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Important Questions on Morphology of Flowering Plants

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Biology>Structural Organisation in Plants - Morphology>Morphology of Flowering Plants>Stem
Among the following plants, how many show modifications for the photosynthetic purpose other than a leaf?
Taeniophyllum, Casuarina, Asparagus, Bougainvillea, Dioscoria, Opuntia, Hibiscus, Chrysanthemum
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Choose correct statements
I) Trap leaves supply nitrogen to Nepenthes plant
II) Grape vines differ from watermelon by having tendrils developed from axillary bud
III) Balancing roots of Eichornia arise from horizontally growing lateral branches
IV) Gall flowers of Ficus store eggs of Blastophaga
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Which of the following statements are correct about all the four types of modifications: potato, ginger, carrot and sweet potato?
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Offsets are produced by
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Which one of the following statements is not correct?
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Match the following lists.
  LIST-I   LIST-II   LIST-III
A Atropa i Ormament I Number and codes
B Computer usage in taxonomy ii Medicine II Pterocarpus
C Gloriosa iii Fabaceae III Solanaceae
D Odd sepal anterior iv Numerical
Taxonomy		 IV Rhizome

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Biology>Structural Organisation in Plants - Morphology>Morphology of Flowering Plants>Stem
Tendrils are modifications of
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Match the following lists:

  List I   List II
A) Branches of limited growth modified for photosynthesis I) Cashew
B) The peduncle is branched with one branch each time II) Asparagus
C) Multicarpellary, syncarpous unilocular ovary, stony pericarp III) Hamelia
D) Placenta is axial and ovules are attached to multilocular ovary IV) Colocasia
    V) Lemon

 

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In Bougainvillea, thorns are the modifications of:
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Identify the vegetative propagule 'M' in the following diagram:

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In Mimosa pudica, thigmotropism helps in protection, whereas in bitter-guard tendrils help in _____.

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Biology>Structural Organisation in Plants - Morphology>Morphology of Flowering Plants>Stem
An example of edible underground stem is:
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Biology>Structural Organisation in Plants - Morphology>Morphology of Flowering Plants>Stem
Choose the correct statements among the following.
A) A bud is present in the axil of leaflets of the compound leaf.
B) Casuarina has limited growth of branches as phylloclades.
C) Sub aerial stem of Oxalis spread to new niches when old parts die.
D) Pericarp and seed coat fuse together in caryopsis.
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Which of the following is correctly matched?
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Biology>Structural Organisation in Plants - Morphology>Morphology of Flowering Plants>Stem
In watermelon the spirally coiled stem modifications which help in climbing are developed from
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Which of the following is not a stem modification?
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Stems modified into flat green organs performing the functions of leaves are known as:
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The portions between two nodes that contribute to the height of the plant are called _____.
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Fill in the blank with the correct option from the bracket.

The ascending axis of the plant body is called _____. (stem, leaf, root, root hair)