NEET Exam MCQs
Biology: Morphology of Flowering Plants Biology: Morphology of Flowering Plants 102 Questions 1 / 102 Identify the incorrect statement. Sapwood is involved in the conduction of water and minerals from root to leaf Sapwood is the innermost secondary xylem and is lighter in colour Due to deposition of tannins, resins. oils, etc., heartwood is dark in colour Heartwood does not conduct water but gives mechanical support 2 / 102 The roots that originate from the base of the stem are primary roots prop roots lateral roots fibrous roots 3 / 102 Pneumatophores occur in carnivorous plants free-floating hydrophytes halophytes submerged hydrophytes 4 / 102 Plants, which produce characteristic pneumatophores and show vivipary belong to mesophytes halophytes psammophytes hydrophytes 5 / 102 Roots play insignificant role in absorption of water in sunflower Pistia pea wheat 6 / 102 Roots of which plant contains an oxidising agent? Carrot Soyabean Mustard Radish 7 / 102 The plant, which bears clinging roots, is Trapa orchid screw pine Podostemon 8 / 102 The plant which bears clinging roots is Podostemon orchid Trapa Screwpine 9 / 102 Buttress roots are found in Sorghum Banyan Terminalia Pandanus 10 / 102 Velamen is found in roots of screwpine aerial and terrestrial roots of orchids leaves of Ficus elastica aerial roots of orchids 11 / 102 In Bougainvillea thorns are the modifications of stipules adventitious root stem leaf 12 / 102 Stems modified into flat green organs performing the functions of leaves are known as phyllodes phylloclades scales cladodes 13 / 102 Which of the following is not a stem modification? Thorns of Citrus Tendrils of cucumber Flattened structures of Opuntia Pitcher of Nepenthes 14 / 102 An example of edible underground stem is carrot groundnut sweet potato potato 15 / 102 The ‘eyes’ of the potato tuber are flower buds shoot buds axillary buds root buds 16 / 102 Vegetative propagation in mint occurs by runner offset rhizome sucker 17 / 102 Vegetative reproduction of Agave occurs through rhizome stolon bulbils sucker 18 / 102 New banana plants develop from rhizome sucker stolon seed 19 / 102 Large, empty colourless cells of the adaxial epidermis along the veins of grass leaves are lenticels guard cells bundle sheath cells bulliform cells 20 / 102 Which of the following shows whorled phyllotaxy? Mustard China rose Alstonia Calotropis 21 / 102 Phyllode is present in Asparagus Euphorbia Australian Acacia Opuntia 22 / 102 Choose the correct match. Bladderwort, Sundew, Venus fly trap Nepenthes, Dionea, Drosera Nepenthes, Utricularia, Vanda Utricularia, Drosera, Dionea Dionea, Trapa, Vanda 23 / 102 Hypanthodium is thalamus fruit inflorescence ovary 24 / 102 A family delimited by type of inflorescence is Fabaceae Asteraceae Solanaceae Liliaceae 25 / 102 Correct position of floral parts over thalamus in mustard plant is gynoecium occupies the highest position, while the other parts are situated below it gynoecium occupies the highest position, while the other parts are situated below it gynoecium is present in the centre and other parts cover it partially gynoecium is situated in the centre and other parts of the flower are located at the rim of the thalamus, at the same level 26 / 102 Ray florets have superior ovary hypogynous ovary half inferior ovary inferior ovary 27 / 102 The ovary is half inferior in mustard sunflower plum brinjal 28 / 102 Placentation in which ovules develop on the inner wall of the ovary or in peripheral part, is axile parietal free central basal 29 / 102 Bicarpellary ovary with obliquely placed septum is seen in Brassica Aloe Solanum Sesbania 30 / 102 The standard petal of a papilionaceous corolla is also called pappus vexillum corona carina 31 / 102 Tricarpellary, syncarpous gynoecium is found in flowers of Solanaceae Fabaceae Poaceae Liliaceae 32 / 102 Free-central placentation is found in Dianthus Argemone Brassica Citrus 33 / 102 Radial symmetry is found in the flowers of Brassica Trifolium Pisum Cassia 34 / 102 How many plants among Indigofera, Sesbania, Salvia, Allium, Aloe, mustard, groundnut, radish, gram and turnip have stamens with different lengths in their flowers? Three Four Five Six 35 / 102 The term ‘polyadelphous’ is related to gynoecium androecium corolla calyx 36 / 102 Flowers are unisexual in pea cucumber China rose onion 37 / 102 Axile placentation is present in dianthus lemon pea Argemone 38 / 102 Among China rose, mustard, brinjal, potato, guava, cucumber, onion