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Choose the correct answers from the alternatives given .
Which of the following is not a property of water that helps explain why water is so important to life on earth?

  1. Water expands when frozen

  2. Nonpolar compounds dissolve- well in water

  3. Water can absorb great quantities of heat with relatively-small increase in its temperature

  4. Water molecules attract each other


Correct Option: B

Hardest leaves are found in?

  1. Victoria regia

  2. Rafflesia

  3. Raphia vinifera

  4. Metasequoia


Correct Option: A

The primary function of leaf is ________.

  1. Growth

  2. Reproduction

  3. Photosynthesis

  4. Protection


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Leaves are those parts of plants that perform the primary function of photosynthesis and transpiration. Growth, Reproduction and Protection are it's secondary or modified functions.

So, the correct option is 'Photosynthesis'.

The petiole is also known as _________.

  1. Peduncle

  2. Hypopodium

  3. Mesopodium

  4. Epipodium


Correct Option: C
Explanation:
The petiole also called the mesopodium is a cylindrical or sub-cylindrical smooth or grooved stalk of the leaf which lifts the lamina above the level of the stem. 
So, the correct option is 'Mesopodium'.

________ is taken as leaf cutting in Peperomia.

  1. Only Leaf petiole

  2. Part of the leaf

  3. Entire leaf including petiole

  4. Leaf blade


Correct Option: C

Which of the following are called food factories of the plants?

  1. Leaves

  2. Stem

  3. Roots

  4. Flowers


Correct Option: A
Explanation:
The part of the plant which produces food is a leaf. Leaves prepare food in presence of sunlight by a process called photosynthesis. In this process, food is produced by utilizing water and carbon dioxide in the presence of sunlight. Therefore, leaves are called food factories of the plants.
So, the answer is A.

Match the column I with column II and select correct option.

Column-I Column-II
(a) Pedicel i Reduced leaf
(b) Peduncle ii Stalk of the flower
(c) Bract iii Stalk of the leaf
(d) Petiole iv Inflorescence axis
  1. a-ii, b-iv, c-i, d-iii

  2. a-iii, b-iv, c-i, d-ii

  3. a-i, b-iii, c-iv, d-ii

  4. a-iv, b-i, c-ii, d-iii


Correct Option: A

Which of the following part of the plant performs photosynthesis?

  1. Leaves

  2. Stem

  3. Roots

  4. Root nodules


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The plant is morphologically divided into roots, stem and leaves.

  1. Root that forms from the radicle of the embryo and is positively geotropic helps in the absorption of water and mineral from the soil.
  2. The stem that forms from the plumule of the embryo and holds various different part of the plant is positively phototrophic and provide mechanical support to stem.
  3. Leaves that originate from the stem and have a green coloured pigment called chlorophyll is the kitchen of plant and helps to convert the inorganic substance into organic substance.
  4. Root nodules are present in legume plants for the nitrogen fixation.
So, the correct answer is 'Leaves'.

Epiphyllous buds develop from

  1. Leaf surface

  2. Leaf axil

  3. Leaf base

  4. Stipule


Correct Option: A