Chapter 4 - Morphology Of Flowering Plants Flashcards
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In dicots ,direct elongation of _______ leads to the formation of PRIMARY ROOTS .
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RADICLE
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Which root system is present in MUSTARD plant -
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Tap root system
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The ________ root and its branches constitute the tap root system .
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Primary
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In _______ , primary root is short lived .
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Monocots
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From where does the FIBROUS root system originate ?
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From the base of the stem
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In monocots , primary roots are replaced by -
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Fibrous roots
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Type of roots present in grasses -
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Adventitious
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Type of roots present in MONSTERA
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Adventitious
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Banyan tree has _____ roots .
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Adventitious
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Wheat has _______ root system .
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Fibrous
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Do roots synthesise plant growth regulators ?
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Yes
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Root cap is present at the ______ of the root .
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Apex
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A few millimetres above the root cap is present ______ .
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The region of meristematic activity
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The region of root whose CELLS ARE VERY SMALL , THIN-WALLED AND WITH DENSE PROTOPLASM .
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Region of meristematic activity
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The cells of this region of root divide rapidly .
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Region of meristematic activity
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Region of root responsible of growth of root in length and enlargement
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Region of Elongation
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Cells of _____________ region of root gradually differentiate and mature
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Region of Elongation
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The Region of root from which epidermal cells form root hair
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Region of Maturation
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_____ roots of carrot , turnip get modified to store food .
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Tap
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_________ roots of sweet potato get swollen to store food .
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Adventitious
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Stems of maize and sugarcane shave ________ roots .
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Stilt
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Supporting roots which come out of the lower nodes of the stem -
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Stilt roots
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Banyan has _______ roots.
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Prop
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Roots which help to oxygen for respiration -
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Pneumatophores
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______ bears nodes and internodes .
Stem
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_____ of Zaminkand is modified to store food in them .
Underground stem
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________ of Colocasia are modified to store food in them .
Underground stem
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________ of turmeric is modified to store food in them .
Underground stem
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They also act as organs of perrennation to tide over conditions unfavourable for growth -
Underground stems ( of potato , ginger, turmeric ,zaminkand , colocasia )
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Stem tendrils develop from ________ .
Axillary bud
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Stem tendrils are found in -
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All GOURDS (watermelon , pumpkin , cucumber ) and
GRAPEVINES
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Watermelon has _______ tendril .
Stem
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Cucumber has ______ tendril .
Stem
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Grapevines have ______ tendrils .
Stem
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_______ of stems may get modified into thorns .
Axillary buds
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Thorns of citrus are modifications of -
Stem
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Thorns of bougainvillea are modifications of
Stem
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Stem of bougainvillea is modified into -
Thorns
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Stem of citrus is modified into -
Thorn
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Stem of pumpkin is modified into -
Tendrils
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Stem of grapevine is modified into -
Tendril
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Plants in arid region modify their stems into flattened structures as in -
Opuntia
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Plant of arid region which modifies its stem into FLESHY CYLINDRICAL structure -
Euphorbia
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Modified _______ of opuntia carries out photosynthesis .
Stem
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_________ of grasses spread to new niches and form new plants .
Underground stem
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Underground stem of _______ and _________ spread to new niches and when older parts die ,new plants are formed .
Grass ad strawberry
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In ______ and _______ , lateral branch arises from the base of the main axis and after growing aerially for sometime arch downward to touch ground .
Mint and
| JASMINE
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A lateral branch with SHORT INTERNODES and each NODE BEARING A ROSSETTE OF LEAVES and a tuft of roots is found in AQUATIC PLANTS like _________ and ___________ .
Pistil
| Eichhornia
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In ___ , _______ and _______ lateral branches originate from the basal and underground portion of the main STEM ,grow horizontally beneath the soil and then come out obliquely upwards giving rise to LEAFY SHOOTS .
BANANA
PINEAPPLE
CHRYSANTHEMUM
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The axillary bud which is formed at the axillary the leaf later develops into a ______ .