and tulip, how many plants have superior ovary? Five Six Three Four 39 / 102 Placenta and pericarp are both edible portions in apple banana tomato potato 40 / 102 When the margins of sepals or petals overlap one another without any particular direction, the condition is termed as vexillary imbricate twisted valvate 41 / 102 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? Six Ten Fifteen Eighteen 42 / 102 In China rose the flowers are actinomorphic, hypogynous with twisted aestivation actinomorphic, epigynous with valvate aestivation zygomorphic, hypogynous with imbricate aestivation zygomorphic, epigynous with twisted aestivation 43 / 102 Placentation in tomato and lemon is parietal free central marginal axile 44 / 102 Cymose inflorescence is present in Solanum Sesbania Trifolium Brassica 45 / 102 The gynoecium consists of many free pistils in flowers of Aloe tomato Papaver Michelia 46 / 102 Which one of the following statements is correct? Seeds of orchids have oil-rich endosperm Placentation in primrose is basal Flower of tulip is a modified shoot In tomato, fruit is a capsule 47 / 102 Flowers are zygomorphic in gulmohur tomato datura mustard 48 / 102 The ovary is half inferior in flowers of cucumber cotton guava peach 49 / 102 Keel is characteristic of the flowers of gulmohur Cassia Calotropis bean 50 / 102 In unilocular ovary with a single ovule, the placentation is marginal basal free central axile 51 / 102 The technical term used for the androecium in a flower of China rose (Hibiscus rosa sinensis) is monadelphous diadelphous polyandrous polyadelphous 52 / 102 An example of axile placentation is Argemone Dianthus lemon marigold 53 / 102 What type of placentation is seen in sweet pea? Axile Free central Marginal Basal 54 / 102 Long filamentous threads protruding at the end of the young cob of maize are styles ovaries hairs anthers 55 / 102 Bicarpellary gynoecium and oblique ovary occurs in mustard banana Pisum brinjal 56 / 102 The type of placentation in which ovary is syncarpous, unilocular and ovules on sutures is called apical placentation parietal placentation marginal placentation superficial placentation 57 / 102 Angiosperm to which the largest flowers belong is total stem parasite partial stem parasite total root parasite partial root parasite 58 / 102 Floral features are chiefly used in angiosperms identification because flowers are of various colour flowers can be safely pressed reproductive parts are more stable and conservative than vegetative parts flowers are nice to work with 59 / 102 Which one yields fibre? Coconut Oak Teak Sissoo 60 / 102 An aggregate fruit is one which develops from multicarpellary syncarpous gynoecium multicarpellary apocarpus gynoecium complete inflorescence multicarpellary superior ovary 61 / 102 How many plants in the list given below have composite fruits that develop from an inflorescence? Walnut, poppy, radish, fig, pineapple, apple, tomato, mulberry Four Five Two Three 62 / 102 The coconut water and the edible part of coconut are equivalent to endosperm endocarp mesocarp embryo 63 / 102 A drupe develops in wheat pea tomato mango 64 / 102 A fruit developed from hypanthodium inflorescence is called hesperidium sorosis syconus caryopsis 65 / 102 The fruit is chambered, developed from inferior ovary and has seeds with succulent testa in pomegranate orange guava cucumber 66 / 102 The fleshy receptacle of syconous of fig encloses a number of achenes samaras berries mericarps 67 / 102 Dry indehiscent single-seeded fruit formed from bicarpellary syncarpous inferior ovary is caryopsis cypsela berry cremocarp 68 / 102 Pineapple (ananas) fruit develops from a multipistillate syncarpous flower a cluster of compactly borne flowers on a common axis a multilocular monocarpellary flower a unilocular polycarpellary flower 69 / 102 Juicy hair-like structures observed in the lemon fruit develop from mesocarp and endocarp exocarp mesocarp endocarp 70 / 102 Edible part in mango is mesocarp epicarp endocarp epidermis 71 / 102 Geocarpic fruits are produced by onion watermelon ground nut carrot 72 / 102 Geocarpic fruit is potato groundnut onion garlic 73 / 102 Which is correct pair for edible part? Tomato — Thalamus Maize — Cotyledons Guava — Mesocarp Date palm — Pericarp 74 / 102 Edible part of banana is epicarp mesocarp and less developed endocarp endocarp and less developed mesocarp epicarp and mesocarp 75 / 102 Edible part in litchi is mesocarp