Morphology of Flowering Plants
| 1. Which of the following plants bear hygroscopic roots? (a) Bryophyllum (b) Cuscuta (c) Vanda (d) Rhizophora |
| 2. In which of thefollowing, the plants are all roots? (a) Podostemon (b) Lemna (c) Wolffia (d) Utricularia |
| 3. The region of root hair in a root lies just behind: (a) Region of maturation (b) region of elongation (c) meristematic region (d) region of root cap |
| 4. In one of the following the stem performs the function of storage and perennation: (a) Ginger (b) wheat (c) radish (d) ground nut |
| 5. Lack of which element has made some plants insectivorous: (a) Iron (b) Magnesium (c) Nitrogen (d) sodium |
| 6. Velamen absorbs moisture from : (a) Air (b) root (c) Leaves (d) Mineral salts |
| 7. Leaves are changed into spines in xerophytic structures called: (a) Phyllode (b) cladode (c) phylloclade (d) all the above |
| 8. Match the type of fruits listed in Column I with the examples listed in Column II. Choose the correct combination. Column I Column II Capsule (p) paddy Berry (q) mango Drupe (r) sunflower cypsela (s) tomato (a) a-t,b-s,c-q,d-r (b) a-t,b-r,c-p,d-q (c )a-s,b-t,c-q,d-r (d)a-p,b-q,c-r,d-t |
| 9. In guava ,cucurbits flowers are: (a) hypogynous flower (b)epigynous flower © perigynous (d) both (a) and (c) |
| 10. Seed coat is not thin, membranous in : (a) coconut (b) ground nut (c) gram (d) maize |
| 11. What is the characteristic of haustorial roots of Cuscuta? (a) Presence of both xylem and phloem (b) Presence of only xylem © Presence of phloem (d) Absence of both xylem and phloem |
| 12. Which part of the flower is highly modified stem? (a) Androecium (b) thalamus (c) gynoecium (d) sepal |
| 13. Which plant lives in nitrogen deficient soil? (a) Neottia (b) mango (c) wheat (d) Drosera |
| 14. Angiosperms differ from gymnosperms in (a) Having compound leaves (b) being smaller in size ( c) being evergreen (d) having ovules enclosed in the ovary |
| 15. When ant part other than blade of leaf become flattened to perform function of leaf , it is : (a) Cladode (b) Phyllode (c) staminode (c) stipule |
| 16. Pericarp and placentae are edible part of simple fleshy berry fruit is: (a) Tomato (b) date palm (c) jack fruit (d) banana |
| 17. Which of the following are the characteristic features of solanaceae? (a) Exstipulate leaves (b) persistent calyx (c) racemose inflorescence (d) both (a) and (b) |
| 18. Leaf lamina is reduced in: (a) Hydrophytes (b) mesophytes (c) xerophytes (d) epiphytes |
| 19. Grasses are examples of the following typeof stem: (a) Suckers (b) runners (c) stolons (d) rhizomes |
| The leaves of dicotyledonous plants are mostly (a) Hypostomatic (b) epistomatic (c) astomatic (d) ampistomatic |
| 21. Parallel multicostate venation is found in (a) Plum (b) palm (c) castor (d) cucurbita |
| 22. The tendrils in smilax are the modification of (a) Leaf (b) stem (c) stipules (d) leaflet |
| 23. The vegetable cabbage is a (a) Modified stem (b) inflorescence (c) rhizome (d) bud |
| 24. The edible portion in radish is (a) Fleshy stem ( b) fleshy root (c) tuber (d) corm |
| 25. The flower is modified (a) Shoot (b) branch (c) leaf let (d) stipule |
| 26. In potato food is stored in (a) Stem (b) root (c) petiole (d) leaves |
| 27. If leaf base is swollen , it is called as (a) Epipodium (b) stylopodium (c) pulvinus (d) pinnule |
| 28. Mint plant produces (a) Rhizome (b) offset (c) stolon (d) sucker |
| 29. The spice clove is dried (a) Flower (b) flower bud (c) fruit (d) seed |
| 30. Spot out the stranger (a) Radish (b) carrot (c) brinjal (d) turnip |
| 31. Succulents are likely to be found in (a) Tropical rain forest (b) deciduous forest (c) desert (d) tundra |
| 32. The family cruciferae is also known as (a) Tetradynaceae (b) brassicaeae (c) raphanaceae (d) siliquaceae |
| 33. In compositae the placentation is (a) Basal (b) marginal (c) free central (d) axile |
| 34. Mimosa belongs to the family (a) Mimosodae (b) rosaceae (c) malvaceae (d) cruciferae |
| 35. Perianth is reduced to lodicules in the family (a) Lilliaceae (b) graminae (c) compositae (d) Malvaceae |
| 36. The inflorescence in compositae is (a) Umbel (b) spike (c) capitulum (d) catkin |
| 37. Triticumaestivumis (a) Diploid (b) triploid (c) haploid (d) hexaploid |
| 38. In which of the following families calyx is modified into pappus (a) Cruciferae (b) leguminoceae (c) compositae (d) solanaceae |
| 39. Papilionaceous corolla is found in (a) Pisumsativum (b) mimosa pudica (c) delonix (d) brassica |
| 40. The placenta is attached to the developing seed near the (a) Testa (b) hilum (c) micropyle (d) chalaza |
| 41. Climbing roots occur in (a) Vanilla (b) vanda (c) pongamia (d) taeniophylum |
| 42. Approximately diameter of Victoria leaf is (a) 1m (b) 1.3m (c) 3m (d) 2m |
| 43. Botanical name of venus fly trap is (a) Aldrovanda (b) dionaea (c) utricularia (d) napanthus |
| 44. Black pepper is a (a) Tree (b) climber (c) shrub (d) herb |
| 45. The ovary is half inferior in flowers of (a) Sunflower (b) lemon (c) mustard (d) pea |
| 46. Stipular tendril modification found in (a) Smilax (b) pea (c) guava (d) mimosa pudica |
| 47. Viscum is a (a) Total stem parasite (b) total root parasite (c) partial stem parasite (d) partial root parasite |
ANSWER KEYS
| 1 (c) | 2 (a) | 3 (b) | 4 (a) | 5 (c) | 6 (a) | 7 ( c) | 8 (a) | 9 (b) | 10(a) |
| 11(a) | 12(b) | 13(d) | 14(d) | 15(b) | 16(a) | 17(d) | 18(c) | 19(b) | 20(a) |
| 21(b) | 22(c) | 23(a) | 24(b) | 25(a) | 26(c) | 27(d) | 28(b) | 29(c) | 30(c) |
| 31(b) | 32 (b) | 33(a) | 34(a) | 35(b) | 36(c) | 37(d) | 38(c) | 39(a) | 40 |
| 41(b) |