Solanaceae is the family of dicotyledonous plants that comes under the order Solanales. This family includes many plants that produce bisexual, actinomorphic and gamopetalous flowers with swollen axile placentation. The flowers are hypogynous and produce fruits that may be berry or capsule. Potato, brinjal, chilly, tomato, etc., are included in this family.

Botanical names of plants are given in Column I, and the family/order name in Column II. Choose the appropriate combination from the options below. Column I Column II (P) Tamarindus indica (i) Arecaceae (Q) Cocos nucifera (ii) Liliaceae (R) Colchicum autumnale (iii) Solanaceae (S) Withania somnifera (iv) Papilionaceae

P - iv , Q - i , R - ii , S - iii

P - iv , Q - ii , R - iii , S - i

P - i , Q - ii , R - iv , S - iii

P - iv , Q - i , R - iii , S - ii

Match Column - I with Column - II. Column-I Column-II (a) (i) Brassicaceae (b) (ii) Liliaceae (c) (iii) Fabaceae (d) (iv) Solanaceae Choose the correct answer from the options given below.

( a ) - ( iii ) ; ( b ) - ( iv ) ; ( c ) - ( ii ) ; ( d ) - ( i )

( a ) - ( i ) ; ( b ) - ( ii ) ; ( c ) - ( iii ) ; ( d ) - ( iv )

( a ) - ( ii ) ; ( b ) - ( iii ) ; ( c ) - ( iv ) ; ( d ) - ( i )

( a ) - ( iv ) ; ( b ) - ( ii ) ; ( c ) - ( i ) ; ( d ) - ( iii )

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Important Questions on Morphology of Flowering Plants

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Biology>Structural Organisation in Plants and Animals>Morphology of Flowering Plants>Description of Some Important Families

Keel is the characteristic feature of flower of:

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Which of the following are the characteristic features of the family Fabaceae?

I. Gamosepalous nature

II. Stamens five, epipetalous

III. Marginal placentation

IV. Petals five, polypetalous

V. Fruit is a berry

The correct answer is:

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Biology>Structural Organisation in Plants and Animals>Morphology of Flowering Plants>Description of Some Important Families

One of the families is characterized by the following floral formula:

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Identify the family:

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Biology>Structural Organisation in Plants and Animals>Morphology of Flowering Plants>Description of Some Important Families

Tricarpellary, syncarpous gynoecium is found in flowers of

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Biology>Structural Organisation in Plants and Animals>Morphology of Flowering Plants>Description of Some Important Families

Choose the correct floral formula of the given floral diagram.

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Biology>Structural Organisation in Plants and Animals>Morphology of Flowering Plants>Description of Some Important Families

Botanical names of plants are given in Column I, and the family/order name in Column II. Choose the appropriate combination from the options below.

	Column I		Column II
(P)	Tamarindus indica	(i)	Arecaceae
(Q)	Cocos nucifera	(ii)	Liliaceae
(R)	Colchicum autumnale	(iii)	Solanaceae
(S)	Withania somnifera	(iv)	Papilionaceae

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Biology>Structural Organisation in Plants and Animals>Morphology of Flowering Plants>Description of Some Important Families

Choose the correct set of plants showing the following features

A)

Medicinally important plant and a tendrillar climber with unisexual flowers

B)

Spice yielding plant with cymose inflorescence, persistent calyx, unilocular ovary

C)

Oilseed plant with monadelphous stamens, unilocular ovary, and indehiscent pod

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Biology>Structural Organisation in Plants and Animals>Morphology of Flowering Plants>Description of Some Important Families

Match Column - I with Column - II.

Column-I	Column-II
(a)	(i)	Brassicaceae
(b)	(ii)	Liliaceae
(c)	(iii)	Fabaceae
(d)	(iv)	Solanaceae

Choose the correct answer from the options given below.

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Biology>Structural Organisation in Plants and Animals>Morphology of Flowering Plants>Description of Some Important Families

Which of the following option describes the world's top five crops in terms of annual production?

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Biology>Structural Organisation in Plants and Animals>Morphology of Flowering Plants>Description of Some Important Families

Atropa belladonna yields medicine used for

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Biology>Structural Organisation in Plants and Animals>Morphology of Flowering Plants>Description of Some Important Families

Persistent calyx is the character of plants belonging to the family

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Biology>Structural Organisation in Plants and Animals>Morphology of Flowering Plants>Description of Some Important Families

Potato is included in Solanaceae family because

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Biology>Structural Organisation in Plants and Animals>Morphology of Flowering Plants>Description of Some Important Families

Describe important features of family Solanaceae. Write its floral formula and economic importance.

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Two plants ‘A’ and ‘B’ belonging to Solanaceae, are observed. In plant ‘A’, the number of locules in a flower's ovary is half of that of its carpel number. In plant B, the number of locules in the ovary of a flower is double the number of carpels. Identify the plants ‘A’ and ‘B’, respectively

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Biology>Structural Organisation in Plants and Animals>Morphology of Flowering Plants>Description of Some Important Families

The correct floral formula of chilli is

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Biology>Structural Organisation in Plants and Animals>Morphology of Flowering Plants>Description of Some Important Families

Read the following characters and mark the correct ones for the family Solanaceae.

a. Flowers are arranged in an acropetal manner on the floral axis.

b. Flowers with radial symmetry.

c. Swollen placenta.

d. Epiphyllous condition.

e. Endospermic seeds.

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