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Morphology of Flowering Plants · Question 41

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Cotyledon of maize grain is called

  1. coleoptile
  2. scutellum
  3. plumule
  4. coleorhiza.

Answer

(2) scutellum

Solution

As per NCERT, the embryo of a monocot seed (maize) consists of one large, shield-shaped cotyledon known as scutellum.

∵ Coleoptile and coleorhiza are sheaths enclosing the plumule and radicle respectively, and the plumule is the embryonic shoot,

∴ the cotyledon is the scutellum.

Answer: (2)

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Tricarpellary, syncarpous gynoecium is found in flowers of

  1. Fabaceae
  2. Poaceae
  3. Liliaceae
  4. Solanaceae
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The standard petal of a papilionaceous corolla is also called

  1. vexillum
  2. corona
  3. carina
  4. pappus.
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  1. gynoecium
  2. androecium
  3. corolla
  4. calyx.
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  1. Three
  2. Four
  3. Five
  4. Six
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Radial symmetry is found in the flowers of

  1. Brassica
  2. Trifolium
  3. Pisum
  4. Cassia.
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  1. Dianthus
  2. Argemone
  3. Brassica
  4. Citrus.
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  1. Three
  2. Four
  3. Five
  4. Six
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  1. pea
  2. Argemone
  3. Dianthus
  4. lemon.
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  1. pea
  2. wheat
  3. sunflower
  4. Pistia.
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  1. China rose
  2. rose
  3. guava
  4. cucumber.
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