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Morphology of Flowering Plants · Question 101

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1

The fleshy receptacle of syconus of fig encloses a number of

  1. berries
  2. mericarps
  3. achenes
  4. samaras

Answer

(3) achenes

Solution

Syconus is the composite (multiple) fruit of fig, developed from a hypanthodium inflorescence.

⇒ The receptacle becomes fleshy and hollow, and encloses many small female flowers; each develops into a tiny, dry, one-seeded fruit called an achene.

∴ The fleshy receptacle of syconus encloses a number of achenes.

Answer: (3)

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2

Dry indehiscent single-seeded fruit formed from bicarpellary syncarpous inferior ovary is

  1. berry
  2. cremocarp
  3. caryopsis
  4. cypsella
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3

Replum is present in the ovary of flower of

  1. sunflower
  2. pea
  3. lemon
  4. mustard
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4

The fruit is chambered, developed from inferior ovary and has seeds with succulent testa in

  1. guava
  2. cucumber
  3. pomegranate
  4. orange
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5

Endosperm is consumed by developing embryo in the seed of

  1. pea
  2. maize
  3. coconut
  4. castor
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6

Pentamerous actinomorphic flowers, bicarpellary ovary with oblique septa, and fruit capsule or berry, are characteristic features of

  1. Liliaceae
  2. Asteraceae
  3. Brassicaceae
  4. Solanaceae
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7

Pineapple (ananas) fruit develops from

  1. a multilocular monocarpellary flower
  2. a unilocular polycarpellary flower
  3. a multipistillate syncarpous flower
  4. a cluster of compactly borne flowers on a common axis
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8

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

  1. Litchi
  2. Custard apple
  3. Pomegranate
  4. Orange
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9

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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10

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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11

Edible part of mango is

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