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This set of Biology Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses on Morphology of Plants Set 3

Q1 | Which one of the following statements is correct? (A.I.P.M.T. 2011)
  • In tomato ,fruit is capsule
  • Seeds of orchids have oil –rich endosperm
  • Placentation in primrose is basal
  • Flower of tulip is a modified shoot.
Q2 | Flowers are zygomorphic in : (A.I.P.M.T. 2011)
  • Mustard
  • Gulmohar
  • Tomato
  • Datura
Q3 | Phyllode is present in : (A.I.P.M.T. 2012)
  • Euphorbia
  • Australian Acacia
  • Opuntia
  • Asparagus
Q4 | Cymose inflorescence is present in: (A.I.P.M.T. 2012)
  • Sesbania
  • Trifolium
  • Brassica
  • Solanum
Q5 | The seed can be defined as:
  • An immature embryo protected by coats
  • A mature ovule with a dormant embryo with enough reserve food and protective coating.
  • A mature spore with enough reserve food and protective coatings
  • A mature ovary with reserve food and protective coverings
Q6 | In the maize grain , the starchy food is stored in:
  • Cotyledon
  • Coleoptile
  • Aleurone layer
  • Endosperm
Q7 | Which one of the following is not fruit?
  • Cabbage
  • Apple
  • Watermelon
  • Tomato
Q8 | A fruit in which the fruit wall (pericarp) and seed coat have got fused is called
  • Legume
  • caryopsis
  • nut
  • drupe
Q9 | A composite or multiple fruit develops from :
  • Polycarpellary ovary
  • Bicarpellary and syncarpous ovary
  • Apocarpous ovary
  • Inflorescence
Q10 | Wheat grain is an example of :
  • Achene
  • Caryopsis
  • Nut
  • Follicle
Q11 | Which fruit is a type of nut?
  • Ground nut
  • Oat
  • Walnut
  • Cashew nut
Q12 | What is the edible part in coconut?
  • Entire seed
  • Fruit wall
  • Endosperm
  • None of the above
Q13 | Water inside a coconut is : (Manipal PMT 1995)
  • Liquid endosperm
  • Liquid endocarp
  • Liquid Mesocarp
  • Liquid Nucleus
Q14 | False fruit is a fruit which develops from:
  • Ovary
  • Any part of the flower except the ovary
  • Aporcarpous carpellary
  • Syncorpous carpellary
Q15 | Fibers are found on the seeds of:
  • Calotropi
  • Gossypium
  • Alstonia
  • All of above
Q16 | Which is the correct pair for edible part? (C.B.S.E.2001)
  • Tomato - Thalamu
  • Maize – Cotyledons
  • Guava - Mesocarp
  • Date palm- Pericarp
Q17 | How many plants in the list given below have composite fruits that develop from an inflorescence? (A.I.P.M.T. 2012) Walnut, poppy, radish, pineapple, apple, tomato, mulberry.
  • Five
  • Two
  • Three
  • Four
Q18 | A characteristic of angiosperm is : (AFMC 1992,Hariyana,PMT, 1994)
  • Flower
  • Root
  • Seed
  • All of these
Q19 | The capacity for vegetative reproduction is found in:
  • Leave
  • Roots
  • Stem
  • All of above
Q20 | ______ are the vegetative organs of the flowering plants:
  • Root ,stem, flower
  • Leaves ,stem, fruits
  • Roots, leaves, flowers
  • Roots, stem, leaves
Q21 | A root can be differentiated from the stem because of the absence of :
  • Green colour
  • Nods and internodes
  • Hair
  • Branches
Q22 | Which one of the following is not a characteristic of root:
  • Presence of root tap
  • Presence of unicellular hair
  • Presence of chlorophyll
  • Absence of buds
Q23 | When the trunk is unbranched and bears crown of leaves at its apex, it is known as :
  • Runner
  • Sucker
  • Caudex
  • Culm
Q24 | Parallel venation is a characteristic of :
  • Legume
  • Grasses
  • Parasitic plants
  • Xerophytic plants
Q25 | Leaf morphology helps in :
  • Plant identification
  • Plant classification
  • None of these
  • (a)&(b) both