Dry indehiscent single – seeded fruit formed from bicarpellary syncarpous inferior ovary is
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(a) Berry (b) Cremocarp (c) Caryopsis (d) Cypsela
Correct Answer:
Cypsela
Explanation:
Cypsela is a dry, one chambered, one […]
Development of succulency, with the presence of mucilage, is a xerophytic adaptation in which of the following plant?
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(a) Bryophyllum (b) Aloe (c) Agave (d) Both Aloe and Agave
Correct Answer:
Both […]
Cotyledons and testa respectively are edible parts in
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(a) Walnut and tamarind (b) French bean and cocount (c) Cashew nut and litchi (d) Groundnut and pomegranate
Correct Answer:
Groundnut and pomegranate
Explanation: […]
Conduction of sap in plants occurs through
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(a) Heartwood (b) Sapwood (c) Xylem (d) All the above
Correct Answer:
Sapwood
Explanation:
Cells of sapwood are alive and because of abundant pore spaces, […]
Compositae is also called
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(a) asteraceae (b) myrtaceae (c) fabaceae (d) zingiberaceae
Correct Answer:
asteraceae
Explanation:
Compositae is now called asteraceae.Compositae is the only family of asterales (dicotyledonous).It is the largest family […]
Cladodes are found in
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(a) Parkinsonia (b) Asparagus (c) Parkinsonia (d) Casuarina
Correct Answer:
Asparagus
Explanation:
A cladode is a short, flattened or cylindrical modified stem that resembles and functions as a […]
Between the bark and the wood in a woody stem, there is a layer of meristem called
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(a) cork cambium (b) apical meristem (c) vascular cambium (d) the zone of cell division
Bamboo and grasses elongate by the activity of
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(a) Secondary meristem (b) Lateral meristem (c) Apical meristem (d) Intercalary meristem
Correct Answer:
Intercalary meristem
Explanation:
Intercalary meristem is responsible for increase in […]
Aroids store food in
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(a) Inflorescence (b) Enlarged root (c) Leaf bases (d) Swollen stem
Correct Answer:
Swollen stem
Explanation:
They store food material in the basal portion and formed new corms […]
An example of a seed with endosperm, perisperm, and caruncle is
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(a) Coffee (b) Lily (c) Castor (d) Cotton
Correct Answer:
Castor
Explanation:
In castor seed testa and tegmen are united together. […]
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