NEET Biology Morphology Of Flowering Plants MCQs Set C

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• d) None of these

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Question: Vegetative propagation is Pistia occurs by

• a) Offset
• b) Stolen
• c) Runner
• d) Sucker

Answer: Offset

Question:

• a) Tobacco
• b) Tulip
• c) Sunnhemp
• d) Soybean

Answer:  Tobacco

Question: A fruit developed from hypanthodium inflorescence is called

• a) Syconus
• b) Caryopsis
• c) Hesperidium
• d) Offset

Answer: Syconus

Question: Cotyledons and testa respectively are edible parts in

• a) Groundnut and pomegranate
• b) French bean and coconut
• c) Walnut and tamarind
• d) Cashew nut and litchi

Answer: Groundnut and pomegranate

Question: Thorn of Bougainvillea and tendril of cucurbita are example of

• a) Homologous organs
• b) Retrogressive evolution
• c) Analogous organs
• d) Vestigial organs

Answer: Homologous organs

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

• a) Pomegranate
• b) Orange
• c) Guava
• d) Cucumber

Answer:  Pomegranate

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

• a) Cypsela
• b) Berry
• c) Caryopsis
• d) Cremocarp

Answer: Cypsela

Question: Endosperm is consumed by developing embryo in the seed of

• a) Pea
• b) Castor
• c) Coconut
• d) Maize

Answer: Pea

Question: Replum is present in the ovary of flower of

• a) Mustard
• b) Sunflower
• c) Lemon
• d) Pea

Answer: Mustard

Question: The fleshy receptacle of syconus of fig encloses a number of

• a) Achenes
• b) Samaras
• c) Berries
• d) Mericarps

Answer: Achenes

Question: Pineapple (annanas) fruit develops from

• a) A cluster of compactly borne flowers on a common axis
• b) A multipistillate syncarpous flower
• c) A unilocular polycarpellary flower
• d) A multilocular monocarpellary flower

Answer:  A cluster of compactly borne flowers on a common axis

Question: In which of the following fruits is the edible part the aril

• a) Litchi
• b) Orange
• c) Pomegranate
• d) Custard apple

Answer: Litchi

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

• a) Solanaceae
• b) Liliaceae
• c) Brassicaceae
• d) Asteraceae

Answer:  Solanaceae

Question: Which of the following represents the edible part of the fruit of litchi

• a) Juicy aril
• b) Endocarp
• c) Mesocarp
• d) Pericarp

Answer: Juicy aril

Question: The ovary is half inferior in flowers of

• a) Peach
• b) Guava
• c) CucumberCotton
• d) Cotton

Answer: Peach

Question:  The technical term used for the androecium in a flower of China rose (Hibiscus rosasinensis) is

• a) Monadelphous
• b) Polyadelphous
• c) Diadelphous
• d) Polyandrous

Answer: Monadelphous

Question: An example of axile placentation is

• a) Lemon
• b) Dianthus
• c) Marigold
• d) Argemone

Answer: Lemon

Question: What type of placentation is seen in sweet pea ?

• a) Marginal
• b) Free central
• c) Axile
• d) Basal

Answer:  Marginal

Question: Angiosperm, to which the largest flowers belong, is

• a) Total root parasite
• b) Partial root parasite
• c) Total stem parasite
• d) Partial stem parasite

Answer:  Total root parasite

Question: The plant, which bears clinging roots, is

• a) Orchid
• b) Trapa
• c) Podostemon
• d) Screw pine

Answer:  Orchid

Question: Pneumatophores are found in

• a) The vegetation which is found in marshy and saline lake
• b) The vegetation which is found in acidic soil
• c) Xerophytes
• d) Epiphytes

Answer: The vegetation which is found in marshy and saline lake

Question: In a longitudinal section of a root, starting from the tip upward, the four zones occur in the following order

• a) Root cap, cell division, cell enlargement, cell maturation
• b) Root cap, cell division, cell maturation, cell enlargement
• c) Cell division, cell enlargement, cell maturation, root cap
• d) Cell division, cell maturation, cell enlargement, root cap

Answer: Root cap, cell division, cell enlargement, cell maturation

Question: A plant bears fruit, has a column of vascular tissue and a tap root system. This plant is a/an

• a) Angiosperm and dicot
• b) Angiosperm and monocot
• c) Gymnosperm and dicot
• d) Gymnosperm and monocot

Answer: Angiosperm and dicot

Question: What is the eye of potato?

• a) Axillary bud
• b) Accessory bud
• c) Adventitious bud
• d) Apical bud

Answer:  Axillary bud

Question: How many plants among China rose, Ocimum, sunflower, mustard, Alstonia, guava, Calotropis and Nerium (Oleander) have opposite phyllotaxy?

