Morphology of Flowering Plants
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What is the protective layer of the seed that surrounds the embryo?

  • Endosperm
  • Aleurone layer
  • Seed coat (correct)
  • Scutellum

What is the term for the fusion of carpels in a flower?

  • Syncarpous (correct)
  • Gamopetalous
  • Gamosepalous
  • Polypetalous

What type of flower has a radially symmetric arrangement of parts?

  • Pistillate
  • Actinomorphic (correct)
  • Bisexual
  • Zygomorphic

What is the symbol used to represent the androecium in a floral formula?

<p>A (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What type of cotyledon is characteristic of monocot seeds?

<p>Coleoptile (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the arrangement of floral organs in a flower bud?

<p>Aestivation (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary function of bracts in flowers?

<p>To protect the flower (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which type of whorls are directly involved in sexual reproduction?

<p>Essential whorls (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term used for the arrangement of sepals, petals, stamens, or carpels in a flower?

<p>Whorl (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which type of flowers have bracts that are modified into colorful and bright structures?

<p>Spatheate (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term used for the outermost whorl of a flower?

<p>Calyx (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the function of the androecium in a flower?

<p>To participate in seed formation (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What type of flower has both androecium and gynoecium present in the same flower?

<p>Bisexual (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the outermost whorl of a flower consisting of green, leaf-like structures?

<p>Calyx (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which type of flower has 3 or a multiple of 3 units?

<p>Trimerous (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the whorl of a flower consisting of petals of various shapes?

<p>Corolla (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What type of plant has only androecium or only gynoecium present in the same flower?

<p>Dioecious (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the rudimentary stamen in a flower?

<p>Staminode (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the main function of underground stem modifications in plants?

<p>To store food in them (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the region in a seed's embryo where leaves originate?

<p>Shoot apical meristems (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of thorns that develop from axillary buds in some plants?

<p>To protect from predation and conserve water (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What type of stem grows parallel or horizontal to the ground and bears buds and scale leaves?

<p>Runner (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of a stolon in a plant?

<p>To give rise to new shoots and roots (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the underground stem that comes out upward from the area below the soil surface, giving rise to leafy shoots?

<p>Bulb (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In Fabaceae, what is the characteristic of the gynoecium?

<p>Single carpel, multiple ovules (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the floral formula for Fabaceae?

<p>K(5) C(5) A(9)+1 G1 (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is an economic importance of Fabaceae?

<p>All of the above (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the arrangement of floral organs in a flower bud in Fabaceae?

<p>Vexillary aestivation (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is a medicinal application of Fabaceae?

<p>All of the above (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the characteristic of the root system in Solanaceae?

<p>Tap root system (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the arrangement of ovules in a ovary?

<p>Placentation (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which type of flower has a radially symmetric arrangement of parts?

<p>Actinomorphic (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the economic importance of Storage roots?

<p>They are a source of food (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the function of Pneumatophores in plants?

<p>They are involved in respiration (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the process of modification of leaves into tendril-like structures?

<p>Tendril formation (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which type of venation is characterized by a net-like arrangement of veins?

<p>Reticulate (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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