Morphology of Flowering Plants Questions and Answers Part-11

1. Which family is known as the ‘potato’ family?
a) Fabaceae
b) Solanaceae
c) Liliaceae
d) Cruciferae (Brassicaceae)

Answer: b
Explanation: Solanaceae

2. Find out the correct matching:
A. Br – 1. Bracteate
B. K – 2. Calyx
C. C – 3. Corolla
D. A – 4. Gynoecium
E. G – 5. Androecium
F. G – 6. Superior ovary
G. q102 – 7. Male
H. q102a – 8. Bisexual
I. ⊕ – 9. Actinomorphic
J. % – 10. Zygomorphic
K. q102b – 11. Female
a) 1–B, 2–C, 3–E, 4–K, 5–A, 6–J, 7–I, 8–F, 9–H, 10–D, 11–G
b) 1–C, 2–A, 3–B, 4–E, 5–D, 6–G, 7–I, 8–H, 9–F, 10–J, 11–K
c) 1–K, 2–J, 3–I, 4–H, 5–G, 6–F, 7–D, 8–E, 9–C, 10–B, 11–A
d) 1–A, 2–B, 3–C, 4–E, 5–D, 6–F, 7–G, 8–H, 9–I, 10–J, 11–K

Answer: d
Explanation: 1–A, 2–B, 3–C, 4–E, 5–D, 6–F, 7–G, 8–H, 9–I, 10–J, 11–K

3. The stem of fabaceae are
a) Erect or climber
b) Herbaceous rarely woody, aerial, erect, cylindrical, branched solid.
c) Herbaceous with underground bulb/corms/rhizomes
d) All of these

Answer: a
Explanation: The stem of fabaceae are erect or climber

4. Find out from the following the total number of plants with stipulate leaves.
Gram, Arhar, Moong, Sesbania, Lupin, Muliathi, Soyabean, Tomato, Brinjal, Belladona, Petunia, Tobacco, Tulip, Aloe, Colchicine, Asparagus, Chilli, Ground nuts, Indigofera, Sunhemp
a) 7
b) 10
c) 15
d) 20

Answer: a
Explanation: 7

5. Select the incorrect pair:
a) Indigofera ‒ Sepals five (Gamosepalous), corolla (Vexillary aestivation)
b) Brinjal ‒ Sepals five united (persistent, valvate aestivation) Petals five united (valvate aestivation)
c) Asparagus ‒ Sepals three often united into tube (valvate aestivation)
d) Colchicine ‒ Perianth present tepals six (valvate aestivation)

Answer: c
Explanation: Asparagus ‒ Sepals three often united into tube (valvate aestivation)

6. Select from the following the total number of plant showing tricarpellary gynoceium.
Gram, Arhar, Moong, Sesbania, Lupin, Muliathi, Soyabean, Tomato, Brinjal, Belladona, Petunia, Tobacco, Tulip, Aloe, Colchicine, Asparagus, Chilli, Ground nuts, Indigofera, Sunhemp
a) 7
b) 10
c) 4
d) 6

Answer: c
Explanation: 4

7. Select from the flowing the total number of plant having epipetalous stamens.
Gram, Arhar, Moong, Sesbania, Lupin, Muliathi, Soyabean, Tomato, Brinjal, Belladona, Petunia, Tobacco, Tulip, Aloe, Colchicine, Asparagus, Chilli, Ground nuts, Indigofera, Sunhemp
a) 7
b) 6
c) 8
d) 10

Answer: b
Explanation: 6

8. The fruit of Liliaceae is mainly
a) Drupe
b) Ovary
c) Legume
d) Capsule

Answer: d
Explanation: The fruit of Liliaceae is mainly capsule

9.Which is correct for the gynoecium of Liliaceae?
a) Tricarpellary, syncarpous, superior ovary, trilocular with many ovule, axile placenation.
b) Bicarpellary, syncarpous, superior ovary, bilocular, swollen placenta with many ovule.
c) Superior ovary, monocarpellary, unilocular with many ovules.
d) Tricarpellary, inferior ovary, syncarpous, trilocular with many ovules, axile placentation.

Answer: a
Explanation: Tricarpellary, syncarpous, superior ovary, trilocular with many ovule, axile placenation.

10. Select from the following the total number of plant showing axile placentation.
Dianthus, primrose, china rose, tomato, lemon, tulip, aloe, asparagus, cholchicine, trifolium, lupin, arhar
a) 6
b) 7
c) 8
d) 9

Answer: b
Explanation: 7