• a) Three
• b) Four
• c) Five
• d) Two

Answer: Three

Question: The lid of pitcher in pitcher plant, is the modification of

• a) Leaf apex
• b) Leaf base
• c) Petiole
• d) Lamina

Answer: Leaf apex

Question: A pair of insectivorous plants is

• a) Nepenthes and bladderwort
• b) Venus fly trap and Rafflesia
• c) Dionaea and Viscum
• d) Drosera and Rafflesia

Answer: Nepenthes and bladderwort

Question: The ability of the Venus Flytrap to capture insects is due to

• a) Rapid turgor pressure changes
• b) A passive process requiring no special ability on the part of the plant
• c) Chemical stimulation by the prey
• d) Specialized “muscle-like” cells

Answer: Rapid turgor pressure changes

Question: In a cymose inflorescence the main axis

• a) Terminates in a flower
• b) Has unlimited growth
• c) Bears a solitary flower
• d) Has unlimited growth but lateral branches end in flowers

Answer: Terminates in a flower

Question: Inflorescence is racemose in

• a) Soyabean
• b) Brinjal
• c) Tulip
• d) Aloe

Answer: Soyabean

Question: Hypanthodium is a specialized type of

• a) Inflorescence
• b) Thalamus
• c) Ovary
• d) Fruit

Answer: Inflorescence

Question:  Hairs found in the inflorescence of Zea mays are the modification of

• a) Style
• b) Stigma
• c) Spathe
• d) Filaments

Answer: Style

Question: Floral features are chiefly used in angiosperms, identification, because

• a) Reproductive parts are more stable and conservative than vegetative parts
• b) Flowers can be safely pressed
• c) Flowers are nice to work with
• d) Flowers are of various colours

Answer: Reproductive parts are more stable and conservative than vegetative parts

Question: Tetradyanamous condition occurs in

• a) Cruciferae
• b) Malvaceae
• c) Solanaceae
• d) Liliaceae

Answer: Cruciferae

Question: Anthesis is a phenomenon which refers to

• a) Opening of flower bud
• b) Formation of pollen
• c) Reception of pollen by stigma
• d) Development of anther

Answer: Opening of flower bud

Question:  Pappus in sunflower family is the modification of

• a) Calyx
• b) Corolla
• c) Anthers
• d) Hairs

Answer: Calyx

Question:  How many plants in the list given below have composite fruits that develop from an inflorescence?

Walnut, poppy, radish, fig, pineapple, apple, tomato, mulberry

• a) Three
• b) Four
• c) Five
• d) Two

Answer: Three

Question: Which of the following is a ‘true fruit’?

• a) Banana
• b) Pineapple
• c) Apple
• d) Pear

Answer: Banana

Question: Coir is the commercial product of coconut’s

• a) Mesocarp
• b) Pericarp
• c) Endosperm
• d) Endocarp

Answer: Mesocarp

Question: Aril represents the edible part of

• a) Litchi
• b) Banana
• c) Apple
• d) Mango

Answer: Litchi

Question: Which plant will lose its economic value, if its fruits are produced by induced parthenocarpy?

• a) Pomegranate
• b) Grape
• c) Banana
• d) Orange

Answer: Pomegranate

Question: Edible part in coconut is

• a) Endosperm
• b) Pericarp
• c) Mesocarp
• d) Fleshy aril

Answer: Endosperm

Question: Geocarpic fruit is

• a) Ground nut
• b) Turnip
• c) Radish
• d) Carrot

Answer: Ground nut

Question: Which is correct pair for edible part?

• a) Date palm-mesocarp
• b) Guava-mesocarp
• c) Maize-cotyledons
• d) Tomato-thalamus

Answer: Date palm-mesocarp

Question: Edible part of banana is

• a) Endocarp and less developed mesocarp
• b) Mesocarp and less developed endocarp
• c) Epicarp and mesocarp
• d) Epicarp

Answer:  Endocarp and less developed mesocarp

Question: Edible part in mango is

• a) Mesocarp
• b) Epicarp
• c) Endocarp
• d) Epidermis

Answer: Mesocarp

Question: Geocarpic fruit is

• a) Peanut
• b) Potato
• c) Onion
• d) Garlic

Answer: Peanut

Question: Juicy hair-like structures observed in the lemon fruit develop from

• a) Endocarp
• b) Exocarp
• c) Mesocarp
• d) Mesocarp and endocarp

Answer: Endocarp

Question: Scutellum in a caryopsis represents

• a) A cotyledon
• b) A sheath that protects the radicle
• c) Outermost layer of endosperm
• d) The place where the seed is attached to raphe

Answer: A cotyledon