Anatomy of Flowering Plants


  1. Among flowers of Calotropis, tulip, Sesbania, Asparagus, Colchicine, Sweet pea, Petunia, Indigofera, Mustard, Soyabean, Tobacco and groundnut how many plants have corolla with valvate aestivation?









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    Calotropis, tulip, Asparagus, colchicine, Petunia, mustard, tobacco have valvate aestivation while sweet pea, groundnut, soyabean, Indigofera, Sesbania have vexillary aestivation.

    Correct Option: C

    Calotropis, tulip, Asparagus, colchicine, Petunia, mustard, tobacco have valvate aestivation while sweet pea, groundnut, soyabean, Indigofera, Sesbania have vexillary aestivation.


  1. Among bitter gourd, mustard, brinjal, pumpkin, china rose, lupin, cucumber, sunhemp, gram, guava, bean, chilli, plum, petunia, tomato, rose, withania, potato, onion, aloe and tulip how many plants have hypogynous flower?









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    Mustard (cruciferae), brinjal (solanaceae) china rose (malvaceae), lupin (leguminosae), gram (leguminosae), bean (leguminosae), chilli, Petunia, potato, tomato, Withania (solanaceae), onion, Aloe, tulip (liliaceae) have hypogynous flower while bittergourd, cucumber (cucurbitaceae), guava (myrtaceae) have epigynous flower and rose has perigynous flower.

    Correct Option: B

    Mustard (cruciferae), brinjal (solanaceae) china rose (malvaceae), lupin (leguminosae), gram (leguminosae), bean (leguminosae), chilli, Petunia, potato, tomato, Withania (solanaceae), onion, Aloe, tulip (liliaceae) have hypogynous flower while bittergourd, cucumber (cucurbitaceae), guava (myrtaceae) have epigynous flower and rose has perigynous flower.



  1. When the margins of sepals or petals overlap one another without any particular direction, the condition is termed as:









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    If the margins of sepals or petals overlap one another but not in any particular direction as in Cassia and gulmohur, the aestivation is called imbricate.

    Correct Option: B

    If the margins of sepals or petals overlap one another but not in any particular direction as in Cassia and gulmohur, the aestivation is called imbricate.


  1. Axile placentation is present in









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    In a multilocular ovary, when the placenta is axial and ovules are attached to it is known as axile placentation.

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    In a multilocular ovary, when the placenta is axial and ovules are attached to it is known as axile placentation.



  1. Perigynous flowers are found in :-









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    Ovary is partly superior and partly inferior in perigynous flower.

    Correct Option: C

    Ovary is partly superior and partly inferior in perigynous flower.