MORPHOLOGY OF FLOWERING PLANTS

BY RAKSHITA SINGH
FAMILIES

1. Most of the economically important

5. Silique is the fruit of the family:
fibre yielding plants belong to family
1. Cucurbitaceae
1. Malvaceae
2. Malvaceae
2. Solanaceae
3. Brassicaceae
3. Cruciferae
4. Leguminosae
4. Poaceae
6. Ovary is one-chambered but it
2. Tetradynamous conditions occur becomes two- chambered due to the
in: formation of false septum called
1. Cruciferae replum in:

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2. Malvaceae 1. Fabaceae

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3. Solanaceae 2. Malvaceae

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4. Liliaceae 3. Brassicaceae
4. Liliaceae

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3. Identify the correct features with

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respect to Cruciferae: 7. Marginal placentation is generally

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a. Tetramerous flower found in the family:

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1. Cucurbitaceae

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b. Bisexual, perigynous condition
2. Liliaceae
c. The most advanced family of dicots
3. Fabaceae
d. Bicarpellary, syncarpous with
4. Malvaceae
replum
e. Fruit berry or capsule
8. Which floral family has (9) + 1
1. a, b & d
arrangement of anthers in the
2. b, d & e
androecium?
3. b & c 1. Malvaceae
4. a & d 2. Rutaceae
3. Fabaceae
4. The family that Lady finger belongs 4. Caesalpiniaceae
to is:
1. Malvaceae
9.Which of the following is not a
2. Cucurbitaceae
character of androecium of
3. Liliaceae Fabaceae family?
4. Brassicaceae (1) Ten stamens
(2) Diadelphous
(3) Dithecous Anther
(4) Not a free stamen
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BY RAKSHITA SINGH
FAMILIES

10. Monothecous anthers have pollen chambers 16. Presence of epicalyx and monadelphous
characteristically seen in family lobe and and are condition of stamens is found in
1. 2, 4, Asteraceae 1. Makoi
2. 2, 4, Malvaceae 2. Mustard
3. 1, 2, Malvaceae 3. Groundnut
4. 1, 2, Asteraceae 4. China rose

11. Which type of aestivation is characteristic of 17. The distinct monocot character shown by the
family Malvaceae? flowers of Gramineae family is
1. Valvate 1. Bisexual flower
2. Imbricate 2. Actinomorphic flower

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3. Twisted 3. Hypogynous flower

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4. Vexillary 4. No clear distinction of petal and sepal

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12. Syngenecious adhesion is seen in which
among the following plant families?
20. Siliqua or silicula is the fruit of
1. Cotton

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1. Fabaceae 2. Mustard

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2. Cucurbitaceae 3. China rose

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3. Malvaceae

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4. Grass

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4. Asteraceae

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18. In which family, the peduncle is flat on which
13.Pappus helps in dispersal of seed in florets are attached?
1. Asteraceae 1. Poaceae
2. Brassicaceae 2. Malvaceae
3. Malvaceae 3. Fabaceae
4. Solanaceae 4. Compositae text

14. The most advanced amongst the dicots are 19. Calyx in the form of pappus is found in
1. Asteraceae 1. Cotton
2. Malvaceae 2. China rose
3. Brassicaceaeph text 3. Tobacco
4.Fabaceae 4. Disc floret of sunflower

15. Ray florets of sunflower do not 20. Fruits is called caryopsis in the
1. Have inferior ovary members of the family:
2. Show basal placentation in gynoecium 1. Poaceae
3. Have united petals 2. Malvaceae
4. Have androecium 3. Fabaceae
4.Compositae
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BY RAKSHITA SINGH
FAMILIES

21. (A) Pentacarpellary gynoecium.

