Is a lateral generally flattened structure born on the stem

Is a vegetative organ for photosynthesis

Originates from shoot apical meristem

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Assertion: Adventitious roots develop from any part of plants
Reason: In such plants, tap root is not developed

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Correct option: C

Assertion is true but reason is false

Option A (Both Assertion and Reason are true) is incorrect. The assertion is true, but the reason is false. Adventitious roots can develop from any part of the plant, but the absence of a tap root is not the reason.

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Venation is a term used to describe the pattern of arrangement of

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Veins and veinlets in a lamina

Option C (Veins and veinlets in a lamina) is correct because venation specifically refers to the arrangement of veins and veinlets within the leaf lamina.

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Which of the following is not found in a flower of Brassica?

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Correct option: D

Epipetalous stamens

Option D (Epipetalous stamens) is correct because Brassica (mustard) typically has stamens that are not attached to the petals (not epipetalous). Instead, the stamens are free.

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Assertion: Prickles of plant have multiple roles
along with protection of plant.

Reason: They are superficial in origin.

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Correct option: B

If both Assertion and Reason are true but Reason
is not the correct explanation of Assertion

Option C (Hydrophytes) is correct because root caps are often reduced or absent in hydrophytes (aquatic plants) due to the reduced need for protection in an aquatic environment.

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Pineapple belongs to the family

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Correct option: B

Bromeliaceae

Option B (Bromeliaceae) is correct because pineapple is botanically classified under the Bromeliaceae family.

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Potato and sweet potato

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Have edible parts, which are analogous organs

The correct answer is B (Have edible parts, which are analogous organs) because potato is a stem and sweet potato is a root, making their edible parts analogous, not homologous.

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Epiphyllous buds are found in

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Bryophyllum

Option C (Bryophyllum) is correct because Bryophyllum is known for having epiphyllous buds, which develop on the leaves.

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Region of root present just above the root cap is called the region of

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Correct option: B

Meristematic activity

Option B (Meristematic activity) is correct because the region just above the root cap is the site of active cell division.

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Which one of the following organisms is correctly matched with its three characteristics?

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Tomato-twisted aestivation, axile placentation, berry

The correct answer is B (Tomato-twisted aestivation, axile placentation, berry) because tomato exhibits twisted aestivation, axile placentation, and produces a berry fruit.

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Assertion: Banana is a parthenocarpic fruit

Reason: Banana fruit is formed without fertilization of the ovary

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Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A

Option A (Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A) is correct because banana is a parthenocarpic fruit, and this is due to the fruit forming without fertilization of the ovary.

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The fleshy fruits with hard and stony endocarp are called

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Drupe

Option A (Drupe) is correct because drupes are fleshy fruits characterized by having a hard, stony endocarp.

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In which plant underground stems spread to new niches and when older parts die new plants are formed?

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Correct option: D

Both (1) and (2)

The correct answer is D (Both (1) and (2)) because both grasses and strawberries use underground stems to spread to new niches and form new plants when older parts die.

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Jowar belongs to family

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Correct option: B

Gramineae/Poaceae

Option B (Gramineae/Poaceae) is correct because Jowar (Sorghum) belongs to the grass family, which is known as Gramineae or Poaceae.

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If a primary root continues to grow, the type of root system will be known as

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Correct option: C

tap

Option C (tap) is correct because a tap root system is characterized by a primary root that continues to grow and forms the main root.

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Assertion (A): Helianthus flower is not a real flower.
Reason (R): Because they are lacking the true calyx around the flower.

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Correct option: C

Assertion is true but Reason is false

Option A (15) is correct because 15 plants from the list have hypogynous flowers.

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Identify the correct order of the following four zones in the root from apex to base I. Mineral absorption zone II.Meristematic zone III.Maturation zone IV.Water absorption zone

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Correct option: A

II, III, IV and I

Option C (II, IV, I and III) is correct. The correct order of root zones from apex to base is: Meristematic zone, Water absorption zone, Mineral absorption zone, and Maturation zone.

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Cyathium inflorescence is found in

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Correct option: D

Euphorbia

Option D (Euphorbia) is correct because Cyathium inflorescence is a characteristic feature of the Euphorbia family.

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Leaf

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Correct option: D

All of the above

Option D (All of the above) is correct because a leaf is a lateral, flattened structure born on the stem, a vegetative organ for photosynthesis, and originates from the shoot apical meristem.

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Cuscuta is a

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Parasitic plant

Option A (Parasitic plant) is correct because Cuscuta is a non-green plant that derives its nutrition from other host plants.

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Which of the following is correct with reference to floral character of the family solanaceae?

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Axillary, bisexual, actinomorphic, epipetalous

Option D (Axillary, actinomorphic, bisexual, epipetalous) is correct because Solanaceae typically has axillary flowers, are actinomorphic (radially symmetrical), bisexual, and have epipetalous stamens (stamens attached to petals).

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____ are the green stems of limited growth which have taken over the function of photosynthesis from level?

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Correct option: B

Cladodes

The correct answer is B (Cladodes) because cladodes are green stems of limited growth that perform photosynthesis.

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Whorl of small, green structures present around sunflower is

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Involucre

Option A (Involucre) is correct because the whorl of small, green structures surrounding a sunflower head is an involucre, which consists of bracts.

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Ovary is half-inferior in the flowers of

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Plum

Option B (Plum) is correct because plum flowers have a half-inferior ovary.

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[A]: Above ground stolons produce new plants where nodes touch the ground.

[R]: Rhizomes survive the winter and contribute to asexual reproduction.

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Correct option: D

Both A and R are false

Option D is correct because above-ground stolons do produce new plants where nodes touch the ground, but rhizomes also survive the winter and contribute to asexual reproduction. Therefore, both statements are false as written.

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If a fruit is developed from bicarpellary
syncarpus inferior ovary with basal
placentation and with a single ovule, the fruit is
termed as

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Correct option: B

cypsela

Option B (cypsela) is correct because a cypsela is a dry, single-seeded fruit that develops from a bicarpellary, syncarpous, inferior ovary with basal placentation and a single ovule.

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Nodes are the region of stem where

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Leaves are born

Option B (Leaves are born) is correct because nodes are the points on a stem where leaves emerge.

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The underground stem that has contractile roots, is

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Corm

Option B (Corm) is correct because corms are underground stems that possess contractile roots, which help pull the plant deeper into the soil.

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Assertion: In cymose inflorescence, the main axis ends in a flower, but the lateral axis show continuous growth.
Reason: The arrangement of flower in this inflorescence is centrifugal.

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Correct option: D

If the assertion is false but reason is true

Option D is correct because the assertion is false (cymose inflorescence has limited growth) and the reason is true (centrifugal arrangement).

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Study the following and choose the correct statements. I.Bulb of Allium cepa is a modified stem. II.Cloves of Allium sativum are fleshy scale leaves. III.Corm of Colocasia is a modified root. IV.Tendril in Vitis vinifera is a modified axillary bud.

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Correct option: A

I and II

Option A (I and II) is correct because the bulb of Allium cepa is a modified stem, and the cloves of Allium sativum are fleshy scale leaves.

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Placentation in Tomato and Lemon is

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Axile

Option D (Axile) is correct because Tomato and Lemon have placentation where the ovules are attached to a central axis in a multilocular ovary.

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