements: Statement I: In gymnosperms, the male and female gametophytes remain within the sporangia. Statement II: In gymnosperms, seeds are not covered. In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:

   • (A)
     Both Statement I and Statement II are correct
   • (B)
     Both Statement I and Statement II are incorrect
   • (C)
     Statement I is correct but Statement II is incorrect
   • (D)
     Statement I is incorrect but Statement II is correct
2. 2.

   RE-NEET 2026

   Sphenopsida class belongs to _____________.

   • (A)
     bryophytes
   • (B)
     pteridophytes
   • (C)
     angiosperms
   • (D)
     gymnosperms
3. 3.

   NEET 2026

   In which one of the following, the ovules are not enclosed by an ovary wall and remain exposed?

   • (A)
     Funaria
   • (B)
     Wolffia
   • (C)
     Selaginella
   • (D)
     Pinus
4. 4.

   NEET 2024

   Read the following statements and choose the set of correct statements. In the members of Phaeophyceae: A. Asexual reproduction occurs usually by biflagellate zoospores. B. Sexual reproduction is by oogamous method only. C. Stored food is in the form of carbohydrates which is either mannitol or laminarin. D. The major pigments found are chlorophyll a, c and carotenoids and xanthophyll. E. Vegetative cells have a cellulosic wall, usually covered on the outside by gelatinous coating of algin. Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

   • (A)
     B, C, D and E only
   • (B)
     A, B, C and E only
   • (C)
     A, B, C and D only
   • (D)
     A, C, D and E only
5. 5.

   NEET 2023

   Given below are two statements : One is labelled as Assertion A and the other is labelled as Reason R : Assertion A : The first stage of gametophyte in the life cycle of moss is protonema stage. Reason R : Protonema develops directly from spores produced in capsule. In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below :

   • (A)
     A is not correct but R is correct.
   • (B)
     Both A and R are correct and R is the correct explanation of A.
   • (C)
     Both A and R are correct but R is NOT the correct explanation of A.
   • (D)
     A is correct but R is not correct.
6. 6.

   NEET 2023

   Identify the pair of heterosporous pteridophytes among the following :

   • (A)
     Equisetum and Salvinia
   • (B)
     Lycopodium and Selaginella
   • (C)
     Selaginella and Salvinia
   • (D)
     Psilotum and Salvinia
7. 7.

   NEET 2023

   Given below are two statements : One is labelled as Assertion A and the other is labelled as Reason R : Assertion A : In gymnosperms the pollen grains are released from the microsporangium and carried by air currents. Reason R : Air currents carry the pollen grains to the mouth of the archegonia where the male gametes are discharged and pollen tube is not formed. In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below :

   • (A)
     A is false but R is true.
   • (B)
     Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
   • (C)
     Both A and R are true but R is NOT the correct explanation of A.
   • (D)
     A is true but R is false.
8. 8.

   NEET 2022

   Hydrocolloid carrageen is obtained from:

   • (A)
     Phaeophyceae only
   • (B)
     Chlorophyceae and Phaeophyceae
   • (C)
     Phaeophyceae and Rhodophyceae
   • (D)
     Rhodophyceae only
9. 9.

   NEET 2022

   Which of the following is incorrectly matched?

   • (A)
     Volvox - Starch
   • (B)
     Ectocarpus - Fucoxanthin
   • (C)
     Ulothrix - Mannitol
   • (D)
     Porphyra - Floridean Starch
10. 10.

    NEET 2022

    Match the plant with the kind of life cycle it exhibits: Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

    • (A)
      (a)-(ii), (b)-(iv), (c)-(i), (d)-(iii)
    • (B)
      (a)-(iv), (b)-(i), (c)-(ii), (d)-(iii)
    • (C)
      (a)-(ii), (b)-(iii), (c)-(iv), (d)-(i)
    • (D)
      (a)-(iii), (b)-(iv), (c)-(i), (d)-(ii)
11. 11.

    NEET 2021

    Which of the following algae produce Carrageen ?

    • (A)
      Brown algae
    • (B)
      Red algae
    • (C)
      Blue-green algae
    • (D)
      Green algae
12. 12.

    NEET 2021

    Genera like Selaginella and Salvinia produce two kinds of spores. Such plants are known as :

    • (A)
      Heterosporous
    • (B)
      Heterosorus
    • (C)
      Homosporous
    • (D)
      Homosorus
13. 13.

    NEET 2021

    Which of the following plants is monoecious ?

    • (A)
      Cycas circinalis
    • (B)
      Marchantia polymorpha
    • (C)
      Chara
    • (D)
      Carica papaya
14. 14.

    NEET 2021

    Which of the following algae contains mannitol as reserve food material ?

    • (A)
      Ulothrix
    • (B)
      Gracilaria
    • (C)
      Volvox
    • (D)
      Ectocarpus
15. 15.

    NEET 2020

    The plant parts which consist of two generations - one within the other : (a) Pollen grains inside the anther (b) Germinated pollen grain with two male gametes (c) Seed inside the fruit (d) Embryo sac inside the ovule

    • (A)
      (a) only
    • (B)
      (a), (b) and (c)
    • (C)
      (c) and (d)
    • (D)
      (a) and (d)
16. 16.

    NEET 2020

    Which of the following pairs is of unicellular algae?

    • (A)
      Laminaria and Sargassum
    • (B)
      Gelidium and Gracilaria
    • (C)
      Anabaena and Volvox
    • (D)
      Chlorella and Spirulina
17. 17.

    NEET 2020

    Floridean starch has structure similar to :

    • (A)
      Starch and cellulose
    • (B)
      Amylopectin and glycogen
    • (C)
      Mannitol and algin
    • (D)
      Laminarin and cellulose