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?

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What type of cotyledon is characteristic of monocot seeds?

Coleoptile Signup and view all the answers

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

Aestivation Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary function of bracts in flowers?

To protect the flower Signup and view all the answers

Which type of whorls are directly involved in sexual reproduction?

Essential whorls Signup and view all the answers

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

Whorl Signup and view all the answers

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

Spatheate Signup and view all the answers

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

Calyx Signup and view all the answers

What is the function of the androecium in a flower?

To participate in seed formation Signup and view all the answers

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

Bisexual Signup and view all the answers

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

Calyx Signup and view all the answers

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

Trimerous Signup and view all the answers

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

Corolla Signup and view all the answers

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

Dioecious Signup and view all the answers

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

Staminode Signup and view all the answers

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

To store food in them Signup and view all the answers

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

Shoot apical meristems Signup and view all the answers

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

To protect from predation and conserve water Signup and view all the answers

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

Runner Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of a stolon in a plant?

To give rise to new shoots and roots 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?

Bulb Signup and view all the answers

In Fabaceae, what is the characteristic of the gynoecium?

Single carpel, multiple ovules Signup and view all the answers

What is the floral formula for Fabaceae?

K(5) C(5) A(9)+1 G1 Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is an economic importance of Fabaceae?

All of the above Signup and view all the answers

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

Vexillary aestivation Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is a medicinal application of Fabaceae?

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What is the characteristic of the root system in Solanaceae?

Tap root system Signup and view all the answers

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

Placentation Signup and view all the answers

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

Actinomorphic Signup and view all the answers

What is the economic importance of Storage roots?

They are a source of food Signup and view all the answers

What is the function of Pneumatophores in plants?

They are involved in respiration Signup and view all the answers

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

Tendril formation Signup and view all the answers

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

Reticulate Signup and view all the answers