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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 photosynthesis cam cycle cam plants photosynthetic cycle

Kranz anatomy occurs in

  1. Leaves

  2. Stem

  3. Flower

  4. Seed

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

Kranz anatomy is found in leaves of $C _{4}$ plants. The $C _{4}$ pathway requires the presence of two types of cells i.e., mesophyll cells and bundle sheath cells. The particularly large cells around the vascular bundles of $C _{4}$ plants are called bundle sheath cells, these cells may form several layers around the vascular bundles, they are characterized by having a large number of chloroplasts, grana are absent, thick walls impervious to gaseous exchange and no extracellular spaces. This special anatomy of leaves of the $C _{4}$ plants is called Kranz anatomy. 'Kranz' means wreath and is a reflection of the arrangement of cells.

Multiple choice botany photosynthesis cam cycle cam plants photosynthetic cycle

Succulents perform

  1. $C _4$ cycle
  2. CAM

  3. $C _3$ cycle
  4. All of the above

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

CAM plants are usually the succulents (eg : cacti, agave) as they are efficient at storing water due to the climates they live in i.e., dry and arid. The leaves of succulent plants are thick, contains moisture and have a coat of wax to reduce evaporation. During the day, the plants close their stoma to prevent the loss of water and open it at night to absorb the carbon dioxide from the surrounding atmosphere. The carbon dioxide is later converted into malate, which is used in the process of photosynthesis (via the calvin cycle) when the daylight returns.

So the correct option is 'CAM'  

Multiple choice botany photosynthesis cam cycle cam plants photosynthetic cycle

Kranz anatomy can be observed in leaves of  ______________.

  1. Sorghum

  2. Spinach

  3. Mustard

  4. Tulip

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

  • Kranz anatomy is a special structure of leaves in C4 PLANTS e.g. maize, sugarcane, sorghum, and millets.
  • Mustard and Spinach belongs to C3 plants.
  • Tulip is an example of a CAM plant. 

So, the correct answer is option A, Sorghum

Multiple choice botany photosynthesis cam cycle cam plants photosynthetic cycle

Sunken stomata are usually found in

  1. Phanerogams

  2. $C _3$ plants
  3. CAM plants

  4. Insectivorous plants

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

A) Phanerogams are seed bearing plants like Gymnosperms and Angiosperms. They have prominent stomata.

B) ${ C } _{ 3 }$ plants have bean shaped stomata present on their surface.
C) CAM plants have sunken stomata to reduce the loss of water through transpiration.
D) Insectivorous plants do not have stomata.
So the correct answer is 'CAM plants'.

Multiple choice botany photosynthesis cam cycle cam plants photosynthetic cycle

Kranz type of anatomy is found in 

  1. $C _{3}$ plants
  2. $C _{2}$ plants
  3. $C _{4}$ plants
  4. CAM plant

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation
  • $C _4$ photosynthesis incorporates novel leaf anatomy, metabolic specializations, and modified gene expression.
  • Plants that utilize this pathway typically possess a distinctive Kranz leaf anatomy, consisting of two photosynthetic cell types.
  • Their vascular bundles are surrounded by two rings of cells; the inner ring, called bundle sheath cells, contains starch-rich chloroplasts lacking grana, which differ from those in mesophyll cells present as the outer ring.
  • This structural framework allows for the compartmentalization and functional separation of two sets of carboxylation and decarboxylation reactions.
    Hence, the correct answer is C.
Multiple choice botany pollination and fertilization types of pollination cross pollination pollination and its types

Pollen grains do not germinate on the stigma of the same flower. The phenomenon is

  1. Prepotency

  2. Self sterility

  3. Dicliny

  4. Dichogamy

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation
When a pistil having functional female gametes fails to set seeds with viable and fertile pollen, which can bring about fertilisation in another pistil, the pistil and pollen are said to be incompatible and this is known as incompatibility. 
When the sexual incompatibility is between individuals of different species, it is interspecific.
When the sexual incompatibility is between individuals of same species, it is intraspecific. This intraspecific incompatibility is also called as self-incompatibility which may include many reasons like pollen fail to germinate on the surface of the stigma of the same flower, which is also known as self-sterility.
So, the correct answer is B.
Multiple choice botany pollination, fertilization and development of endosperm and embryo types of pollination cross pollination pollination and its types

Transfer of pollen between two plants is 

  1. Cross pollination

  2. Self pollination

  3. Pollen transfer

  4. None of the above

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

The transfer of pollen from an anther of a flower of one plant to a stigma of a flower of another plant of the same species by the action of wind, insects etc is known as cross pollination. 

