Plant Morphology Quiz

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Which statement about Menas is incorrect?

Flowers are bome in bastermal manner

Which flower number is showing hypogynous condition?

111

Which of the following is not an apta?

Surface feeder roots

200 degree wine and pumpkin are modifications of what respectively?

<p>Stem and leaf</p> Signup and view all the answers

How are flowers borne in an acropetal manner?

<p>Ascending order</p> Signup and view all the answers

What type of placentation is characterized by having a replum?

<p>Free central</p> Signup and view all the answers

What helps in climbing in pea?

<p>Stem tendrils</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which statement about nitrogen acquisition is correct for insectivorous plants?

<p>They grow in nitrogen-deficient soil and capture insects.</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which type of flowers arise from the ovary and are attached to the floral parts?

<p>Epigynous flowers</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which plant does not have leaves modified into spines?

<p><em>Asparagus</em></p> Signup and view all the answers

In which flower can you not divide it into two similar halves by any vertical plane?

<p><em>Cassia</em></p> Signup and view all the answers

The term tetradynamous is applied where there are

<p>6 stamens - 3 short and 3 long</p> Signup and view all the answers

What characteristic is associated with syngenesious condition?

<p>Cohesion of stamens</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a palmately compound leaf seen in?

<p><em>Bombax</em></p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a leaf called if it has multiple leaflets on a common axis, the rachis?

<p>Pinnate compound</p> Signup and view all the answers

The arrangement of petals with respect to each other in a floral bud is called

<p>Aestivation</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following plants exhibits basal placentation?

<p>Argemone</p> Signup and view all the answers

Identify the correct statement with respect to the leaf.

<p>Leaves of Hibiscus are stipulate</p> Signup and view all the answers

A lateral branch with one short internode and each node bears a rosette of leaves and a tuft of roots is found in

<p>Pistia and Eichhornia</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is wrongly matched?

<p>Caudex - Coconut</p> Signup and view all the answers

Tap roots of carrot, radish & turnip are modified roots for which reason?

<p>These roots store food.</p> Signup and view all the answers

How many of the following statements are true: Salvia shows didynamous condition with four anthers/stamens; Salvia, sunflower and Petunia all show epiphyllous condition; Fimbrious flowers can be seen on Lilies?

<p>One</p> Signup and view all the answers

Select the correct option about petals' arrangement:

<p>In Cassia, the petals overlap in one particular direction</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is true regarding modifications of characters?

<p>Lily has subterranean, perinating food, grows vertically and has bulb</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following statements is incorrect?

<p>Cladode is a modified root</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which part provides rise to root hairs and acts as channels of transport of food material?

<p>Root</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following shows underground stem?

<p>Onion</p> Signup and view all the answers

Study Notes

Plant Morphology

Vegetative Reproduction

  • Runners of Oxalis and grasses help in vegetative reproduction
  • Stem tendrils help in climbing in pea

Modifications of Leaves

  • Insectivorous plants grow in nitrogen deficient soil and capture insects
  • In Utricularia, leaf segments are modified into small sac or bladder for catching small insects
  • In Dionaea, the whole of the leaf is modified into a pitcher
  • In Australian Acacia, petioles and rachis are vertical, flat, and photosynthetic
  • In Asparagus, leaves become modified into spines

Flowers

  • Stamens show variation in the length of filament within a flower
  • Silky threads of maize represent styles
  • A flower that cannot be divided into two similar halves by any vertical plane passing through the center is found in Cassia

Stem

  • Cuim formation occurs in Palm trees
  • Annuals and biennials are typically monocarpic
  • Apocarpous condition of Gynoecium is seen in three plants: Ranunculus, Petunia, and Lotus

Roots

  • Syngenesious condition refers to the cohesion of stamens
  • Hypogynous flowers have flowers attached to the thalamus
  • Epigynous flowers have flowers arising from the ovary
  • Perigynous flowers have flowers attached to the calyx

Phyllotaxy

  • Alternate phylaxy is seen in China rose
  • Verticillaster phylaxy is seen in Neolamium
  • Caudex is seen in Coconut
  • Opposite phylaxy is seen in Alstonia

Modifications of Roots

  • Tap roots of carrot, radish, and turnip are modified roots that store food
  • Subterranean, perinating food, grows vertically and has a bulb
  • Mustard shows didynamous condition with four anthers/stamens
  • Salvia shows didynamous condition with four anthers/stamens

Stem Tendrils

  • Stem tendrils are modified stems that help in climbing
  • Thorns are modified stems
  • Cladode is a modified root

Roots

  • Roots provide rise to root hairs and act as channels of transport of food material
  • Root is underground stem that grows vertically and has a bulb

Flower Arrangement

  • Tetradynamous is applied where there are 6 stamens - 3 short and 3 long
  • Aestivation refers to the arrangement of petals with respect to each other in a floral bud
  • Phyllotary refers to the arrangement of leaves on a stem

Leaf Arrangement

  • Pinnate compound leaf is seen in some plants
  • Palmate compound leaf is seen in some plants
  • Basal placentation is found in China rose, Sunflower, and Pea

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