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Wearing isolated a dormancy inducing substance from the leaves of a plant. From which type of gynoecium does the fruit of that plant develop?
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Correct option: B
Bicarpellary, syncarpous gynoecium with superior ovary
Option B (Bicarpellary, syncarpous gynoecium with superior ovary) is correct because dormancy-inducing substances are often associated with plants that have bicarpellary, syncarpous gynoecium with a superior ovary, as these characteristics are common in many plant families.
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Classification on the basis of chemical constituents of plant is known as
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Correct option: C
Chemotaxonomy
Option C (Chemotaxonomy) is correct because chemotaxonomy is the classification of organisms based on their chemical constituents, such as proteins, amino acids, and secondary metabolites.
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In Duranta, the nature of vasculated defensive structures represent the modification of
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Correct option: A
Axillary bud as in Bougainvillea
Option A is correct because in Duranta, the vasculated defensive structures (thorns) represent the modification of axillary buds, similar to Bougainvillea.
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Thorn is a stem structure because it
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Correct option: B
Develops from axillary bud
Option B is correct because thorns, being modified stems, develop from axillary buds, which are characteristic of stem origin.
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Margin of thalamus grows above ovary and fuse with ovary in?
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Correct option: D
Guava
Option D (Guava) is correct because in Guava, the thalamus margin grows above the ovary and fuses with it, making it an inferior ovary.
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Tracheophyta consists of
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Correct option: D
Both (2) and (3)
Option D (Both (2) and (3)) is correct because Tracheophyta includes both Pteridophytes, Gymnosperms and Angiosperms.
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Fruit is
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Ripened ovary developed after fertilisation
Option C (Ripened ovary developed after fertilisation) is correct because a fruit is the mature, ripened ovary that develops after fertilization.
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The plant having monadelphous stamens and axile placentation is
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Correct option: D
China rose
Option D (China rose) is correct because China rose (Hibiscus) exhibits monadelphous stamens (stamens fused into one bundle) and axile placentation.
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An Angiospermic plant has 24 chromosomes in ‘microspore mother cells’. The number of chromosome in its endosperm will be
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Correct option: C
36
The correct answer is C (36) because the endosperm is triploid (3n), and since the microspore mother cell (2n) has 24 chromosomes, n=12, therefore 3n = 36.
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Inflorescence is
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Composite (multiple) fruit developed from condensed inflorescence
Option A is correct because a composite fruit develops from a condensed inflorescence.
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Which one is correct pair?
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Correct option: D
Date palm – Mesocarp
Option D (Date palm – Mesocarp) is correct because the edible part of the date palm fruit is the mesocarp.
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I. Petals II. Usually brightly coloured III. May be free IV. May be fused Features given above represents
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Correct option: B
Corolla
Option B is correct because the features described (petals, brightly colored, free or fused) are characteristics of the corolla.
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Assertion (A) : In cassia and gulmohur, the aestivation is called Imbricate.
Reason (R) : In Imbricate aestivation, margins of sepals or petals overlap one another in perticular direction.
In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below :
Reason (R) : In Imbricate aestivation, margins of sepals or petals overlap one another in perticular direction.
In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below :
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Correct option: B
(A) is correct but (R) is not correct
Option B ((A) is correct but (R) is not correct) is correct because the assertion about imbricate aestivation in Cassia and Gulmohur is correct, but the reason incorrectly describes imbricate aestivation.
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Guttation occurs through
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Correct option: B
Hydathodes
Option B (Hydathodes) is correct because guttation, the exudation of liquid from leaves, occurs through specialized structures called hydathodes.
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Assertion (A): Leaf veins helps only in transport of water, minerals and food material.
Reason (R): Veins do not provide any kind of rigidity to the leaf blade.
Reason (R): Veins do not provide any kind of rigidity to the leaf blade.
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Correct option: D
Both (A) and (R) are false
Option D (Both (A) and (R) are false) is correct because leaf veins transport water, minerals, and food, and also provide rigidity to the leaf blade.
