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Morphology of Flowering Plants · Question 83

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1

A drupe develops in

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

Answer

(1) mango

Solution

As per NCERT, in mango and coconut the fruit is a drupe; it develops from a monocarpellary superior ovary and is one-seeded, with a thin epicarp, fleshy edible mesocarp and hard stony endocarp.

∵ Wheat has a caryopsis, pea a legume (pod) and tomato a berry,

∴ mango.

Answer: (1)

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2

The correct floral formula of chilli is

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

The "eyes" of the potato tuber are

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

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
AIPMT 2010 (Mains)
5

The correct floral formula of soyabean is

  1. [figure]
  2. [figure]
  3. [figure]
  4. [figure]
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6

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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7

Vegetative propagation in Pistia occurs by

  1. stolon
  2. offset
  3. runner
  4. sucker
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8

Aestivation of petals in the flower of cotton is correctly shown in

  1. [figure]
  2. [figure]
  3. [figure]
  4. [figure]
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9

Keel is characteristic of the flowers of

  1. gulmohur
  2. Cassia
  3. Calotropis
  4. bean
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10

Ovary is half-inferior in the flowers of

  1. guava
  2. plum
  3. brinjal
  4. cucumber
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11

The technical term used for the androecium in a flower of China rose ( Hibiscus rosa-sinensis) is

  1. monadelphous
  2. diadelphous
  3. polyandrous
  4. polyadelphous
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