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Give two examples of compound corymb.

Important Questions on Morphology of Flowering Plants

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Biology>Structural Organisation in Animals and Plants>Morphology of Flowering Plants>Inflorescence
The inflorescence found in Jasmine is a
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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

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   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

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Biology>Structural Organisation in Animals and Plants>Morphology of Flowering Plants>Inflorescence
Describe the flower of Musa paradisiaca in technical terms.
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Represent the union of two sets by Venn diagram for each of the following.

X={x | x is a prime number between 80 and 100}

Y={y | y is an odd number between 90 and 100}

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Biology>Structural Organisation in Animals and Plants>Morphology of Flowering Plants>Inflorescence
Which of the following is/are character/s of racemose inflorescence?

(i) Basal flower are older while the apical flowers are younger.
(ii) Flower open from periphery to centre.
(iii) Floral axis shows continuous growth
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Write notes on the racemose inflorescence.

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Choose the correct combination

List - I List - II List-III
A) Raceme i) Cup shaped thallamus I) Derris indica
B) Mathematical model ii) Codes II) Use of computers
C) Trimerous iii) Species plantarum III) Artificial System
D) Historia plantarum iv) Capsule IV) Allium

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Biology>Structural Organisation in Animals and Plants>Morphology of Flowering Plants>Inflorescence
The direction of maturation of flowers in a racemose inflorescence is acropetal.
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Biology>Structural Organisation in Animals and Plants>Morphology of Flowering Plants>Inflorescence
What is racemose inflorescence? Give its types.
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Which is not a correct match
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Biology>Structural Organisation in Animals and Plants>Morphology of Flowering Plants>Inflorescence
Which two statements are correct for racemose inflorescence?

(i) The main axis continues to grow.

(ii) The main axis terminates in a flower.

(iii) Flowers are borne laterally in acropetal succession.

(iv) Flowers are borne in a basipetal order.
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Biology>Structural Organisation in Animals and Plants>Morphology of Flowering Plants>Inflorescence

Differentiate with a diagrammatic representation of racemose and cymose inflorescence.

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A corymb with zygomorphic flowers is found in
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Which of the following is true?
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Biology>Structural Organisation in Animals and Plants>Morphology of Flowering Plants>Inflorescence

Choose the correct combination

  List - I   List - II List-III 
A

Raceme

 I Cup shapped thallamus Derris indica
B Mathematical model II codes Use of computers
C Trimerous III Species plantarum Artificial system
D Historia plantarum IV Capsule Allium

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Biology>Structural Organisation in Animals and Plants>Morphology of Flowering Plants>Inflorescence
Racemose inflorescence is observed in the family
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Which of the following is true?
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Biology>Structural Organisation in Animals and Plants>Morphology of Flowering Plants>Inflorescence
Cotyledons are also called-
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Biology>Structural Organisation in Animals and Plants>Morphology of Flowering Plants>Inflorescence
Select an incorrect statement w.r.t. racemose inflorescence