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Morphology of Flowering Plants · Question 108

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1

In which of the following fruits, the edible part is the aril?

  1. Litchi
  2. Custard apple
  3. Pomegranate
  4. Orange

Answer

(1) Litchi

Solution

∵ The aril is a fleshy outgrowth of the funicle (or hilum) covering the seed.

∵ In litchi the edible fleshy part is the aril.

∵ Custard apple — fleshy fused carpels (pericarp); pomegranate — juicy testa (outer seed coat); orange — juicy hairs of the endocarp ⇒ options (2), (3) and (4) are wrong.

Answer: (1)

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2

Which of the following represents the edible part of the fruit of litchi?

  1. Mesocarp
  2. Endocarp
  3. Pericarp
  4. Juicy aril
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3

The ability of the Venus Flytrap to capture insects is due to

  1. specialized “muscle-like” cells
  2. chemical stimulation by the prey
  3. a passive process requiring no special ability on the part of the plant
  4. rapid turgor pressure changes.
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4

Edible part of mango is

  1. endocarp
  2. receptacle
  3. epicarp
  4. mesocarp
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5

In a longitudinal section of a root, starting from the tip upward, the four zones occur in the following order :-

  1. Cell division, cell enlargement, cell maturation, root cap
  2. Root cap, cell division, cell enlargement, cell maturation
  3. Root cap, cell division, cell maturation, cell enlargement
  4. Cell division, cell maturation, cell enlargement, root cap
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6

Juicy hair-like structures observed in the lemon fruit develop from

  1. exocarp
  2. mesocarp
  3. endocarp
  4. mesocarp and endocarp.
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7

The aleurone layer in maize grain is specially rich in :-

  1. Lipids
  2. Proteins
  3. Auxins
  4. Starch
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8

Geocarpic fruit is

  1. potato
  2. peanut
  3. onion
  4. garlic.
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9

Edible part in mango is

  1. mesocarp
  2. epicarp
  3. endocarp
  4. epidermis
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10

Choose the correct match. Bladderwort, sundew, Venus flytrap

  1. Nepenthes, Dionaea, Drosera
  2. Nepenthes, Utricularia, Vanda
  3. Utricularia, Drosera, Dionaea
  4. Dionaea, Trapa, Vanda.
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11

Bicarpellary gynoecium and oblique ovary occurs in

  1. mustard
  2. banana
  3. Pisum
  4. brinjal
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