Morphology of Flowering Plants

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Q91
The morphological nature of the edible part of coconut is:
A Cotyledon
B Endosperm
C Pericarp
D Perisperm
Correct Answer
Option B
Solution

(b) The edible part of coconut is its endosperm. Coconut has double endosperm, liquid endosperm and cellular.

Q92
Coconut fruit is a :
A Berry
B Nut
C Capsule
D Drupe
Correct Answer
Option D
Solution

(d) Coconut fruit is a drupe. A drupe is a fleshy fruit with thin skin and central stone containing the seed.

Q93
Pulses are obtained from
A Fabaceae
B Asteraceae
C Poaceae
D Solanaceae
Correct Answer
Option A
Solution

(a) Pulses which are economically important belong to the family Fabaceae.

Q94
Match the following and indicate which is correct
A Cucurbitaceae - Orange
B Malvaceae - Cotton
C Brassicaceae - Wheat
D Leguminosae - Sunflower
Correct Answer
Option B
Solution

(b) Malvaceae - Cotton.

Malvaceae, or the mallows, is a family of flowering plants estimated to contain 244 genera with 4225 known species.

Q95
Tetradynamous stamens are found in family
A Malvaceae
B Solanaceae
C Cruciferae
D Liliaceae
Correct Answer
Option C
Solution

(c) Tetradynamous stamens consist of four longsized stamens and two short-sized stamens.

Such kind of stamens are found in family Cruciferae e.g.

Sarsoo.

Q96
Bicarpellary gynoecium and oblique ovary occurs in
A Mustard
B Banana
C Pisum
D Brinjal
Correct Answer
Option D
Solution

(d) In brinjal (family Solanaceae), bicarpellary gynoecium with obliquely placed ovary is a characteristic feature.

Q97
Pentamerous, actinomorphic flowers, bicarpellate ovary with oblique septa and fruit a capsule of berry, are characteristic features of
A Brassicaceae
B Solanaceae
C Liliaceae
D Asteraceae
Correct Answer
Option B
Solution

(b) Pentamerous, actinomorphic flowers, bicarpillary ovary with oblique septa, fruit either capsule or berry are the characteristic features of family solanaceae.

Q98
What type of placentation is seen in sweet pea?
A Axile
B Free central
C Marginal
D Basal
Correct Answer
Option C
Solution

(c) In sweet pea, the gynoecium is monocarpellary and bears a single placenta along the junction of two fused margins, this is called marginal placentation.

Q99
Keel is characteristic of the flowers of:
A Gulmohur
B Cassia
C Calotropis
D Bean
Correct Answer
Option D
Solution

(d) Keel is the characteristic of the flowers of family papilionaceae.

For example, bean, gram, pea etc.

The flowers of this family have butterfly shaped corolla.

Q100
The ovary is half inferior in flowers of
A peach
B cucumber
C cotton
D guava
Correct Answer
Option A
Solution

(a) The ovary is half-inferior in flowers of peach.

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