Biology · Science General

Botany and Plant Science

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Botany and plant science delve into the biological study of plant life, covering structural anatomy, physiological processes, and reproductive mechanisms. Key topics include inflorescence patterns, root modifications, and seed development, which are vital for biology sections in medical entrance exams. This collection of practice questions helps solidify understanding of complex plant functions.

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Botany and Plant Science Questions

Multiple choice
  1. fruit

  2. seed

  3. embryo

  4. endoperm

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

The oospore develops through mitotic divisions to form the embryo (the immature sporophyte). The ovule develops into the seed (containing the embryo), and the ovary develops into the fruit. Endosperm is the nutritive tissue.

Multiple choice
  1. post fertilization

  2. artificial pollination

  3. double fertilization

  4. fertilization stage

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Angiosperms exhibit double fertilization: one male gamete fuses with the egg to form the zygote, and another fuses with polar nuclei to form the endosperm nucleus. This unique process is characteristic of flowering plants.

Multiple choice
  1. Herkogamy

  2. Homogamy

  3. Protandry

  4. Dichogamy

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Homogamy refers to the simultaneous maturation of anthers and stigma in the same flower, making self-pollination possible. Herkogamy is a physical barrier, protandry/protogy are timing differences where one matures first, and dichogamy is the general term for staggered maturation.

Multiple choice
  1. protogyny

  2. protandry

  3. herkogamy

  4. heterostyly

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Protandry is a form of dichogamy where the anthers (male parts) mature and release pollen before the stigma (female part) is receptive. This temporal separation prevents self-pollination. Protogyny is the reverse condition.

Multiple choice
  1. protogyny

  2. protandry

  3. herkogamy

  4. heterostyly

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Protogyny is the condition where the stigma matures and becomes receptive before the anthers have matured and released pollen. This temporal sequence prevents self-pollination within the same flower. Protandry is the opposite condition.

Multiple choice
  1. fruit

  2. seed

  3. embryo

  4. endoperm

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

After fertilization, the ovule develops into the seed which contains the embryo and stored food. The ovary develops into the fruit, not the ovule. The embryo forms from the zygote, and endosperm (not endoperm) develops from triple fusion.

Multiple choice
  1. Green in colour.

  2. Filamentous or single celled.

  3. Presence of xylem vessels.

  4. Food stored as starch.

  5. Alga is Aquatic.

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

This statement is wrong, hence this option is the correct answer. Alga does not have xylem vessels. 

Multiple choice
  1. They fall down before unfolding of lamina.

  2. They fall down just after the unfolding of lamina.

  3. They remain attached to the leaf for the whole life of leaf.

  4. They develop into sepals.

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Rose leaf stipules are persistent and remain attached to the leaf for the whole life of leaf.

Multiple choice
  1. Adnate

  2. Scaly

  3. Free lateral

  4. Spiny

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Free lateral stipules are found in China Rose. These are soft filamentous small and green stipules present on both lateral sides of the leaf base.