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Morphology of Flowering Plants

129 Questions
All Exams NEET AIIMS
2016 NEET MCQ
NEET 2016 Phase 1
The standard petal of a papilionaceous corolla is also called
A.
vexillum
B.
corona
C.
carina
D.
pappus.
2016 NEET MCQ
NEET 2016 Phase 1
Cotyledon of maize grain is called
A.
coleoptile
B.
scutellum
C.
plumule
D.
coleorhiza.
2016 NEET MCQ
NEET 2016 Phase 1
Tricarpellary, syncarpous gynoecium is found in flowers of
A.
Fabaceae
B.
Poaceae
C.
Liliaceae
D.
Solanaceae
2015 NEET MCQ
AIPMT 2015
Axile placentation is present in
A.
pea
B.
Argemone
C.
Dianthus
D.
lemon.
2015 NEET MCQ
AIPMT 2015
Roots play insignificant role in absorption of water in
A.
pea
B.
wheat
C.
sunflower
D.
Pistia.
2015 NEET MCQ
AIPMT 2015
Among China rose, mustard, brinjal, potato, guava, cucumber, onion and tulip, how many plants have superior ovary?
A.
Three
B.
Four
C.
Five
D.
Six
2015 NEET MCQ
AIPMT 2015
The wheat grain has an embryo with one large, shield shaped cotyledon known as
A.
scutellum
B.
coleoptile
C.
epiblast
D.
coleorhiza.
2015 NEET MCQ
AIPMT 2015 Cancelled Paper
Perigynous flowers are found in
A.
China rose
B.
rose
C.
guava
D.
cucumber.
2015 NEET MCQ
AIPMT 2015 Cancelled Paper
AIPMT 2015 Cancelled Paper Biology - Morphology of Flowering Plants Question 41 English is the floral formula of
A.
Petunia
B.
Brassica
C.
Allium
D.
Sesbania.
2015 NEET MCQ
AIPMT 2015 Cancelled Paper
Keel is the characteristic feature of flower of
A.
Aloe
B.
tomato
C.
tulip
D.
Indigofera.
2015 NEET MCQ
AIPMT 2015 Cancelled Paper
Leaves become modified into spines in
A.
onion
B.
silk cotton
C.
Opuntia
D.
pea
2014 NEET MCQ
AIPMT 2014
Which one of the following statements is correct?
A.
They seed in grasses is not endospermic.
B.
Mango is a parthenocarpic fruit.
C.
A proteinaceous aleurone layer is present in maize grain.
D.
A sterile pistil is called a staminode.
2014 NEET MCQ
AIPMT 2014
An example of edible underground steam is
A.
carrot
B.
groundnut
C.
sweet potato
D.
potato.
2014 NEET MCQ
AIPMT 2014
When the margins of sepals or petals overlap one another without any particular direction, the condition is termed as
A.
vexillary
B.
imbricate
C.
twisted
D.
valvate.
2014 NEET MCQ
AIPMT 2014
Placenta and pericarp are both edible portions in
A.
apple
B.
banana
C.
tomato
D.
potato
2013 NEET MCQ
NEET 2013 (Karnataka)
In a cymose inflorescence the main axis
A.
has unlimited growth
B.
bears a solitary flower
C.
has unlimited growth but lateral branches end in flowers
D.
terminates in a flower.
2013 NEET MCQ
NEET 2013 (Karnataka)
Among flowers of Calotropis, tulip, Sesbania, Asparagus, Colchicum, sweet pea, Petunia, Indigofera, mustard, soybean, tobaco and groundnut, how many plants have corolla with valvate aestivation?
A.
Six
B.
Seven
C.
Eight
D.
Five
2013 NEET MCQ
NEET 2013 (Karnataka)
Inflorescence is racemose in
A.
brinjal
B.
tulip
C.
aloe
D.
soybean.
2013 NEET MCQ
NEET 2013 (Karnataka)
How many plants among China rose, Ocimum, sunflower, mustard, Alstonia, guava, Calotropis and Nerium (oleander) have opposite phyllotaxy?
A.
Three
B.
Four
C.
Five
D.
Two
2013 NEET MCQ
NEET 2013
Among bitter gourd, mustard, brinjal, pumpkin, china rose, lupin, cucumber, sunhemp, gram, guava, beam, chilli, plum, petunia, tomato, rose, Withania, potato, onion, aloe and tulip how many plants have hypogynous flower?