(B) Monadelphous androecium with 26. Tetramerous flowers having.
numerous stamens. bicarpellary, syncarpous, superior ovary
(C) Locule has one to numerous ovule which is unilocular in the beginning, but
in the gynoecium becomes bilocular later, owing to the
Consider the above characteristics and formation of pseudoseptum called replum
choose the flower which shows them: are the salient features of the family:
1. Triticum 1. Leguminosae
2. Oryza sativa 2. Malvaceae
3. Gossypium 3. Solanaceae
4. Chrysanthemum 4. Cruciferae

22. When calyx and corolla cannot be

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27. Calyx is often modified into a pappus
differentiated from each other, it is

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and syngenesious stamens. These are

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known as:

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characteristic features of the family:

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1. Staminate
1. Malvaceae
2. Pistillate

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2. Compositae

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3. Perianth

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3. Caesalpinioideae

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4. Peduncle

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4. Liliaceae

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23. When the anthers are fused with

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one another but filaments are free, this 28.Which of the following family does
condition of stamen is known as: this belong to?
1. Adnate 1. Cruciferae
2. Versatile 2. Asteraceae
3. Syngenesious 3. Malvaceae
4. Dorsifixed 4. Gramineae

24. Find the mismatch. 29. The chief characteristic feature of

(1) Anterior-Keel corolla is that it is composed of five
(2) Lateral-Wings petals and the aestivation is
(3) Posterior-Standard 1. graminaceous, vexillary
(4) Keel- three in number 2. Papilionaceous vexillary
3. Papilionaceous twisted
4. Papilionaceous valvate
25. Lodicules are considered as
equivalent to:
30. Epigynous flower having capitulum
1. Perianth
inflorescence with involucre of bracts having
2. Sterile stamen
ray florets and disc florets is found in the
3. Stipule
4. Epicalyx
MORPHOLOGY OF FLOWERING PLANTS
BY RAKSHITA SINGH
FAMILIES

1. Compositae 35.Cruciform corolla, siliqua or silicula and

2. Cruciferae tetradynamous condition of stamens is found
3. Gramineae in:
4. Solanaceae 1. Solanum nigrum
2. Cosmos
31. Presence of epicalyx, twisted aestivation 3. Allium cepa
in corolla and monadelphous condition of 4. Brassica campestris
stamens is characteristic feature of the family
1. Liliaceae 36. Siliqua or silicula fruit is characteristic of
2. Malvaceae the family:
3. Leguminosae 1. Cruciferae
2. Malvaceae

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4. Solanaceaetext

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3. Liliaceae

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4. Caesalpinioideae

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32. Zygomorphic flowers with descending

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imbricate aestivation and marginal

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37. Inferior ovary, pappus calyx and cypsela
placentation are the characteristic features of

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fruit are found in
the family:

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1. Compositae

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1. Papilionaceae
2. Ranunculaceae

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2. Malvaceae
3. Malvaceae

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3. Mimosoideae
4. Liliaceae

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4. Ranunculaceae

33. Lodicules are situated above and

38. Assertion (A): Staminal tube is present
opposite to the superior palea and
in Malvaceae.
considered equivalent to
1. perianth
Reason (R): It is due to monadelphous
2. sterile stamen
condition.
3. stipule
1. Both (A) and (R) are True and (R) correctly
4. epicalyx
explains the (A).
2. (A) is True; (R) is False
34. Which of the following family
3. (A) is False; (R) is False
has bisexual and zygomorphic
4. Both (A) and (R) are True but (R) does not
plants?
correctly explain the (A).
(1) Fabaceae
(2) Solanaceae
(3) Liliaceae
(4) Brassicaceae
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BY RAKSHITA SINGH
FAMILIES

39. The Aestivation found in calyx of

Fabaceae is
(1) Valvate
(2) Vexillary
(3) Imbricate
(4) Both 1 and 3

40. Given below are two statements:

Statement I: Spikelet is the unit of

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inflorescence in the family- Gramineae and

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consists of a short axis called rachilla.

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Statement II: In Gramineae family, caryopsis is

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a very small, dry, one-seeded fruit, which

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develops from a monocarpellary ovary and

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pericarp is fused with seed coat.

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In light of the above statements, choose the

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correct answer from the options given below:

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1. Statement I is incorrect, but statement II is

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correct
2. Both statement I and II are correct
3. Both statement I and II are incorrect
4. Statement I is correct, but statement II is
incorrect