Morphology of Plants - Stem (Class -XI)

Questions about plant stem morphology including types of stems, buds, modifications, branching patterns, and stem characteristics in various plants

15 Questions Published

Questions

Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The hair found on stem is

  1. unicellular
  2. bicellular
  3. multicellular
  4. tricellular
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Length of stem depends upon

  1. axillary buds
  2. terminal buds
  3. accessory buds
  4. lateral buds
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which bud enters a dormant state whenever the branch is not needed?

  1. Mixed bud
  2. Axillary bud
  3. Accessory bud
  4. Terminal bud
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Adventitious bud is a type of

  1. floral bud
  2. leaf bud
  3. mixed bud
  4. apical bud
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is common between China rose, canna and coconut?

  1. They all are shrubs.
  2. They all have erect stems.
  3. They all have weak stems.
  4. They all are trees.
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Find the odd one out.

  1. Pea
  2. Smilax
  3. Clematis
  4. Betel
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Sinistrose twining is observed in

  1. sem
  2. pea
  3. convolvulus
  4. tinospora
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The modified thorns of bougainvillaea are

  1. terminal buds
  2. axillary buds
  3. accessory buds
  4. adventitious buds
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Where are bulbils placed in an onion?

  1. Axillary placed
  2. On the leaf
  3. In place of flowers
  4. On the base of swollen roots
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The plants which have an erect stem with distinct swollen nodes and internodes are called

  1. decurrent
  2. excurrent
  3. caudex
  4. culms
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following parts of a pea plant is modified into tendril?

  1. Stem
  2. Petiole
  3. Leaf apex
  4. Stipule
Question 12 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The buds found in maple trees are

  1. superposed accessory buds
  2. collateral accessory buds
  3. adventitious buds
  4. hairy buds
Question 13 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Woody twiners or climbers that are generally found in the forests of Madhya Pradesh in India are called

  1. scramblers
  2. linna
  3. root climbers
  4. tendril climbers
Question 14 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In which of the following plants is decurrent branching observed?

  1. Coconut
  2. Eucalyptus
  3. Mango
  4. Betel nut
Question 15 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Prostrate stems are the stems of

  1. climbers
  2. creepers
  3. trailers
  4. herbs