Chapter 5 – Morphology Of Flowering Plants

Class 11 Biology · 14 questions · 0 with answers

Questions

Q1Multiple choice

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
Q2Multiple choice

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
Q3Multiple choice

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
Q4Multiple choice

Roots developed from parts of the plant other than radicle are called

  • a.Taproots
  • b.Fibrous roots
  • c.Adventitious roots
  • d.Nodular roots
Q5Multiple choice

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
Q6Multiple choice

Endosperm, a product of double fertilization in angiosperms is absent in the seeds of

  • a.Coconut
  • b.Orchids
  • c.Maize
  • d.Castor
Q7Multiple choice

Many pulses of daily use belong to one of the families below (tick the correct answer)

  • a.Solanaceae
  • b.Fabaceae
  • c.Liliaceae
  • d.Poceae
Q8Multiple choice

The placenta is attached to the developing seed near the

  • a.Testa
  • b.Hilum
  • c.Micropyle
  • d.Chalaza
Q9Multiple choice

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
Q10Multiple choice

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
Q11Short answer

Why is maize grain usually called as a fruit and not a seed?

Q12Short answer

Tendrils of grapevines are homologous to the tendril of pumpkins but are analogous to that of pea. Justify the above statement.

Q13Short answer

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.

Q14Multiple choice

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