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Multiple choice botany internal structure of root, stem and leaf internal structure of monocot stem internal structure of monocots internal structure of stem(dicot and monocot)

A structure absent in monocot is

  1. Sieve tubes

  2. Stomata

  3. Cambium

  4. Vessels

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

In monocot stem, epidermis, hypodermis, ground tissue, and vascular bundles are present. General cortex, endodermis, pericycle, medulla, medullary are absent. In the phloem, phloem parenchyma is also absent. Xylem and phloem are present on same radii, and also present side by side. So they are also called Collateral and Conjoint vascular bundles. In the vascular bundles, cambium is absent between xylem and phloem, So these are closed vascular bundles. In the xylem, protoxylem is towards the centre, and metaxylem is towards the periphery. So, it is an endarch xylem. 

So, the correct option is 'Pith or cambium'.

Multiple choice botany internal structure of root, stem and leaf internal structure of monocot stem internal structure of monocots internal structure of stem(dicot and monocot)

Which one is false about monocot stem?
I. Vascular bundles is scattered, cojoint, close, surrounded by sclerenchymatous bundle sheath and cavity.
II. Hypodermis is scelerenchymatous.
III. Peripheral vascular bundles is smaller than centrally placed ones.
IV. Ground tissue is differentiated into cortex, pericycle, pith, etc.
V. Homogeneous parenchymatous ground.

  1. I, III, IV

  2. III, IV

  3. IV

  4. V

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

The monocot stem shows the following characteristics: 

I. Vascular bundles are scattered in the ground tissue, conjoint, collateral and they are surrounded by the sclerenchymatous layer of bundle sheath. They have a lysigenous cavity formed by the breakdown of inner protoxylem vessels and parenchyma.
II. The hypodermis is made up of sclerenchymatous cells.
III. The peripheral vascular bundles are smaller in size and are more than the central vascular bundles.
IV. Ground tissue is not differentiated into cortex, pericycle, pith etc.
V. Ground tissue is homogeneous and is made of parenchymatous cells.
Hence, the correct answer is 'Ground tissue is differentiated into cortex, pericycle, pith etc.'

Multiple choice botany internal structure of root, stem and leaf internal structure of monocot stem internal structure of monocots internal structure of stem(dicot and monocot)

Monocot characteristics are

  1. Fibrous root system, parallel-veined leaves, trimerous flowers and two cotyledons

  2. Fibrous root system, parallel-veined leaves, trimerous flowers and one cotyledon

  3. Fibrous root system, reticulate veined leaves, trimerous flowers and one cotyledon

  4. Tap root system, parallel venation, trimerous flowers and one cotyledon

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

Monocot plants, as the name suggests have only one cotyledon. these plants have characteristic features like fibrous root system because the radicle is short-lived, thus replaced by adventitious roots. They also have parallel-veined leaves and trimerous flowers.

So the correct answer is 'Fibrous root system, parallel-veined leaves, trimerous flowers, and one cotyledon'.

Multiple choice botany internal structure of root, stem and leaf internal structure of monocot stem internal structure of monocots internal structure of stem(dicot and monocot)

Oil cavities of Citrus are

  1. Lysigenous

  2. Schizogeneous

  3. Schizolysigneous

  4. Intercellular spaces.

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

Lysigenous intercellular spaces: These cavities of intercellular spaces store up water, gases and essential oils in them. The examples are commonly found in water plants and many monocotyledonous plants. The secretory cavities in Eucalyptus, Citrus and Gossypium are good examples.

So, the correct answer is 'Lysigenous.'

Multiple choice botany ecological adaptations, succession and ecological services plant adaptation adaptation in plants plant habitat importance and classification of angiosperms

Belt's corpuscles occur on

  1. Casuarina roots

  2. Casuarina leaves

  3. Leaves of Acacia sphaerocephala

  4. Roots of Acacia sphaerocephala

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

Belt's corpuscles are certain corpuscles containing food secreted by the plants at the tips of their leaflets for ants to maintain myrmecophily. They are seen in leaves of acacia sphaerocephala as it is a myrmecophile.

So, the correct answer is 'Leaves of Acacia sphaerocephala'.

Multiple choice botany ecological adaptations, succession and ecological services plant adaptation adaptation in plants plant habitat importance and classification of angiosperms

Which of the following is wrong about xerophytes?

  1. Sunken stomata

  2. Small spiny leaves

  3. Thick cuticle

  4. Large number of stomata

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

 Xerophytes show structural adaptations to discourage water loss through transpiration and increase water absorption. Such, adaptations include small spiny leaves, thick waxy cuticle on leaf surface, sunken stomata and well developed vascular tissue. Leaves show reduction in number of stomata to cut off transpiration losses of water. Also some succulents show 'Crassulacean Acid Metabolism (CAM)'. Their stomata open only during night.

Thus, the correct answer is option D.

Multiple choice botany ecological adaptations, succession and ecological services plant adaptation adaptation in plants plant habitat importance and classification of angiosperms

The plants of this group are adapted to live partly in water and partly above substratum and free from water. Name the group.

  1. Xerophytes

  2. Thalophytes

  3. Halophytes

  4. Hydrophytes

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

Halophytes are plants adapted to grow in saline conditions. They grow in mangroves, coastal dunes and marshes. The environmental conditions are high salinity and high level of water. The lower parts of trees are permanently submerged in water and grow pneumatophores for gaseous exchange and respiration. The upper parts of these plants are not submerged and freely exposed to atmosphere.

Multiple choice botany ecological adaptations, succession and ecological services plant adaptation adaptation in plants plant habitat importance and classification of angiosperms

Which of the following is not an adaptive feature of plants growing in physiologically dry soil?

  1. Pneumatophore

  2. Vivivary

  3. Sunken stomata

  4. All of the above

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

Physiologically dry soil means that water is present in soil but due to high levels of salt, it is not available to plants as plants cannot easily absorb the water present in soil. Such plants are called halophiles, e.g., mangrove plants like Sonnertia, Rhizophora, Avicennia etc. Such plants show several unique features such as presence of pneumatophores and vivipary. Sunken stomata is not shown by mangroves but is shown by xerophytes which grow in physically dry soil. Thus, the correct answer is option C.

Multiple choice botany male & female gametophytes: structure and development pollen grain androecium male gametophyte

Mature anther contains

  1. One wall layer, two microsporangia

  2. Two wall layers, one microsporangium

  3. Four wall layers and four microsporangia

  4. Two wall layers, four microsporangia

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

Structure of anther contains four wall layers:-

i)Epidermis, endothecium and middle layer that function as a protective layer.
ii)Inner most layer tapetum provide nutrition to the pollen.
iii)It contains four microsporangia two in each lobe which give rise to microspore mother cell.
So the correct option is 'Four wall layers and four microsporangia'.