Rearrange the following zones as seen in the root in vertical section and choose the correct option. A. Root hair zone B. Zone of meristems C. Rootcap zone D. Zone of maturation E. Zone of elongation Options:
- a.C, B, E, A, D
- b.A, B, C, D, E
- c.D, E, A, C, B
- d.E, D, C, B, A
In an inflorescence where flowers are borne laterally in an acropetal succession, the position of the youngest floral bud in the floral axis shall be
- a.Proximal
- b.Distal
- c.Intercalary
- d.Any where
The mature seeds of plants such as gram and peas, possess no endosperm, because
- a.These plants are not angiosperms
- b.There is no double fertilization in them
- c.Endosperm is not formed in them
- d.Endosperm gets used up by the developing embryo during seed development
Roots developed from parts of the plant other than radicle are called
- a.Taproots
- b.Fibrous roots
- c.Adventitious roots
- d.Nodular roots
Venation is a term used to describe the pattern of arrangment of
- a.Floral organs
- b.Flower in infloresence
- c.Veins and veinlets in a lamina
- d.All of them
Endosperm, a product of double fertilization in angiosperms is absent in the seeds of
- a.Coconut
- b.Orchids
- c.Maize
- d.Castor
Many pulses of daily use belong to one of the families below (tick the correct answer)
- a.Solanaceae
- b.Fabaceae
- c.Liliaceae
- d.Poceae
The placenta is attached to the developing seed near the
- a.Testa
- b.Hilum
- c.Micropyle
- d.Chalaza
Which of the following plants is used to extract the blue dye?
- a.Trifolium
- b.Indigofera
- c.Lupin
- d.Cassia MORPHOLOGY OF FLOWERING PLANTS 23
Match the following and choose the correct option Column I Column II A. Aleurone layer i. without fertilization B. Parthenocarpic fruit ii. Nutrition C. Ovule iii. Double fertilization D. Endosperm iv. Seed Options:
- a.A-i, B-ii, C-iii, D-iv
- b.A-ii, B-i, C-iv, D-iii
- c.A-iv, B-ii, C-i, D-iii
- d.A-ii, B-iv, C-i, D-iii
Why is maize grain usually called as a fruit and not a seed?
Tendrils of grapevines are homologous to the tendril of pumpkins but are analogous to that of pea. Justify the above statement.
Rhizome of ginger is like the roots of other plants that grows underground. Despite this fact ginger is a stem and not a root. Justify.
Differentiate between
- a.Bract and Bracteole
- b.Pulvinus and petiole
- c.Pedicel and peduncle
- d.Spike and spadix e. Stamen and staminoid f. Pollen and pollenium