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Parts of the plants were observed. Structure-A develops aerially and produces roots when comes in contact with the soil. Structure-B develops from underground part of the stem, grow obliquely, becomes aerial and produces roots on its lower surface. Identify, respectively the structure of A and B
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Correct option: C
Stolon, sucker
Option C (Stolon, sucker) is correct because a stolon develops aerially and produces roots upon contact with soil, while a sucker develops from an underground stem and grows obliquely.
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Root are adventitious depending on their?
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Correct option: B
Origin
Option B (Origin) is correct because adventitious roots are defined by their origin from parts of the plant other than the radicle.
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Pattern of arrangement of leaves on the stem or branches is called
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Correct option: A
Phyllotaxy
Option A (Phyllotaxy) is correct because phyllotaxy is the term used to describe the arrangement of leaves on a stem or branch.
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In a plant, the peduncle is elongated and it bears pedicillate flowers. The older flowers lie towards the base and the younger ones near the apex. The growth of the peduncle continues and more flowers are added. The inflorescence is
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Correct option: A
Raceme
Option A is correct because the description perfectly matches the characteristics of a raceme inflorescence.
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Which of the following is not a character of a monocot?
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Correct option: D
Floral parts as multiples of four or five
Option D (Floral parts as multiples of four or five) is correct because this is a characteristic of dicots, not monocots.
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The main function (s) of root is
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Correct option: D
All of the above
Option D (All of the above) is correct because roots perform all the listed functions: absorption of water and minerals, anchorage, and storage of food and synthesis of plant growth regulators.
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What is NOT true regarding pea plant ?
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Correct option: C
Stem tendrils
The correct answer is C (Stem tendrils) because pea plants have leaf tendrils, not stem tendrils.
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I. Epicarp is thin II. Mesocarp is fleshy and edible III. Endocarp is strong hard These are the probable features of
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Correct option: D
Mango
Option D (Mango) is correct because mangoes typically have a thin epicarp, a fleshy and edible mesocarp, and a strong, hard endocarp.
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In which of the following, parthenocarpy makes no sense?
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Correct option: D
Pomegranate
Option D (Pomegranate) is correct because parthenocarpy, the development of fruit without fertilization, is not advantageous in pomegranates as the edible part consists of seeds, which are absent in parthenocarpic fruits.
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Arrangement of sepals or petals with respect to the other members of same whorl is known as
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Correct option: C
Aestivation
Option C (Aestivation) is correct because aestivation refers to the arrangement of sepals or petals in a floral bud with respect to other members of the same whorl.
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In Acacia species, the first few leaves are pinnately compound. Then there are leaves with flattened petiole and fewer pinnae. The leaves of adult plant has parallel veined flattened petiole and no pinnae. It shows that
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Correct option: A
Leaves of adult plant are reduced to phyllodes while those of the seedling are unreduced
Option A (Leaves of adult plant are reduced to phyllodes while those of the seedling are unreduced) is correct because Acacia species often exhibit a transition from pinnately compound leaves in seedlings to phyllodes (modified petioles) in adult plants.
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False Fruits are found in
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Correct option: D
All
Option D (All) is correct because apple, strawberry, and cashew nut are all examples of false fruits.
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Ginger multiples vegetatively by
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Correct option: D
Rhizome
Option D (Rhizome) is correct because ginger is a rhizome, which is a modified stem that grows horizontally underground and allows for vegetative propagation.
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Inflorescence is recemose in?
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Correct option: D
Soyabean
Option D (Soyabean) is correct because Soyabean exhibits racemose inflorescence, where flowers are borne along an elongated axis in an acropetal manner.
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Assertion : Roots contain nodes but no leaves or buds.
Reason : Root branches arise endogenously.
Reason : Root branches arise endogenously.
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Correct option: D
If the assertion is false but reason is true
Option D (If the assertion is false but reason is true) is correct. Roots do not contain nodes, but root branches arise endogenously.
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