Anatomy of Flowering Plants


  1. Placenta and pericarp are both edible portions in:









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    In tomato the edible part is pericarp and placenta.

    Correct Option: C

    In tomato the edible part is pericarp and placenta.


  1. An aggregate fruit is one which develops from:









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    Aggregate fruits (etaerio) develop from the multicarpellary apocarpous ovary. They are of following types; Etaerio of follicles, etaerio of achenes, etaerio of berries, etaerio of drupes.

    Correct Option: B

    Aggregate fruits (etaerio) develop from the multicarpellary apocarpous ovary. They are of following types; Etaerio of follicles, etaerio of achenes, etaerio of berries, etaerio of drupes.



  1. Which one of the following statements is correct?









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    Generally, monocotyledonous seeds (e.g., grasses) are endospermic but some as in orchids are non-endospermic. Mango is a drupe fruit that develops from multicarpellary, syncarpous, superior ovary having one or many seeds. A sterile stamen is called a staminode. In monocots, outer covering of endosperm separates the embryo by a proteinous layer called aleurone layer.

    Correct Option: C

    Generally, monocotyledonous seeds (e.g., grasses) are endospermic but some as in orchids are non-endospermic. Mango is a drupe fruit that develops from multicarpellary, syncarpous, superior ovary having one or many seeds. A sterile stamen is called a staminode. In monocots, outer covering of endosperm separates the embryo by a proteinous layer called aleurone layer.


  1. How many plants in the list given below have composite fruits that develop from an inflorescence Walnut, poppy, radish, fig, pineapple, apple, tomato, mulberry









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    Fig-develops from hypanthodium inflorescence; pineapple- develops from spike inflorescence; Mulberry-develops from catkin inflorescence.

    Correct Option: D

    Fig-develops from hypanthodium inflorescence; pineapple- develops from spike inflorescence; Mulberry-develops from catkin inflorescence.



  1. The wheat grain has an embryo with one, large, shield-shaped cotyledon known as:









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    Scutellum is large, shield shaped cotyledon that helps in the absorption of nutrients from endosperm during germination.

    Correct Option: B

    Scutellum is large, shield shaped cotyledon that helps in the absorption of nutrients from endosperm during germination.