Branch
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Leaves originate from the _______ meristem and are arranged in an _______ order .
SHOOT APICAL
| Acropetal
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Leaves are the most important vegetative organs for photosynthesis .T/F
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The leaf is attached to the stem by ________.
Leaf base
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The leaf bears 2 small lateral leaf like structures called -
Stipules
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In _________ plants the LEAF BASE expands into a sheath covering the stem partially .
Monocot
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In leguminous plants , the _______ becomes swollen and is called PULVINUS .
Leaf base
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The _____ helps hold the leaf blade to light .
Petiole
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The ______ is the green expanded part of the leaf with VEINS and VEINLETS .
Lamina or leaf blade
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Lamina has a middle ________ which is also called midrib
Vein
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_________ provide rigidity to the leaf and act as channels of transport for water , minerals and food material .
Veins
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_________ venation is characteristic of monocots .
Parallel
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Reticulate venation is characteristic of __________ .
Dicots
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A leaf is said to be _______ when the lamina is incised but the incisions do not reach the midrib ,
Simple
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A bud is present in the axil of petiole in simple/compound leaves .
Both
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A bud is present in the axil of LEAFLETS in simple / compound leaves .
Only simple ( not compound )
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When the incisions of lamina reach to the midrib , it is called a ______ leaf .
Compound
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Give an example of pinnately compound leaf -
Neem
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In ________ leaf , a number of leaflets are present on the common axis , RACHIS which represents the midrib .
Pinnately compound leaf
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Silk cotton is an example of ________ compound leaf .
Palmately
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In _________ the leaflets are attached at a common point i,e,. At the tip of petiole (ex - silk cotton ) .
Palmately compound leaf
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The pattern of arrangement of leaves on the stem or branch is called -
Phyllotaxy
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_______ type of phyllotaxy is found in china rose .
Alternate
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_______ type of phyllotaxy is found in sunflower plant .
Alternate
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_______ type of phyllotaxy is found in calotropis .
Opposite
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_______ type of phyllotaxy is found in mustard .
Alternate
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_______ type of phyllotaxy is found in guava .
Opposite
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_______ type of phyllotaxy is found in alstonia .
Whorled
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Give 3 examples in which alternate phyllotaxy is found .
China rose , mustard , sun flower
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In ______ phyllotaxy , a single leaf arises at ach node .
Alternate
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________ of peas are modified into tendrils for climbing .
Leaves 🍁
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Spines of cacti are modified form of _________ .
Leaves 🍁
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The fleshy _________ of onion and garlic store food .
Leaves 🍁
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In plants such as ________ leaves are small and short lived .
Australian Acacia
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Give an example of a plant in which LEAVES are modified into TENDRILS .
PEA
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The _______ in Australian Acacia expand become green and synthesise food .
Petiole ( becoz leaves are short lived )
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In flowers , ______ changes to floral meristem .
Shoot apical meristem
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In flowers _______ do not elongate and the axis gets condensed . In
Internodes
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When a shoot tip transforms into a flower it is always _______.
Solitary
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In _______ inflorescence , the main axis continues to grow .
Racemose ( acropetal )
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Growth is limited in _________ inflorescence . The main axis terminates in flower .
Cymose (basipetal )
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The reproductive unit in angiosperms is -
Flower
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Name a plant in which calyx and corolla are not distinct and are called perianth
Lily
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When a flower can be divided into two similar halves only in one particular plane , the symmetry is called-
Zygomorphic
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Symmetry of CASSIA -
Zygomorphic
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Symmetry of Gulmohar -
Zygomorphic
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Symmetry of bean
Zygomorphic
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Symmetry of datura
Actinomorphic
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Symmetry of mustard -
Actinomorphic
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Symmetry of chilli -
Actinomorphic
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Symmetry of CANNA -
Asymmetric
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Flowers with ______ leaf found at the BASE OF PEDICLE are called bracteate .
Bract -reduced leaf 🍃
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Ovary is superior in ______ condition .
Hypogynous
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Based on position of ovary , MUSTARD is -
Hypogynous
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Based on position of ovary , BRINJAL is -
Hypogynous
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Based on position of ovary , CHINA ROSE is -
Hypogynous
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Based on position of ovary , rose is -
Perigynous
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Based on position of ovary , PLUM and peach are-
Perigynous
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Based on position of ovary , GUAVA is -
Epigynous
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Based on position of ovary , cucumber is -
Epigynous
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Based on position of ovary , RAY FLORETS OF SUNFLOWER ARE -
EPIGYNOUS
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When parts of flower are located on the rim of the thalamus , almost at the same level as ovary -
Perigynous
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In perigynous condition , ovary is half ________ .
Inferior
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Outermost whorl of the flower -
Calyx
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The calyx is said to be _________ when sepals are united
Gamosepalous
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The calyx is said to be _________ when sepals are free .
Polysepalous
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In a flower _______ may be TUBULAR , BELL-SHAPED, FUNNEL-SHAPED or WHEEL SHAPED .
Corolla
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Mode of arrangement of sepals or petals with respect to other members of the same whorl is called -
Aestivation
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When sepals and petals just touch one another without overlapping , the aestivation is called -
Valvate
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If one margin of the appendages overlap that of the next one and so on , the aestivation is called -
Twisted
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If the margins of sepals overlap one another but not in any particular direction , the aestivation is called -
Imbricate
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Vexillary aestivation is also called -
Paplionaceous
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Aestivation of lady’s finger -
Twisted
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Aestivation of china rose -
Twisted
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Aestivation of cotton -
Twisted
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Aestivation of CALOTROPIS -
Valvate
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Aestivation of CASSIA -
Imbricate
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Aestivation of GULMOHAR -
Imbricate
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Aestivation of bean , pea -
Vexillary
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Each anther has 2 chambers called _________ WHERE POLLEN GRAINS ARE PRODUCED .
Pollen sacs
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When stakes are attached to the petals , the condition is called -
Epipetallous
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When stamens are attached to the perianth , the condition is called -
Epiphyllous
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Give an example of an EPIPETALLOUS PLANT -
Brinjal
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Give an example of an EPIPHYLLOUS plant -
Lily
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In china rose , stamens are united in how many bundles -
Monadelphous -one bundle
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Polyadelphous ( stamens united in more than 2 bundles ) condition is seen in -
Citrus
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Give 2 examples in which there is a variation in the length of the FILAMENT within a flower -
SALVINIA
| MUSTARD
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The ovules in an ovary are attached to the flattened _________ .
Placenta
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When the CARPELS present in a flower are free , the condition is called -
Apocarpous
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When the carpels are fused , the condition is called -
Syncarpous
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Carpels in MUSTARD are fused or free -
Fused -syncapous
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Type of carpels in TOMATO -
Fused - syncarpous
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Carpels in ROSE are free /fused -
Free - apocarpous
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Carpels in LOTUS are free / fused -
Free - apocarpous
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After fertilization , ovules develop into _______ and ovary into ______.
Seeds
| Fruit
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Type of placentation in which the placenta forms a ridge along the ventral suture of ovary and ovules are borne on this ridge forming 2 rows -
Marginal -pea
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Type of placentation in tomato -
Axile
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Type of placentation in china rose -
Axile
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Type of placentation in lemon -
Axile
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Type of placentation in mustard -
Parietal
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Type of placentation in ARGEMONE -
Parietal
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Type of placentation in DIANTHUS -
Free central
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Type of placentation in PRIMROSE -
Free central
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Type of placentation in MARIGOLD -
Basal
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Type of placentation in sunflower -
Basal
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Type of placentation in which ovules are borne on the CENTRAL AXIS and SEPTA ARE ABSENT -
Free central
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Type of placentation in which ovules develop on the inner walls of the ovary or on peripheral parts -
Parietal
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Type of placentation in which ovary is 1 -chambered but becomes 2 -chambered due to the formation of false septum -
Parietal
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Type of placentation in which placenta develops at the base of the ovary and a SINGLE OVULE is attached to it -
Basal
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If a fruit is formed without fertilisation of the ovary , it is called _____________ fruit .
