Which of the following angiosperm plant is used to treat breast cancer?
a) Taxus baccata
b) Cinchona succiruba
c) Narcissus spp.
d) Atropa belladonna
Explanation: commonly known as English yew. The leaves of this plant is used to synthesize a compound called taxols
Which of the following angiosperm plant is used to treat malaria?
a) Taxus baccata
b) Cinchona succiruba
c) Narcissus spp.
d) Atropa belladonna
Explanation: commonly known as fever tree and produces quinine
Quinine , an anti-malarial drug obtained from…….
a) Taxus baccata
b) Cinchona succiruba
c) Narcissus spp.
d) Atropa belladonna
Vascular Plants as Successful Land Plants:
Which of the following is the most highly evolved sub-classes of spermatophyte (seed plants)?
a) angiospermae
b) gymnospermae
c) bryophytes
d) ferns
How many estimated families of spermatophyta are known today?
a) 100
b) 200
c) 300
d) 400
