NEET UG Morphology of Flowering Plants — practice questions
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Practice NEET UG Morphology of Flowering Plants in the app →A tap root system is characteristic ofIn wheat plants, the root system isAdventitious roots arise fromThe protective thimble-like structure at the apex of a root is theLeaves of dicotyledonous plants generally showA compound leaf with leaflets attached at a common point on the petiole tip isIn actinomorphic flowers, the symmetry isThe outermost whorl of a typical flower is theIn dicot seeds the food is mainly stored inMango fruit is classified as aPhyllotaxy refers toA racemose inflorescence is characterised byVexillary (papilionaceous) aestivation is seen inWhen stamens are attached to the petals, the condition is calledIn a hypogynous flower the ovary isAxile placentation is seen inPollen grains are produced inside theIn an epigynous flower the ovary isA monocot seed such as maize shows which embryonic sheaths?A parthenocarpic fruit is formedA bicarpellary syncarpous gynoecium is seen inThe hilum on a dicot seed isAestivation differs from phyllotaxy in that aestivation describesThe condition where stamens are fused into two bundles isTwisted aestivation is characteristic ofCoconut fruit is BEST described as aMarginal placentation, with ovules in two rows along the ventral suture, is seen inApocarpous and syncarpous gynoecia differ in thatA typical floral formula uses the symbol Br forIn the seed of castor, the food storing tissue isMonocot plants like grasses typically haveIn a racemose inflorescence, flowers are arrangedA 'false fruit' is one in whichPneumatophores (breathing roots) are an adaptation seen in plants growing in:The 'eye' of a potato (with axillary bud) confirms that potato is a:The pinnately compound leaf is best seen in:The capitulum (head) inflorescence is characteristic of which family?A flower of pea (Pisum sativum) shows which type of floral symmetry?In tomato, the ovules are arranged on the central axis of a multi-loculed ovary. This placentation is:JACKFRUIT is an example of which fruit type?Mango is classified as a:In MONOCOT seeds, the cotyledon is specifically called:Just above the root cap, small thin-walled cells with dense protoplasm keep dividing. This is the region of:Root hairs that absorb water arise from epidermal cells in the region of:The stem develops from which part of the embryo?The part of a stem between two nodes is the:The three main parts of a typical leaf are leaf base, petiole and:Two small leaf-like structures at the leaf base are called:In monocots the leaf base expands into a ___ covering the stem.Long flexible petioles let leaf blades flutter in wind, which:In a compound leaf, a bud is found in the axil of the:Guava bears a pair of leaves at each node, facing each other. Its phyllotaxy is:Alstonia has more than two leaves at a node forming a ring. This phyllotaxy is:A flower is a modified shoot whose apical meristem becomes a:In a cymose inflorescence the main axis:Calyx and corolla are called ___ organs of the flower.In lily the calyx and corolla look alike and are together called the:A canna flower cannot be cut into two similar halves by any plane. It is:A flower with a reduced leaf at the base of its pedicel is:Sepals are usually green and protect the flower in the:In Calotropis the petals just touch at the margins without overlapping. This aestivation is:A stamen is made of a filament and an:After fertilisation the ovary matures into a fruit and the ovules become:In a maize seed the radicle is enclosed in a sheath called the: