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Important Questions on Morphology of Flowering Plants

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Identify the correct set of statements :
(a) The leaflets are modified into pointed hard thorns in Citrus and Bougainvillea
(b) Axillary buds form slender and spirally coiled tendrils in cucumber and pumpkin
(c) Stem is flattened and fleshy in Opuntia and modified to perform the function of leaves
(d) Rhizophora shows vertically upward growing roots that help to get oxygen for respiration
(e) Subaerially growing stems in grasses and strawberry help in vegetative propagation
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
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General function of the root system is absorption and conduction of water and minerals besides anchoring. But in this case the roots are fibrous and become swollen due to storage of food. Indicate the plant:
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Plants which produce characteristic pneumatophores and show vivipary belong to:
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When adventitious root shows swelling at regular intervals for food storage, it is _____
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Match the column I with column II and select the correct answer.

Column I Column II
Dahlia 1 Nodulose roots
Curcuma 2 Nodulated roots
C Pea 3 Fasciculated roots
D Banyan 4 Prop roots
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Select the correct statements:
(A) From the region of elongation, some of the epidermal cells form root hairs.
(B) Pneumatophores are seen in Rhizophora.
(C) Adventitious roots are seen in the banyan tree.
(D) Maize and sugarcane have prop roots.
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The factors which initiate the development of respiratory roots in the mangrove plants are:
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Plants which produce characteristic pneumatophores and show vivipary belong to