Q11
Bicarpellary gynoecium and oblique ovary occurs in
Correct Answer
Option D
Solution
(d) Brinjal (Solanaceae) has bicarpellary gynoecium with obliquely placed ovary.
Morphology of Flowering Plants
Q12
Fruit of Mangifera indica is
Correct Answer
Option B
Solution
(b) Drupe is fleshy one-seeded indehiscent fruit, e.g., Mangifera indica.
Q13
Vexillary aestivation is characteristic of the family
Correct Answer
Option A
Solution
(a) Vexillary aestivation (papilionaceous): posterior largest petal overlaps lateral petals in Fabaceae.
Q14
Match the following and indicate which is correct
Correct Answer
Option B
Solution
(b) Cotton (Gossypium) belongs to Malvaceae.
Q15
Coconut water from a tender coconut is
Correct Answer
Option A
Solution
(a) Coconut water is free nuclear endosperm.
Q16
Floral formula of Tomato belongs to family:
Correct Answer
Option B
Solution
(b) Tomato belongs to Solanaceae — bicarpellary syncarpous superior ovary, axile placentation.
Q17
The wheat grain has an embryo with one, large, shield-shaped cotyledon known as:
Correct Answer
Option B
Solution
(b) Scutellum absorbs nutrients from endosperm during germination of wheat.
Q18
Which one of the following fruits is parthenocarpic?
Correct Answer
Option C
Solution
(c) Banana is a parthenocarpic fruit — develops without fertilization.
Q19
Cotyledon of maize grain is called
Correct Answer
Option D
Solution
(d) Scutellum is the shield-shaped single cotyledon of maize.
Q20
Which of the following is not a stem modification?
Correct Answer
Option A
Solution
(a) Pitcher of Nepenthes is a leaf modification; the others are stem modifications.
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