EASY
Earn 100

Classify the inflorescence based on their position.

Important Questions on Morphology in Flowering Plants

HARD
Biology>Structural Organisation in Organisms>Morphology in Flowering Plants>Inflorescence
Describe the flower of Musa paradisiaca in technical terms.
MEDIUM
Biology>Structural Organisation in Organisms>Morphology in Flowering Plants>Inflorescence
   List - I     List - II
(a) Flowers appear to have arisen from the same point of peduncle (i) Corymb
(b) The sessile flowers are arranged on peduncle in acropetal manner (ii) Umbel
(c) The sessile unisexual and neuter flowers arranged in acropetal succession protected by a modified bract (iii) Spike
(d) Unisexual and/or bisexual sessile flowers develop centripetally on a condensed peduncle (iv) Capitulum
    (v) Spadix

The correct answer is

EASY
Biology>Structural Organisation in Organisms>Morphology in Flowering Plants>Inflorescence
The head inflorescence is reduced to single flower in:
EASY
Biology>Structural Organisation in Organisms>Morphology in Flowering Plants>Inflorescence
The inflorescence found in Jasmine is a
EASY
Biology>Structural Organisation in Organisms>Morphology in Flowering Plants>Inflorescence
Match the following lists:
  List-I   List-II
(A) Musa, Cocos, Colocasia (I)

Corymb
(B) Crotalaria, Mangifera (II)

Spike
(C) Cassia, Cauliflower (III)

Umbel
(D) Achyranthes, Grasses (IV) Spadix
    (V) Raceme

The correct match is:

EASY
Biology>Structural Organisation in Organisms>Morphology in Flowering Plants>Inflorescence
The fleshy receptacle of syconus of fig encloses a number of :
EASY
Biology>Structural Organisation in Organisms>Morphology in Flowering Plants>Inflorescence
A family delimited by head type of inflorescence is-
EASY
Biology>Structural Organisation in Organisms>Morphology in Flowering Plants>Inflorescence

The teacher described Hibiscus as solitary Cyme. What does it mean?

EASY
Biology>Structural Organisation in Organisms>Morphology in Flowering Plants>Inflorescence
In an inflorescence where flowers are borne laterally in an acropetal succession, the position of the youngest floral bud in the floral axis shall be:
EASY
Biology>Structural Organisation in Organisms>Morphology in Flowering Plants>Inflorescence
Zig-Zag development of inflorescence axis is an example of-
EASY
Biology>Structural Organisation in Organisms>Morphology in Flowering Plants>Inflorescence
Verticillaster inflorescence, the ratio between male and female flowers is:
MEDIUM
Biology>Structural Organisation in Organisms>Morphology in Flowering Plants>Inflorescence
Define the term inflorescence. Explain the basis for the different types of inflorescence in flowering plants.
EASY
Biology>Structural Organisation in Organisms>Morphology in Flowering Plants>Inflorescence
Which of the following is true?
EASY
Biology>Structural Organisation in Organisms>Morphology in Flowering Plants>Inflorescence
Hypanthodium is
EASY
Biology>Structural Organisation in Organisms>Morphology in Flowering Plants>Inflorescence

How many plants, in the list given below, have composite fruits that develop from an inflorescence?

Walnut, poppy, radish, fig, pineapple, apple, tomato, mulberry

EASY
Biology>Structural Organisation in Organisms>Morphology in Flowering Plants>Inflorescence
In cyathium inflorescence, the ratio between male : female flower is
EASY
Biology>Structural Organisation in Organisms>Morphology in Flowering Plants>Inflorescence
Inflorescence is
MEDIUM
Biology>Structural Organisation in Organisms>Morphology in Flowering Plants>Inflorescence
The direction of maturation of flowers in a racemose inflorescence is acropetal.
EASY
Biology>Structural Organisation in Organisms>Morphology in Flowering Plants>Inflorescence
The capitulum type of inflorescence is found in:-
EASY
Biology>Structural Organisation in Organisms>Morphology in Flowering Plants>Inflorescence
The capitulum type of inflorescence is found in: