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Questions Related to families of angiosperms

Areca catechu and supari belongs to the family

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

  1. Poaceae

  2. Palmae

  3. Asteraceae

  4. Scitamineae

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Areca catechu commonly called Arecanut. It belongs to palm tree species and family Arecaceae or Palmae. The fruit i.e nut of this is betel nut, commonly known as supari in India. 

So the correct option is B.

Scientific name of green gram is

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

  1. Vigna mungo

  2. Vigna radiata

  3. Phaseolus mungo

  4. Phaseolus sinensis

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Green gram is called mung bean. Its scientific name is Vigna radiata.  It belongs to the 

Order: Fabales
Family : Fabaceae

The answer is B

Lathyrism is caused by

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

  1. Dal

  2. Moth dal

  3. Khesari dal

  4. Glycine

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Lathyrism is a neurological disorder in humans. It is caused due to consumption of legume belonging to genus Lathyrus, particularly  Lathyrus sativus  or Khesari dal. The cause of the disease is due to neurotoxin ODAP ($\beta$ - oxalyl,L $\alpha$ - diaminopropionic acid) which is structural analogue of  neurotransmitter glutamate. Which results in paralysis of the lower limbs.

So, the correct answer is 'khesari dal'

Pea nut (Arachis hypogea) belongs to the family

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

  1. Papilionaceae

  2. Poaceae

  3. Palmaceae

  4. Musaceae

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Pea nut belongs to the family Fabaceae or Papilionaceae. It is the  second-largest family in dicots with 600 genera. 

So the correct option is A.

The botanical name of the peepal tree is

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

  1. Cajanus cajun

  2. Ficus religiosa

  3. Pisum sativum

  4. Ficus benghalensis

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Ficus religiosa which is also known as sacred fig is a species of fig native to the Indian subcontinent and Indochina. It belongs to the family Moraceae, the fig or mulberry family.

So the correct option is B.

Which one of the following plants does not belong to family Euphorbiaceous?

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

  1. Abution indicum

  2. Acalypha indica

  3. Manhot esculentus

  4. Ricnus communis

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Correct Option: A

The lens or strophiole is usually present in the seed(coats) of members of.

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

  1. Fabaceae

  2. Asteraceae

  3. Malvaceae

  4. Solanaeae

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Correct Option: A

Many pulses of daily use belong to one of the families below ?

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

  1. Solanaceae

  2. Fabaceae

  3. Liliaceae

  4. Poceae

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Correct Option: B

Choose the correct answer from the alternatives given.
Plants like clover and beans, that have nitrogen-fixing bacteria in their roots, belong to the family:

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

  1. Fabaceae

  2. Brassicaceae

  3. Solanaceae

  4. Asteraceae

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:
The Fabaceae or Leguminosae, commonly known as the legume, pea, or bean family, are a large and economically important family of flowering plants and clover and beans belong to fabacea.
So, the correct option is 'Fabaceae'

Which of the following are not characteristic features of the family Fabaceae?

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

  1. Tap root system, compound leaves and raceme inflorescence

  2. Flowers actinomorphic, twisted aestivation and gamopetalous

  3. Stamens ten, introse, basifixed and dithecous

  4. Monocarpellary, ovary, superior and bent stigma

  5. Fruit is legume

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Characteristic features of the family Fabaceae are -
1. Leaves are usually alternate and compound.
2. The flowers are zygomorphic and in general, have five fused sepals.
3. The petals are also five free.
4. The presence of having a short usually cup-shaped hypanthium.
5. Stamens ten in number, superior ovary and curved style.
6. Placentation marginal.
Flowers of Fabaceae do not show actinomorphic nature, twisted aestivation and gamopetaly. Thus, the correct answer is option B.