Q.1: The roots that arise from parts of the plant other than the radicle are called _________________.
a) fibrous roots
b) primary roots
c) adventitious roots
Q.2: The swollen leaf base which is seen in some leguminous plants is known as ___________.
a) pulvinus
b) lamina
c) stipule
Q.3: In a ________________, a number of leaflets are present on the rachis.
a) simple leaf
b) pinnately compound leaf
c) palmately compound leaf
Q.4: From ______________________, the epidermal cells form very fine and delicate, thread like structures called root hairs.
a) region of meristematic activity
b) region of elongation
c) region of maturation
Q.5: Match the following:
| Type of Phyllotaxy | Seen in Flower |
| 1. Alternate | i. Alstonia |
| 2. Opposite | ii. China rose |
| 3. Whorled | iii. Guava |
a) 1-ii, 2-iii, 3-i
b) 1-ii, 2-i, 3-iii
c) 1-iii, 2-i, 3-ii
Q.6: The arrangement of flowers on the floral axis is known as ________________.
a) phyllotaxy
b) bracteate
c) inflorescence
Q.7: If the floral appendages in a flower are in multiple of 4, then it is known as _______________.
a) trimerous
b) tetramerous
c) pentamerous
Q.8: _____________ is the outermost whorl of the flower.
a) corolla
b) calyx
c) gynoecium
Q.9: Which of the following statements stand correct regarding the epigynous flowers ?
a) The thalamus encloses the ovary completely.
b) The ovary is said to be superior in these flowers.
c) The other parts of flower are below the ovary.
Q.10: In ______________ placentation, the ovules develop on the inner wall of the ovary or on peripheral part.
a) marginal
b) parietal
c) axile
Answers:
- c
- a
- b
- c
- a
- c
- b
- b
- a
- b