A.
Fifteen
B.
Eighteen
C.
Six
D.
Ten
2013 NEET MCQ
NEET 2013
In China rose the flowers are
A.
zygomorphic, hypogynous with imbricate aestivation
B.
zygomorphic, epigynous with twisted aestivation
C.
actinomorphic, hypogynous with twisted aestivation
D.
actinomorphic, epigynous with valvate aestivation
2012 NEET MCQ
AIPMT 2012 Mains
How many plants in the list given below have marginal placentation?
Mustard, Gram, Tulip, Asparagus, Arhar, Sun hemp, Chilli, Colchicum, Onion, Moong, Pea, Tobacco, Lupin
A.
Four
B.
Five
C.
Six
D.
Three
2012 NEET MCQ
AIPMT 2012 Mains
Which one of the following organisms is correctly matched with its three characteristic?
A.
Pea: C3 pathway, endospermic seed, vexillary aestivation
B.
Tomato : twisted aestivation, axile placentation, berry
C.
Onion : bulb, imbricate aestivation, axile placentation
D.
Maize : C3 pathway, closed vascular bundles, scutellum
2012 NEET MCQ
AIPMT 2012 Prelims
Cymose inflorescence is present in
A.
Solanum
B.
Sesbania
C.
Trifolium
D.
Brassica
2012 NEET MCQ
AIPMT 2012 Prelims
Phyllode is present in
A.
Asparagus
B.
Euphorbia
C.
Australian Acacia
D.
Opuntia.
2012 NEET MCQ
AIPMT 2012 Prelims
Placentation in tomato and lemon is
A.
parietal
B.
free central
C.
marginal
D.
axile.
2012 NEET MCQ
AIPMT 2012 Prelims
The gynoecium consists of many free pistils in flowers of
A.
Aloe
B.
tomato
C.
Papaver
D.
Michelia
2012 NEET MCQ
AIPMT 2012 Prelims
How many plants in the list given below have composite fruits that develop from an inflorescence?
Walnut, poppy, radish, fig, pineapple, apple, tomato, mulberry.
A.
Four
B.
Five
C.
Two
D.
Three
2012 NEET MCQ
AIPMT 2012 Prelims
The coconut water and the edible part of coconut are equivalent to
A.
endosperm
B.
endocarp
C.
mesocarp
D.
embryo
2012 NEET MCQ
AIPMT 2012 Prelims
Vexillary aestivation is characteristic of the family
A.
Febaceae
B.
Asteraceae
C.
Solanaceae
D.
Brassicaceae.
2011 NEET MCQ
AIPMT 2011 Mains
Whorled, simple leaves with reticulate venation are present in
A.
Calotropis
B.
neem
C.
China rose
D.
Alstonia.
2011 NEET MCQ
AIPMT 2011 Mains
Which one of the following figures represents the placentation in Dianthus?
A.
AIPMT 2011 Mains Biology - Morphology of Flowering Plants Question 36 English Option 1
B.
AIPMT 2011 Mains Biology - Morphology of Flowering Plants Question 36 English Option 2
C.
AIPMT 2011 Mains Biology - Morphology of Flowering Plants Question 36 English Option 3
D.
AIPMT 2011 Mains Biology - Morphology of Flowering Plants Question 36 English Option 4
2011 NEET MCQ
AIPMT 2011 Mains
Which one of the following pairs is wrongly matched while the remaining three are correct?
A.
Penicillium          $-$    conidia
B.
Water hyacinth     $-$    runner
C.
Bryophyllum        $-$    leaf buds
D.
Agave                  $-$    bulbils
2011 NEET MCQ
AIPMT 2011 Mains
Sweet potato is homologous to
A.
potato
B.
Colocasia
C.
ginger
D.
turnip.
2011 NEET MCQ
AIPMT 2011 Prelims
The correct floral formula of chilli is
A.
AIPMT 2011 Prelims Biology - Morphology of Flowering Plants Question 40 English Option 1
B.
AIPMT 2011 Prelims Biology - Morphology of Flowering Plants Question 40 English Option 2
C.
AIPMT 2011 Prelims Biology - Morphology of Flowering Plants Question 40 English Option 3
D.
AIPMT 2011 Prelims Biology - Morphology of Flowering Plants Question 40 English Option 4
2011 NEET MCQ
AIPMT 2011 Prelims
The ovary is half inferior in flowers of
A.
peach
B.
cucumber
C.
cotton
D.
guava.
2011 NEET MCQ
AIPMT 2011 Prelims
Which one of the following statements is correct?
A.
In tomato, fruit is a capsule.
B.
Seeds of orchids have oil-rich endosperm.
C.
Placentation in primose is basal.
D.
Flower of tulip is a modified shoot.
2011 NEET MCQ
AIPMT 2011 Prelims
What would be the number of chromosomes of the aleurone cells of a plant with 42 chromosomes in its root tip cells?
A.
42
B.
63
C.
84
D.
21
2011 NEET MCQ
AIPMT 2011 Prelims
A drupe develops in
A.
mango
B.
wheat
C.
pea
D.
tomato.
2011 NEET MCQ
AIPMT 2011 Prelims
Flowers are zygomorphic in
A.
mustard
B.
gulmohur
C.
tomato
D.
Datura.
2010 NEET MCQ
AIPMT 2010 Mains
Aestivation of petals in the flower of cotton is correctly shown in
A.
AIPMT 2010 Mains Biology - Morphology of Flowering Plants Question 35 English Option 1
B.
AIPMT 2010 Mains Biology - Morphology of Flowering Plants Question 35 English Option 2
C.
AIPMT 2010 Mains Biology - Morphology of Flowering Plants Question 35 English Option 3
D.
AIPMT 2010 Mains Biology - Morphology of Flowering Plants Question 35 English Option 4
2010 NEET MCQ
AIPMT 2010 Mains
The correct floral formula of soyabean is
A.
AIPMT 2010 Mains Biology - Morphology of Flowering Plants Question 39 English Option 1
B.
AIPMT 2010 Mains Biology - Morphology of Flowering Plants Question 39 English Option 2
C.
AIPMT 2010 Mains Biology - Morphology of Flowering Plants Question 39 English Option 3
D.
AIPMT 2010 Mains Biology - Morphology of Flowering Plants Question 39 English Option 4
2010 NEET MCQ
AIPMT 2010 Mains
Consider the following four statements (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv) and select the right option for two correct statements.

Statements :
(i)  In vexillary aestivation, the large posterior petal is called-standard, two lateral ones are wings and two small anterior petals are termed keel.
(ii)  The floral formula for Liliaceae is
AIPMT 2010 Mains Biology - Morphology of Flowering Plants Question 38 English 1
(iii)  In pea flower the stamens are monadelphous.
(iv)  The floral formula for Solanaceae is
AIPMT 2010 Mains Biology - Morphology of Flowering Plants Question 38 English 2

The correct statements are
A.
(i) and (iii)
B.
(i) and (ii)
C.
(ii) and (iii)
D.
(iii) and (iv).
2010 NEET MCQ
AIPMT 2010 Mains
Which one of the following is a xerophytic plant in which the stem is modified into the flat green and succulent structure?
A.
Opuntia
B.
Casuarina
C.
Hydrilla
D.
Acacia
2010 NEET MCQ
AIPMT 2010 Prelims
Ovary is half-inferior in the flowers of
A.
guava
B.
plum
C.
brinjal
D.
cucumber.
2010 NEET MCQ
AIPMT 2010 Prelims
Keel is characteristic of the flowers of
A.
gulmohur
B.
Cassia
C.
Calotropis
D.
bean
2010 NEET MCQ
AIPMT 2010 Prelims
The technical term used for the androecium in a flower of China rose (Hibiscus rosa sinensis) is
A.
monadelphous
B.
diadelphous
C.
polyandrous
D.
polyadelphous.
2010 NEET MCQ
AIPMT 2010 Prelims
The scutellum observed in a grain of wheat or maize is comparable to which part of the seed in other monocotyledons?
A.
Cotyledon
B.
Endosperm
C.
Aleurone layer
D.
Plumule
2009 NEET MCQ
AIPMT 2009
A fruit developed from hypanthodium inflorescence is called
A.
sorosis
B.
syconus
C.
caryopsis
D.
hesperidium.
2009 NEET MCQ
AIPMT 2009
Cotyledons and testa respectively are edible parts in
A.
walnut and tamarind
B.
french bean and coconut
C.
cashew nut and litchi
D.
groundnut and pomegranate.