Parthenocarpic
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The pericarp of fruits Is differentiated into outer _______ , middle _______ and inner _______ .
Epicarp
Mesocarp
Endocarp
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In MANGO 🥭 an COCONUT 🥥 , the fruit is called _________________ .
DRUPE
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Drupes ( mango 🥭 and coconut 🥥 ) develop from __________ ovaries .
Monocarpellary superior ovaries
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The edible part of mango is -
Middle fleshy MESOCARP
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Kind of endocarp in mango 🥭 -
Stony and hard ( forms a coating over the seed )
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The kind of mesocarp in COCONUT 🌴 🥥
Fibrous
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A seed is made up of _______ and ______ .
Seed coat And embryo
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The embryo is made up of _____ , ________ and _______ .
Radicle
Embryonal axis
Cotyledons
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Inner layer of seed coat is called-
Tegmen
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The ______ is a scar on the seed coat through which the developing seeds were attached to the fruit .
Hilum
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Above the hilum ,there is a small pore called called ______.
Micropyle
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Location of micropyle in dicots -
Above hilum
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Within the ______ is the embryo in dicot seeds .
Seed coat
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At the 2 ends of the _________ are present the radicle nd plumule .
Embryonal axis
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Castor is a monocot or dicot -
Dicot - it is an exceptional dicot because it is endospermic whereas most dicots are non-endospermic
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Castor is endospermic or non- endospermic -
Endospermic
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Pea is endospermic or non-endospermic -
Non-endospermic
| All dicots are non-endospermic except castor
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Gram and bean are endospermic or non-endospermic -
Non-endospermic
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Monocot seeds are generally endo or non- endospermic ?
Endospermic
| Exception- ORCHID is non-endospermic
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In the seeds of cereals such as maize ,the seed coat is _________ and fused with the fruit wall .
Membranous
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In mononcots , the _______ is bulky and stores food
Endosperm
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The outer covering of endosperm separates the ________ by a protenacious layer called ALEURONE layer . (In monocots )
Embryo
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Embryo is SMALL AND IS SITUATED IN A GROOVE AT ONE END OF THE ENDOSPERM in - dicots/monocots
Monocots
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Location of embryo in monocots -
It is situated in a groove at one end of the endosperm .
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The EMBRYO of monocots consists of a large ______ shaped cotyledon known as scutellum .
Shield
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The family fabaceae was earlier called -
Paplionadeae
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Papilionaoideae is now a sub-family under the family - __________
Leguminoseae
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Floral formula of leguminosaea / fabacaea -
% hermaphrodite K(5) C1+2+(2) A(9)+1 G_1
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Inflorescence of family leguminoseae -
Racemose
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In leguminosaea ,aestivation of corolla is -
Vexillary
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Indigofera belongs to family-
Leguminoseae
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SESBANIA , TRIFOLIUM belong to family -
Leguminoseae
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Lupin ,sunhemp belong to family-
Leguminoseae
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Inflorescence found in SOLANUM-
Cymose
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Aestivation of corolla in solanaceae-
Valvate. - ( aestivation of calyx is also valvate )
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The fruit of family Solanaceae is called -
Berry or capsule
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The position of ovary in family Solanaceae is __________
Hypogynous -superior
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Medicines -BELADONNA and ASHWAGANDHA belong to which family -
Solanaceae
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Tomato belongs to family-
Solanaceae
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Brinjal belongs to family -
Solanaceae
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The LILY FAMILY is a characteristic representative of ______________ plants .
Monocot
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Underground rhizomes and corms belong o which family -
Liliaceae
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Inflorescence of liliaceae family -
Cymose
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Aestivation of perianth in LIliaceae -
Valvate
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Type of placentation of the ovary in family Liliaceae -
Axile
Ovary is superior in all the 3 families
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Fruit of liliaceaea family is called -
Capsule
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Glorious belongs to family -
Liliaceae
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Colchicine belongs to family -
Liliaceaea
