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Tuesday, April 1, 2008

MORPHOLOGY AND ANATOMY OF FLOWERING PLANTS

1. Bulbils are present in
a. Jack fruit b. Mango c. Pineapple d. Coconut
2. Pneumatophores are
a. Parasitic roots b. Respiratory roots c. Supporting roots d. Absorptive roots e. None of these
3. The mitochondria contains.
a. DNA b. RNA c. Ribosomes d. All the above
4. The edible portion of Coconut is
a. Mesocarp b. Endocarp c. Endosperm d. Epicarp
5. Interpetiolar stipules are found in
a. Hibiscus b. Ixora c. Smilax d. Cucurbita
6. In plants, Anatomy is the study of
a. Internal organs b. External organs c. Microscopic studyof tissues d. Cellular studies e.None of these
7. The commercial fibres are
a. Collenchyma b. Parenchyma c. Sclerenchyma d. Aerenchyma e. Both a & c
8. Ilistogen is
a. Mature tissue b. Pith c. Tissue zone of apical meristem d. Medullarv ravs e. None of these
9. A plant has a column of vascular tissue, bear fruit and has a tap root system. This plant is
a. Dicot Angiosperm b. Monocot angiosperm c. Gymnosperm and monocot d. Gymnosperm and dicot
10. Which is not a root?
a. Carrot b. Sugarbeet c. Radish d. Potato
11 .Lateral roots are arising from
a. Epidermis b. Pericycle c. Endodermis d. Cortex
12.Conducting element of xylem is called
a. Seive tube b. Sclerenchyma c. Parenchyma d. T/rachea
13.Oblique roots from the stem is found in
a. Ficus b. Vanda c. Pandanus d. Piper e. Sugar cane
14.Fleshy adventitious roots are present in
a. Potato and Sweet potato b. Sweet potato and Turnip c. Carrot and Dhalia d. Asparagus and Tapioca
15. Velamen roots are present in
a. Mesophytes b. Xerophyte c. Hydrophytes d. Epiphytes
16.A horizontally growing underground stem is
a. Rhizome b. Bulb c. Stem tuber d. Corm e. Sucker
17.In Onion, the leaf modification is
a. Phylloclad b. Leaf spine c. Scale leaf d. Phyllode
I8.’Meristem’ was proposed by
a. Schmidt b. Hanstein. c. Schleiden d. Nageli
19. Formation of gametophyte directly from sporophyte without meiosis is
a. Apospory b. Apogamy c. Parthenogenesis d. Amphimixis
20.Cortex in the histogen theory is derived from
a. Periblem b. Dermatogen c. Plerome d. Both a & b
21 .Commercially important fibres are the
a. Sclerenchyma fibres of xylem b. Sclerenchyma fibres of phloem
c. Collenchyma of cortex d. Sclerenchyma of cortex
22.The only living element in xylem is
a. Tracheids b. Sclerenchyma c. Parenchyma d. Collenchyma
23.Thickening towards intercellular spaces in collenchyma are called
a. Angular collenchyma b. Lamellar collenchyma c. Lacimate collenchyma d. Sclereenchyma e. None
24.Miilticellular hairs are present in
a. Monocot stem b. Dicot stem c. Dicot root d. Monocot root
25.The most abundant tissue in the plant body is
a. Chlorenchytna b. Sclerenchyma c. Collenchyma d. Parenchyma e. Both a & c
26.’Sheathing leaf base’ and ligule’ is present in
a. Coconut leaf b. Oryza leaf c. Grass leaf d. Both b & c e. None of these
27. Vascular bundles of monocot stem are
a. Bicollateral b. Radial c. Concentric d. Collateral e. None
28.Reticulate venation is not found in
a. Hibiscus b. Mango c. Oryza (Rice) d. Jack trait e. None
29.In Nepenthes, the pitcher is
a. Lamina modification b. Petiole modification c. Stipule modification d. Leaf modification
30.The only living cell in plants without nucleus is
a. Cambial cell b. Seive tube c. Companion cell d. Tube cell

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