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 botany flower to flower importance of pollination flower: parts of a flower flower and pollination

Chasmogamy is pollination in.

  1. Bud condition

  2. Closed flowers

  3. Open flowers

  4. Unrelated flowers

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

Chasmogamy is a plant with a reproductive mechanism in which pollination occurs in chasmogamous flowers. Chasmogamous flowers are showy with open petals and encircling exposed reproductive parts.  Chasmogamous stems from Greek for an open marriage. These are named after the open arrangement of floral structures. 

Once chasmogamous flowers have reached maturity, they unfurl and their stamens and/or style are made available for pollinations correct answer is Chasmogamy, is pollination in open flower.

Thus the correct answer is C.

Multiple choice botany flower to flower importance of pollination flower: parts of a flower flower and pollination

Which of the following flowers are pollinated by wind?

  1. sunflower

  2. corn and willow

  3. buttercup and rose

  4. orchid and wall flower

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

Anemophilous flowers have certain characters like:-

  • Production of a large number of pollen grains.
  • Well exposed anther.
  • Stigma is feathery and sticky.
  • Pollen grains are light and non-sticky.
All these properties are found in the flower of corn and willow.
So the correct option is 'Corn and willow'.

Multiple choice biology the flower importance of pollination flower: parts of a flower flower and pollination

Hilum of seed is

  1. Scar of micropyle

  2. Scar of funiculus

  3. Area through which pollen tube enters the ovule

  4. Glandular and attractant region of ovule

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

The outer surface of seed shows a scar or mark of attachment with the seed stalk. It is called hilum. There is small pore, called micropyle, which represent the micropyle of ovule.

So, the correct answer is 'Scar of funiculus'.

Multiple choice biology the flower importance of pollination flower: parts of a flower flower and pollination

Residual persistent nucellus is known as

  1. Perisperm

  2. Integument

  3. Pericarp

  4. None of the above

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

A. The nucellus is generally used up during the development of embryo, but in some cases, it remains outside the endosperm in the form of a thin layer, called perisperm.

B. Integuments- These are outer covering of ovule which provide protection to the developing embryo.

C. Pericarp or fruit developed from wall of the ovary.

So, the correct answer is 'Perisperm'.

Multiple choice apical dominance auxins and gibberellins growth and development plant growth and development biology

Removal of apical bud makes the plant

  1. Bushy

  2. Grow rapidly

  3. Grow slowly

  4. Dormant

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

Apical dominance is a phenomenon in which main stem grows faster than the lateral branches. Apical bud produces auxin hormone that promotes apical dominance and inhibits growth of the lateral buds. When the apical bud is removed, the source of auxin is removed. Due to this, the lateral buds grow faster and makes plant bushy. 

Thus, the correct answer is option A.

Multiple choice apical dominance auxins and gibberellins growth and development plant growth and development biology

Removal of apical bud results in

  1. Formation of new apical bud

  2. Elongation of main stem

  3. Death of plant

  4. Formation of lateral branching

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

Apical dominance is a phenomenon in which central stem is dominant and lateral stems are suppressed. It is due to plant hormones produced in the tip of the shoot. Auxin hormone is responsible for apical dominance. When apical bud is removed, there is growth of lateral bud. This results in formation of lateral branching. This makes plant bushy.

Thus, the correct answer is option D.

Multiple choice apical dominance auxins and gibberellins growth and development plant growth and development biology

Removal of apical bud makes the plant grow

  1. Tall

  2. Bushy

  3. Slow

  4. Rapidly

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

Apical dominance is a phenomenon in which central stem is dominant and lateral stems are suppressed. It is due to plant hormones produced in the tip of the shoot. Auxin hormone is responsible for apical dominance. When apical bud is removed, lateral buds grow and the plant grows bushy.

Thus, the correct answer is option B.

Multiple choice apical dominance auxins and gibberellins growth and development plant growth and development biology

How many shoot aplical meristematic zones are expected in a twig of a plant possessing 9 branches, 39 leaves ?

  1. 9

  2. 39

  3. 10

  4. 8

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

 Shoot apical meristem is the region in the growing shoot containing meristematic cells. The shoot apical meristem contains multipotent stem cells and produces primordia that develop into all the above-ground organs of a plant.it is always present at the growing apices.

Plants having 9 branches and 39 leaves will have 10 growing apices i.e shoot apical meristematic zones (9 growing apex of the branches +1 growing apex of the main plant axis ).
So, the correct answer is '10'.

Multiple choice apical dominance auxins and gibberellins growth and development plant growth and development biology

Decapitation i.e. removal of shoot tips in a plant usually results in

  1. inactivation of lateral buds

  2. growth of lateral buds

  3. cessation of plant growth

  4. yellowing of leaves.

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation
Apical dominance is the phenomenon by which presence of apical bud does not allow the nearby lateral buds to grow. When the apical bud is removed, the lateral buds sprout. Apical bud inhibits the growth of lateral buds by releasing auxins. When a plant is decapitated i.e., its apical bud is removed then the lateral buds sprout, resulting in dense bushy growth. This phenomenon is widely used in the tea plucking and hedge making.
So the correct answer is 'growth of lateral buds'.
Multiple choice botany pollination, fertilization and development of endosperm and embryo fruits and seeds fruit and its type fertilization events

In which one of the following, would you expect to find glyoxysomes?

  1. Endosperm of wheat

  2. Endosperm of castor

  3. Palisade cells in leaf

  4. Root hairs

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

Glyoxysomes are microbodies. These microbodies occur only in fat rich plant cells like castor seeds where they take part in $\beta$-oxidation of fats and perform glyoxylate cycle. Glyoxysomes possess catalase enzyme.