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Morphology of Flowering Plants · Question 109

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1

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

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

Answer

(4) Juicy aril

Solution

In litchi the pericarp is a thin, rough, leathery rind and is not eaten.

⇒ The white, juicy, fleshy part that is eaten grows from the funicle / seed coat and surrounds the seed; it is the aril.

∴ The edible part of litchi is the juicy aril.

Answer: (4)

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2

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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3

Edible part of mango is

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

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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5

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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6

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

  1. Lipids
  2. Proteins
  3. Auxins
  4. Starch
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7

Geocarpic fruit is

  1. potato
  2. peanut
  3. onion
  4. garlic.
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8

Edible part in mango is

  1. mesocarp
  2. epicarp
  3. endocarp
  4. epidermis
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9

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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10

Bicarpellary gynoecium and oblique ovary occurs in

  1. mustard
  2. banana
  3. Pisum
  4. brinjal
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11

Tetradynamous conditions occur in

  1. Cruciferae
  2. Malvaceae
  3. Solanaceae
  4. Liliaceae
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