Angiosperm Morphology: Roots, Stems, Leaves, Flowers, and Fruits
Test your knowledge of the structural features and adaptations of flowering plants including root types, stem modifications, leaf structures, floral mechanisms, and fruit classifications.
Questions
Censor mechanism in seed dispersal is found in
- liliaceae
- papaveraceae
- leguminosae
- rosaceae
- apiaceae
The prop roots are
- fasciculated roots
- adventitious roots
- tap roots
- branched roots
- buttress roots
If pollen grains of an anther fail to pollinate stigma of the same flower because of a barrier, it is referred to as
- dichogamy
- herkogamy
- heterostyly
- cleistogamy
- homostyly
Cyathium is a type of
- fruit
- inflorescence
- seed
- tissue
- cell
Seeds are winged in _____________.
- cheiranthera
- hiptage
- calotropis
- moringa
- trigonopleura
The fruit of mangifera indica is a
- pome
- pepo
- capsule
- drupe
- none of these
Which of the following would exhibit seed dispersal by parachute mechanism?
- Cotton
- Mustard
- Pea
- Tomato
- Mango
The fruit of custard apple is an etaerio of
- berries
- achenes
- follicles
- drupes
- bunches
The fruit of ricinus (castor) is a
- regma
- capsule
- cremocarp
- carcerulus
- none of the above
The pericarp becomes modified into wings in
- samara
- lomentum
- achene
- cypsela
- drupes
The juicy vesicles from endocarp form the edible part in
- strawberry
- mango
- pineapple
- orange
- plum
In onions, the underground swollen edible portion is
- underground stem
- fleshy leaves
- root
- rhizome
- phylloclade
Food in sweet potato is stored in
- stem
- root
- leaves
- petiole
- bud
The fruit of an almond is
- berry
- siliqua
- drupe
- samara
- none of these
In opuntia, photosynthesis is performed by
- petiole
- phylloclade
- leaves
- photosynthetic roots
- phyllode