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Morphology of Flowering Plants · Question 78

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1

Sweet potato is homologous to

  1. potato
  2. Colocasia
  3. ginger
  4. turnip.

Answer

(4) turnip.

Solution

Homologous organs have the same origin (structure) though they may differ in function.

∵ Sweet potato is a modified adventitious root and turnip is a modified tap root – both store food,

∴ both are roots, i.e. homologous.

⇒ Potato, Colocasia and ginger are underground modified stems.

Answer: (4)

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2

Which one of the following figures represents the placentation in Dianthus?

  1. [figure]
  2. [figure]
  3. [figure]
  4. [figure]
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3

Which one of the following statements is correct?

  1. In tomato, fruit is a capsule.
  2. Seeds of orchids have oil-rich endosperm.
  3. Placentation in primrose is basal.
  4. Flower of tulip is a modified shoot.
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4

Flowers are zygomorphic in

  1. mustard
  2. gulmohur
  3. tomato
  4. Datura
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5

The ovary is half inferior in flowers of

  1. peach
  2. cucumber
  3. cotton
  4. guava
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6

A drupe develops in

  1. mango
  2. wheat
  3. pea
  4. tomato
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7

The correct floral formula of chilli is

  1. [figure]
  2. [figure]
  3. [figure]
  4. [figure]
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8

The "eyes" of the potato tuber are

  1. root buds
  2. flower buds
  3. shoot buds
  4. axillary buds.
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9

Which one of the following is a xerophytic plant in which the stem is modified into the flat green and succulent structure?

  1. Opuntia
  2. Casuarina
  3. Hydrilla
  4. Acacia
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10

The correct floral formula of soyabean is

  1. [figure]
  2. [figure]
  3. [figure]
  4. [figure]
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11

Consider the following four statements (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv) and select the right option for two correct statements. Statements : (i) In vexillary aestivation, the large posterior petal is called standard, two lateral ones are wings and two small anterior petals are termed keel. (ii) The floral formula for Liliaceae is [figure] (iii) In pea flower the stamens are monadelphous. (iv) The floral formula for Solanaceae is [figure] The correct statements are

  1. (i) and (iii)
  2. (i) and (ii)
  3. (ii) and (iii)
  4. (iii) and (iv)
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