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Multiple choice botany families of angiosperms family fabaceae eudicots family - fabaceae, sativum and solanaceae study of some important families

'Margarine' is prepared from

  1. Groundnut

  2. Coconut

  3. Almond

  4. Cashewnut
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Margarine is a processed food that is designed to taste and look similar to butter. Margarine is an inexpensive alternative to butter, made from groundnut oil or a combination of vegetable oils through the process of hydrogenation. Margarine is a spread used for flavouring, baking, and cooking that was first made in France in 1869.

So, the correct answer is 'Groundnut'

Multiple choice botany families of angiosperms family fabaceae eudicots family - fabaceae, sativum and solanaceae study of some important families

Which is the family of 'Arhar'

  1. Malvaceae

  2. Liliaceae

  3. Papilionaceae

  4. Solanaceae
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Arhar is a type of lentils also known as toor or tuvar. These are like flat discs, split and sometimes sold with an oil coating that you can just wash off. The botanical name of Arhar is Cajanus cajan which is commonly known as pigeon pea. It is a perennial legume belonging to the family Fabaceae or Papilionaceae. It is consumed on a very large scale in South Asia and is a major source of protein for the population of the Indian subcontinent.

So, the correct answer is 'Papilionaceae'

Multiple choice botany families of angiosperms family fabaceae eudicots family - fabaceae, sativum and solanaceae study of some important families

Which of the plant is not related to Leguminosae

  1. Green gram

  2. Saraca

  3. Paddy

  4. Tamarind
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation
  • The Fabaceae or Leguminosae, commonly known as the legume, pea, or bean family, are a large and economically important family of flowering plants. It includes trees, shrubs, and perennial or annual herbaceous plants.
  • The green gram is a small, round olive green bean with a sweet flavour and soft texture belonging to family Leguminosae
  • Saraca indica, commonly known as Asoka-tree, Ashok or simply Asoca, is a plant belonging to the family Leguminosae.
  • Paddy also called rice paddy which belongs to the family Gramineae (grass family).
  • Tamarind (Tamarindus indica) is a leguminous tree which belongs to the family Fabaceae or Leguminosae bearing edible fruit that is indigenous to tropical Africa.
  • So, the correct answer is 'Paddy'
Multiple choice botany families of angiosperms family fabaceae eudicots family - fabaceae, sativum and solanaceae study of some important families

Among the following which one is the richest source of proteins

  1. Wheat (Triticum vulgare)

  2. Rice (Oryza sativa)

  3. Gram (Cicer arietinum)

  4. Ground nut (Arachis hypogea)
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Arachis hypogea, commonly known as groundnut is a legume crop grown mainly for its edible seeds and edible oil. The protein content ranges from 22–30% of its total calories, making peanuts a great source of plant-based protein. They are also good sources of vitamin E, niacin, folate and manganese.

So, the correct answer is 'Groundnut 'Arachis hypogea'

Multiple choice botany families of angiosperms family fabaceae eudicots family - fabaceae, sativum and solanaceae study of some important families

A milk like preparation can be made from the seed of

  1. Vitis vinifera

  2. Cicer arietinum

  3. Glycine max

  4. Hordeum vulgare
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation
  • Glycine max  (soy bean) is a species of legume , widely grown for its edible bean.
  • A milk like preparation called soy milk is produced by soaking and grinding soya beans and then boiling the mixture and filtering out the particulates .
  • It is a stable emulsion of oil, water and proteins.
  • So the correct answer is 'Glycine max'
Multiple choice botany families of angiosperms family fabaceae eudicots family - fabaceae, sativum and solanaceae study of some important families

The edible part of groundnut is buried in the soil and morphologically it is a

  1. Root

  2. Stern

  3. Fruit

  4. Leaf
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation
  • Groundnut produces lomentum fruits which s a type of indehiscent legume fruit that breaks apart at constrictions occurring between segments so that each segment contains one seed. It is a type of schizocarp. 
The fruit is geocarpic and thus ripens inside the soil itself. The pericarp of the fruit is hard but the seeds are edible. Root, stem and leaf of groundnut are not edible.
  • So, the correct answer is 'Fruit'
Multiple choice botany families of angiosperms family fabaceae eudicots family - fabaceae, sativum and solanaceae study of some important families

To how many families the given plants belong Glycyrrhiza, Abrus, Yucca, Colchicum

  1. 2

  2. 3

  3. 4

  4. 5
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation
The given plants belong to three families.
Glycyrrhiza; Glycine and Abrus belong to family Fabaceae.
Yucca and Dracaena belong to​ the family Asparagaceae.
Colchicum belongs to the family Colchicaceae.
So, the correct answer is B.
Multiple choice botany families of angiosperms family fabaceae eudicots family - fabaceae, sativum and solanaceae study of some important families

A diagnostic feature for identification of pea (Fabaceae) flower is

  1. Tetradynamous stamens

  2. Inferior ovary

  3. Cruciform corolla

  4. Vexillary aestivation in petals
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation
Fabaceae is a family that was earlier called Papilionoideae and a subfamily Leguminosae. In this type of flower five petals called polypetalous, aestivation descending imbricate or vexillary. In vexillary aestivation, there are five petals. The largest petal (called standard) overlaps the two lateral petals (called wings) which further overlap the two smallest anterior petals (called keel).
So, the correct answer is 'Vexillary aestivation in petals'.