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Important Questions on Morphology of Flowering Plants

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Identify the correct features of mango and coconut fruits.
(i) In both fruit is a drupe.
(ii) Endocarp is edible in both.
(iii) Mesocarp in coconut is fibrous, and in mango it is fleshy.
(iv) In both, fruit develops from monocarpellary ovary.

Select the correct option from below:

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Which ONE of the following pairs gives rise to fruit and seed, respectively, in a typical angiosperm plant?
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In some plants thalamus contributes to fruit formation. Such fruits are termed as:
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Choose the correct statements among the following.
A) A bud is present in the axil of leaflets of the compound leaf.
B) Casuarina has limited growth of branches as phylloclades.
C) Sub aerial stem of Oxalis spread to new niches when old parts die.
D) Pericarp and seed coat fuse together in caryopsis.
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Match the following lists.
  List-I   List-II   List-III
(A) Parthenocarpic fruit (i) Dichasial and monochasial cyme (I) Avicennia
(B) Verticellaster (ii) Roots grow vertically upwards (II) Agave
(C) Swampy areas (iii) Dioscorea (III) Banana
(D) Storage of food (iv) Sucker (IV) Lamiaceae
The correct match is:
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Match the items given in Column I with those in Column II and select the correct option given below:
 
  Column – I   Column – II
a. Glycosuria i. Accumulation of uric acid in joints
b. Gout ii. Mass of crystallized salts within the kidney
c. Renal calculi iii. Inflammation in glomeruli
d. Glomerular nephritis iv. Presence of glucose in urine
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Match the types of fruits presented in List-I with the name of the plants given in the List-II.

  List-I   List-II
(A) Schizocarpic fiuit (I) Mustard
(B) False fruit (II) Acacia
(C) Parthenocarpic fruit (III) Strawberry
(D) Dry fruit (IV) Banana
    (V) Cotton

The correct match is:

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Find the wrong statements among the following.
A) In cyathium bisexual, achlymadeous flowers are present.
B) If calyx and corrella are not distinct they are called perianth.
C) In nut, pericarp is stony.
D) The thin membranous structure in the axil of leaf is called bractiole.
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Choose the correct statements.
A. The tip of embryonic axis emerges out first during seed germination is called rachis.
B. In Artocarpus integrifolia, the fruit type is syconus, where the edible part is succulent perianth.
C. In Pyrus malus, the edible part is false fruit.
D. Pepo fruit is developed from tricarpellary, unilocular inferior ovary. 
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Identify the parts labelled 1, 2, 3, 4 in the figure caryopsis of Oryza?

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Match the following lists:
  List-I   List-II   List-III
(A) Leathery epicarp (i) Oblique growth (I) Cladophylls
(B) Apocarpous gynoceium (ii) Limited branch growth (II) Papery mesocarp
(C) Lateral branch of underground stem (iii) Superior ovary (III) Mesocarp of fruitlet is edible
(D) Asparagus (iv) Aggregate fruit (IV) Chrysanthemum
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Use of an artificial kidney during hemodialysis may result in:
a Nitrogenous waste build-up in the body
b Non-elimination of excess potassium ions
(c) Reduced absorption of calcium ions from gastro-intestinal tract
d Reduced RBC production
Which of the following option is the most appropriate?
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How can you differentiate true fruits from false fruits?
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In orange and lemon, the edible part of the fruit is
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Match the following

  List-I   List-II   List-III
(A) Mango (i) Dolichos lablab    (I) Hesperidium
(B) Orange (ii) Annona squamosa (II) Aggregate fruit
(C) Bean (iii) Citrus sinensis (III) Drupe
(D) Custard apple (iv) Mangifera indica (IV) Legume

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