fleshy aril endosperm pericarp 76 / 102 Which plant will lose its economic value if its fruits are produced by induced parthenocarpy? Grape Pomegranate Banana Orange 77 / 102 Which one of the following is a true fruit? Apple Pear Cashewnut Coconut 78 / 102 Which part of the coconut produces coir? Seed coat Mesocarp Epicarp Pericarp 79 / 102 Mango juice is got from epicarp mesocarp endocarp pericarp and thalamus 80 / 102 Fruit of groundnut is legume caryopsis berry nut 81 / 102 The body of the ovule is fused within the funicle at micropyle nucellus chalaza hilum 82 / 102 Persistent nucellus in the seed is known as perisperm hilum tegmen chalaza 83 / 102 The morphological nature of the edible part of coconut is perisperm cotyledon endosperm pericarp 84 / 102 Which one of the following statements is correct? The seed in grasses is not endospermic Mango is a parthenocarpic fruit A proteinaceous aleurone layer is present in maize grain A sterile pistil is called a staminode 85 / 102 Seed coat is not thin, membranous in maize coconut groundnut gram 86 / 102 Perisperm differs from endosperm in being a haploid tissue having no reserve food being a diploid tissue its formation by fusion of secondary nucleus with several sperms 87 / 102 Cotyledons and testa are edible parts of groundnut and pomegranate walnut and tamarind french bean and coconut cashew nut and litchi 88 / 102 An example of a seed with endosperm, perisperm and caruncle is cotton coffee lily castor 89 / 102 In a cereal grain the single cotyledon of embryo is represented by scutellum prophyll coleoptile coleorhiza 90 / 102 The embryo in sunflower has one cotyledon two cotyledons many cotyledons no cotyledon 91 / 102 Heterospory and seed habit are often discussed in relation to a structure called spathe bract petiole ligule 92 / 102 Plant having column of vascular tissues, bearing fruits and having a tap root system is monocot dicot gymnosperm or dicot gymnosperm or monocot 93 / 102 Vivipary is seed germination with subterranean cotyledons seed germination with epiterranean cotyledons fruit development without pollination seed germination inside the fruit while attached to the plant 94 / 102 Oil reserve of groundnut is present in embryo cotyledons endosperm underground tubers 95 / 102 Vivipary is characteristics of mesophytes xerophytes hygrophytes halophytes 96 / 102 Vexillary aestivation is characteristic of the family Fabaceae Asteraceae Solanaceae Brassicaceae 97 / 102 Which of the following is a correct pair? Cuscuta — Parasite Dischidia — Insectivorous Opuntia — Predator Capsella — Hydrophyte 98 / 102 Match the following and indicate which is correct? Cucurbitaceae — Orange Malvaceae — Cotton Brassicaceae — Wheat Leguminosae — Sunflower 99 / 102 Tetradynamous stamens are found in family Malvaceae Solanaceae Cruciferae Liliaceae 100 / 102 Pulses are obtained from Fabaceae Asteraceae Poaceae Solanaceae 101 / 102 Epipetalous and syngenesious stamens occur in Solanaceae Brassicaceae Fabaceae Asteraceae 102 / 102 Botanical name of cauliflower is Brassica oleracea var. capitata Brassica campestris Brassica oleracea var. botrytis Brassica oleracea var. gemmifera Your score isThe average score is 0% 0% Restart quiz
Biology: Morphology of Flowering Plants
Biology: Morphology of Flowering Plants 102 Questions
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Identify the incorrect statement.
2 / 102
The roots that originate from the base of the stem are
3 / 102
Pneumatophores occur in
4 / 102
Plants, which produce characteristic pneumatophores and show vivipary belong to
5 / 102
Roots play insignificant role in absorption of water in
6 / 102
Roots of which plant contains an oxidising agent?
7 / 102
The plant, which bears clinging roots, is
8 / 102
The plant which bears clinging roots is
9 / 102
Buttress roots are found in
10 / 102
Velamen is found in
11 / 102
In Bougainvillea thorns are the modifications of
12 / 102
Stems modified into flat green organs performing the functions of leaves are known as
13 / 102
Which of the following is not a stem modification?
14 / 102
An example of edible underground stem is
15 / 102
The ‘eyes’ of the potato tuber are
16 / 102
Vegetative propagation in mint occurs by
17 / 102
Vegetative reproduction of Agave occurs through
18 / 102
New banana plants develop from
19 / 102
Large, empty colourless cells of the adaxial epidermis along the veins of grass leaves are
20 / 102
Which of the following shows whorled phyllotaxy?
21 / 102
Phyllode is present in
22 / 102
Choose the correct match. Bladderwort, Sundew, Venus fly trap
23 / 102
Hypanthodium is
24 / 102
A family delimited by type of inflorescence is
25 / 102
Correct position of floral parts over thalamus in mustard plant is
26 / 102
Ray florets have
27 / 102
The ovary is half inferior in
28 / 102
Placentation in which ovules develop on the inner wall of the ovary or in peripheral part, is
29 / 102
Bicarpellary ovary with obliquely placed septum is seen in
30 / 102
The standard petal of a papilionaceous corolla is also called
31 / 102
Tricarpellary, syncarpous gynoecium is found in flowers of
32 / 102
Free-central placentation is found in
33 / 102
Radial symmetry is found in the flowers of
34 / 102
How many plants among Indigofera, Sesbania, Salvia, Allium, Aloe, mustard, groundnut, radish, gram and turnip have stamens with different lengths in their flowers?
35 / 102
The term ‘polyadelphous’ is related to
36 / 102
Flowers are unisexual in
37 / 102
Axile placentation is present in
38 / 102
Among China rose, mustard, brinjal, potato, guava, cucumber, onion and tulip, how many plants have superior ovary?
39 / 102
Placenta and pericarp are both edible portions in
40 / 102
When the margins of sepals or petals overlap one another without any particular direction, the condition is termed as
41 / 102
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?
42 / 102
In China rose the flowers are
43 / 102
Placentation in tomato and lemon is
44 / 102
Cymose inflorescence is present in
45 / 102
The gynoecium consists of many free pistils in flowers of
46 / 102
Which one of the following statements is correct?
47 / 102
Flowers are zygomorphic in
48 / 102
The ovary is half inferior in flowers of
49 / 102
Keel is characteristic of the flowers of
50 / 102
In unilocular ovary with a single ovule, the placentation is
51 / 102
The technical term used for the androecium in a flower of China rose (Hibiscus rosa sinensis) is
52 / 102
An example of axile placentation is
53 / 102
What type of placentation is seen in sweet pea?
54 / 102
Long filamentous threads protruding at the end of the young cob of maize are
55 / 102
Bicarpellary gynoecium and oblique ovary occurs in
56 / 102
The type of placentation in which ovary is syncarpous, unilocular and ovules on sutures is called
57 / 102
Angiosperm to which the largest flowers belong is
58 / 102
Floral features are chiefly used in angiosperms identification because
59 / 102
Which one yields fibre?
60 / 102
An aggregate fruit is one which develops from
61 / 102
How many plants in the list given below have composite fruits that develop from an inflorescence? Walnut, poppy, radish, fig, pineapple, apple, tomato, mulberry
62 / 102
The coconut water and the edible part of coconut are equivalent to
63 / 102
A drupe develops in
64 / 102
A fruit developed from hypanthodium inflorescence is called
65 / 102
The fruit is chambered, developed from inferior ovary and has seeds with succulent testa in
66 / 102
The fleshy receptacle of syconous of fig encloses a number of
67 / 102
Dry indehiscent single-seeded fruit formed from bicarpellary syncarpous inferior ovary is
68 / 102
Pineapple (ananas) fruit develops from
69 / 102
Juicy hair-like structures observed in the lemon fruit develop from
70 / 102
Edible part in mango is
71 / 102
Geocarpic fruits are produced by
72 / 102
Geocarpic fruit is
73 / 102
Which is correct pair for edible part?
74 / 102
Edible part of banana is
75 / 102
Edible part in litchi is
76 / 102
Which plant will lose its economic value if its fruits are produced by induced parthenocarpy?
77 / 102
Which one of the following is a true fruit?
78 / 102
Which part of the coconut produces coir?
79 / 102
Mango juice is got from
80 / 102
Fruit of groundnut is
81 / 102
The body of the ovule is fused within the funicle at
82 / 102
Persistent nucellus in the seed is known as
83 / 102
The morphological nature of the edible part of coconut is
84 / 102
85 / 102
Seed coat is not thin, membranous in
86 / 102
Perisperm differs from endosperm in
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Cotyledons and testa are edible parts of
88 / 102
An example of a seed with endosperm, perisperm and caruncle is
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In a cereal grain the single cotyledon of embryo is represented by
90 / 102
The embryo in sunflower has
91 / 102
Heterospory and seed habit are often discussed in relation to a structure called
92 / 102
Plant having column of vascular tissues, bearing fruits and having a tap root system is
93 / 102
Vivipary is
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Oil reserve of groundnut is present in
95 / 102
Vivipary is characteristics of
96 / 102
Vexillary aestivation is characteristic of the family
97 / 102
Which of the following is a correct pair?
98 / 102
Match the following and indicate which is correct?
99 / 102
Tetradynamous stamens are found in family
100 / 102
Pulses are obtained from
101 / 102
Epipetalous and syngenesious stamens occur in
102 / 102
Botanical name of cauliflower is
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