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Plant Taxonomy and Morphology

Questions covering plant family characteristics, floral morphology, ovary structure, placentation types, scientific nomenclature, and taxonomic classification principles

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Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of following is a genus of nematode?

  1. Cycas
  2. Pteris
  3. Funaria
  4. Pogonatum
  5. None of these
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Monochlamydeous epiphyllous flowers with trimerous condition are found in

  1. garlic
  2. gossypium
  3. wheat
  4. barley
  5. none of these
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Sheathing leaf base with inflorescence, usually spike of spikelets is found in which of the following?

  1. Leguminosae
  2. Poaceae
  3. Solanaceae
  4. Cucurbitaceae
  5. None of these
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following plants has male and female flowers borne on the same plant?

  1. Hibiscus
  2. Pumpkin
  3. Rose
  4. Date palm
  5. None of these
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following has male and female sex organs in the same flower?

  1. Cucurbita
  2. Hibiscus
  3. Date palm
  4. Cycas
  5. None of these
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The scientific name of 'imli' tamarind tree is Tamarindus indica L. Which of the following is correct with respect to the way the name is written?

  1. The letter L means that the botanist Linnaeus gave this scientific name.
  2. The letter L stands for the Latin language.
  3. The first letter of indica should have been a capital letter.
  4. The letter L has nothing to do with scientific naming of plants.
  5. None of these
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following has swollen placenta in the pistil?

  1. Brassica
  2. Tomato
  3. Pea
  4. Ginkgo
  5. None of these
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In which of the following families is synandrous condition found?

  1. Umbellifeae
  2. Rosaceae
  3. Cucurbitaceae
  4. Malvaceae
  5. None of these
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Monocarpellary pistil with marginal placentation is found in which of the following?

  1. Leguminosae
  2. Malvaceae
  3. Compositae
  4. Brassicaceae
  5. None of these
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

One chambered ovary with ovules borns on the placenta, developing along the ventral suture is found in

  1. solanaceae
  2. leguminosae
  3. graminae
  4. malvaceae
  5. none of these
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is incorrect with respect to compositae?

  1. Its fruit is a cypsela.
  2. It shows head inflorescence.
  3. It has hypogynous flowers.
  4. It has syngenesious anthers.
  5. All of the above
Question 12 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The ovary in solanum is oblique because

  1. the posterior carpel turns to the left and anterior to the right
  2. the posterior and anterior carpels turn to the left
  3. the carpels turn by 180 degrees
  4. the posterior carpel turns to the right and anterior to the left
  5. none of these
Question 13 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

If different authors give different names to the same species, then which of the following is true?

  1. The name under which the species is first described is valid.
  2. The name under which the species is first described and published in a scientific journal is valid.
  3. All known names are described and a new one is given.
  4. People are at liberty to use any name.
  5. None of these
Question 14 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The carpels of solanum flower are oblique because

  1. the posterior and the anterior carpels move to the left
  2. the posterior carpels turns to the left and anterior to the right
  3. the posterior and anterior carpels turn by 180 degrees
  4. the posterior carpels turn to the right and the anterior to the left
  5. none of these
Question 15 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following have anthers with two microsporangia?

  1. Malvaceae
  2. Cucurbitaceae
  3. Leguminosae
  4. Cruciferae
  5. None of these
Question 16 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following families provides food rich in carbohydrates?

  1. Leguminosae
  2. Palmae
  3. Cruciferae
  4. Poaceae
  5. None of these
Question 17 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Phylogenetic system means

  1. grouping of plants according to evolutionary trends
  2. grouping of plants according to floral similarities
  3. grouping according to morphological characters
  4. grouping of plants according ti their increasing complexities
  5. none of these
Question 18 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Syngenecious and epipetalous conditions are found in which of the following?

  1. Compositae
  2. Lilaceae
  3. Solanaceae
  4. Malvaceae
  5. None of these
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