Multiple choice botany pollination and fertilization types of pollination cross pollination pollination and its types

Name the phenomenon of two flowers, one having long stamens and short styles, and other having short stamens and long style

  1. Allogamous device

  2. Heterostyly

  3. Dicliny

  4. Herkogamy

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation
Heterostyly is the presence of 2 or 3 types of flowers within the same plant and such flowers differ in the length of style and stamens. Example, Primula which shows distyly.
It has two types of flowers:
1. Pin eyed flowers: These have long styles with short stamens.
2. Thrum eyed flowers: These have a short style and long stamens.
So, the correct answer is B.
Multiple choice botany pollination and fertilization types of pollination cross pollination pollination and its types

In dimorphic flowers, cross pollination is contrived by 

  1. Dicliny

  2. Dichogamy

  3. Herkogamy

  4. Heterostyly

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

Heterostyly is a form of polymorphism. In this condition, styles are of different lengths relative to the stamens in flowers. This reduces self pollination and promotes cross pollination. Primrose plants shows heterostyly.

Thus, the correct answer is option D.

Multiple choice botany pollination and fertilization types of pollination cross pollination pollination and its types

Non-transfer of pollen from anther to stigma of the same flower due to a physical barriers is called as 

  1. Dichogamy

  2. Herkogamy

  3. Heterostyly

  4. Homogamy

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

Herkogamy - common strategy employed by hermaphroditic angiosperms to reduce sexual interference between male and female function. It differs from other such strategies by supplying a spatial separation of the anthers and stigma.

Multiple choice botany pollination and fertilization types of pollination cross pollination pollination and its types

When the pollen grains are not transferred from anthers to the stigma in flower due to the barrier or fence, it is referred or when some natural barrier exists between androecium and gynoecium to check self pollination, it is known as _____________.

  1. Heterostyly

  2. Herkogamy

  3. Dichogamy

  4. Cleistogamy

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

Herkogamy is a probable strategy applied by hermaphroditic angiosperms to reduce sexual interference between male and female function. It varies from other such strategies by supplying a spatial parting of the anthers and stigma.

Heterostyly is referring to the condition of having styles of different lengths, These are relative to the stamens in the flowers of various individual plants for reducing self-fertilization.

Dichogamy is the condition in which the male and female reproductive organs of the flower mature at different times to ensure that self-fertilization does not occur.

Cleistogamy refers to the self-fertilization which occurs within a permanently closed flower.

So option B is correct.

Multiple choice botany pollination and fertilization types of pollination cross pollination pollination and its types

Which one of the following is not a device to promote cross-pollination?

  1. Herkogamy

  2. Dichogamy

  3. Cleistogamy

  4. Heterostyle

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

Cleistogamy is not a device to promote cross-pollination as the flowers remain closed and they promote self-pollination. For example, Balsam, Oxalis and Viola anthers dehisce inside closed flowers. 

Herkogamy, dichogamy and heterostyly are the devices which promote cross-pollination. Herkogamy is a mechanical device to prevent self-pollination. For example in Pansy, stigma lies inside a flap.
In dichogamy, anthers and stigma mature at different times which ensures cross-pollination. When anthers mature earlier, it is known as protandry as in sunflower and when stigmas mature earlier it is known as protogyny as in Gloriosa.
In heterostyly, there are 2 or 3 different types of flowers with different heights of stamens and stigmas which prevent self-pollination as in jasmine. 
Thus, the correct answer is option C. 

Multiple choice botany pollination and fertilization types of pollination cross pollination pollination and its types

The pollen of apple germinates easily on the stigma than the pollen of another flower. This tendency is known as

  1. Prepotency

  2. Self sterility

  3. Dichogamy

  4. All of the above

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

In some plants when the stigma receives pollen from the same flower as well as from the other flower simultaneously, the foreign pollen germinates vigorously and fertilize the ovule.

So the correct option is 'Prepotency'.