Chapter: Morphology of Flowering Plants

Identify the incorrect statement.

The roots that originate from the base of the stem are

Pneumatophores occur in

Plants, which produce characteristic pneumatophores and show vivipary belong to

Roots play insignificant role in absorption of water in

Roots of which plant contains an oxidising agent?

The plant, which bears clinging roots, is

The plant which bears clingingroots is

Buttress roots are found in

Velamen is found in

In Bougainvillea thorns are the modifications of

Stems modified into flat green organs performing the functions of leaves are known as

Which of the following is not a stem modification?

An example of edible underground stem is

The ‘eyes’ of the potato tuber are

Vegetative propagation in mintoccurs by

Vegetative reproduction of Agave occurs through

New banana plants develop from

Large, empty colourless cells of the adaxial epidermis along the veins of grass leaves are

Which of the following shows whorled phyllotaxy?

Phyllode is present in

Choose the correct match. Bladderwort, Sundew, Venus fly trap

Hypanthodium is

A family delimited by type of inflorescence is

Correct position of floral parts over thalamus in mustard plant is

Ray florets have

The ovary is half inferior in

Placentation in which ovules develop on the inner wall of the ovary or in peripheral part, is

Bicarpellary ovary with obliquely placed septum is seen in

Match the placental types (Column I) with their examples (Column II)

Select the correct option from the following

The standard petal of a papilionaceous corolla is also called

Tricarpellary, syncarpous gynoecium is found in flowers of

Free-central placentation is found in

Radial symmetry is found in the flowers of

How many plants among Indigofera, Sesbania, Salvia, Allium, Aloe, mustard, groundnut, radish, gram and turnip have stamens with different lengths in their flowers?

The term ‘polyadelphous’ is related to

Flowers are unisexual in

Axile placentation is present in

Among China rose, mustard, brinjal, potato, guava, cucumber, onion and tulip, how many plants have superior ovary?

Placenta and pericarp are both edible portions in

When the margins of sepals or petals overlap one another without any particular direction, the condition is termed as

Among bitter gourd, mustard, brinjal, pumpkin, China rose, lupin, cucumber, sunnhemp, gram, guava, bean, chilli, plum, Petunia, tomato, rose, Withania, potato, onion, aloe and tulip, how many plants have hypogynous flower?

In China rose the flowers are

Placentation in tomato and lemon is

Cymose inflorescence is present in

The gynoecium consists of many free pistils in flowers of

Which one of the following statements is correct?

Flowers are zygomorphic in

The ovary is half inferior in flowers Of

Keel is characteristic of the flowers of

In unilocular ovary with a single ovule, the placentation is

The technical term used for the androecium in a flower of China rose (Hibiscus rosa sinensis) is

An example of axile placentation is

What type of placentation is seen in sweet pea?

Long filamentous threads protruding at the end of the young cob of maize are

Bicarpellary gynoecium and oblique ovary occurs in

The type of placentation in which ovary is syncarpous, unilocular and ovules on sutures is called

Angiosperm to which the largest flowers belong is

Floral features are chiefly used in angiosperms identification because

Which one yields fibre?

Identify the correct features of mango and coconut fruits.
(i) In both fruit is a drupe
(ii) Endocarp is edible in both
(iii) Mesocarp in coconut is fibrous and in mango it is fleshy
(iv) In both, fruit develops from monocarpellary ovary
Select the correct option.

An aggregate fruit is one which develops from

How many plants in the list given below have composite fruits that develop from an inflorescence?
Walnut, poppy, radish, fig, pineapple, apple, tomato, mulberry

The coconut water and the edible part of coconut are equivalent to

A drupe develops in

A fruit developed from hypanthodium inflorescence is called

The fruit is chambered, developed from inferior ovary and has seeds with succulent testa in

The fleshy receptacle of syconous of fig encloses a number of

Dry indehiscent single-seeded fruit formed from bicarpellary syncarpous inferior ovary is

Pineapple (ananas) fruit develops from

Juicy hair-like structures observed in the lemon fruit develop from

Edible part in mango is

Geocarpic fruits are produced by

Geocarpic fruit is

Which is correct pair for edible part?

Edible part of banana is

Edible part in litchi is

Which plant will lose its economic value if its fruits are produced by induced parthenocarpy?

Which one of the following is a true fruit?

Which part of the coconut produces coir?

Mango juice is got from

Fruit of groundnut is

The body of the ovule is fused within the funicle at

Persistent nucellus in the seed is known as

The morphological nature of the edible part of coconut is

Which one of the following statements is correct?

Seed coat is not thin, membranous in

Perisperm differs from endosperm in

Cotyledons and testa are edible parts of

An example of a seed with endosperm, perisperm and caruncle is

In a cereal grain the single cotyledon of embryo is represented by

The embryo in sunflower has

Heterospory and seed habit are often discussed in relation to a structure called

Plant having column of vascular tissues, bearing fruits and having a tap root system is

Vivipary is

Oil reserve of groundnut is present in

Vivipary is characteristics of

Match the Column -I with Column -II.

Column I	Column II
A.	1. Brassicaceae
B.	2. Liliaceae
C.	3. Fabaceae
D.	4. Solanacea

Select the correct answer from the options given below.

Which of the following is the correct floral formula of Liliaceae?

Vexillary aestivation is characteristic of the family

The correct floral formula of chilli is

Which of the following is a correct pair?

Match the following and indicate which is correct?

Tetradynamous stamens are found in family

Pulses are obtained from

Epipetalous and syngenesious stamens occur in

Botanical name of cauliflower is

Floral formula of tomato/tobacco is