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1. The modification of the stem shown in the given figure is called a/an

1. Offset
2. Runner
3. Stolon
4. Cladode

2. Identify the incorrectly matched pair:

	Placentation	Example
1.	Marginal	Pea
2.	Axile	China rose
3.	Parietal	Primrose
4.	Basal	Marigold

3. Consider the two statements:

Statement I:	When a flower has both androecium and gynoecium, it is dioecious.
Statement II:	Androecium and gynoecium are accessory organs of a flower.

 

1.	Only Statement I is correct
2.	Only Statement II is correct
3.	Both Statement I and Statement II are correct
4.	Both Statement I and Statement II are incorrect

4.

Aestivation of petals in the flower of cotton is correctly shown in:

1.		2.
3.		4.

5. Identify the incorrect statement regarding the floral characters of family Liliaceae:

1.	Flower is bisexual; zygomorphic
2.	Perianth tepal six (3+3), often united into a tube; valvate aestivation
3.	Androecium: stamen six, 3+3, epitepalous
4.	Gynoecium: tri carpellary, syncarpous, ovary superior, trilocular with many ovules

6. Study the given diagram and select the correct statements:

Statement I:	A is micropyle through which the pollen tube had entered into the embryo sac.
Statement II:	B is hilum through which the developing seeds were attached to the fruit.

1. Statement I is correct; Statement II is correct
2. Statement Iis correct; Statement II is incorrect
3. Statement I is incorrect; Statement II is correct
4. Statement I is incorrect; Statement II is incorrect
 

7. What are the features that distinguish a stem from a root?

	Stem	Root
I:	Develops from plumule of germinating seed	Develops from radicle of germinating seed
II:	Bears nodes and internodes	Bears nodes but not internodes
III:	Does not bear buds	Bears buds, which may be terminal or axillary

1. Only I
2. Only II and III
3. Only I and III
4. Only I and II

8. How many of the given pairs are correctly matched?

A:	Actinomorphic flower	Pea
B:	Zygomorphic flower	Mustard
C:	Asymmetric flower	Canna

1. 0
2. 1
3. 2
4. 3

9.

The technical term used for the androecium in a flower of China rose (Hibiscus rosa-sinensis) is:

1.	monadelphous	2.	diadelphous
3.	polyandrous	4.	polyadelphous

10.

Rearrange the following zones as seen in the root in the vertical section and choose the correct option:

I:	Root hair zone
II:	Zone of meristems
III:	Root cap zone
IV:	Zone of maturation
V:	Zone of elongation

Codes:
1. III, II, V, I, IV
2. I, II, III, IV, V
3. IV, V, I, III, II
4. V, IV, III, II, I

11. The figure represents the floral diagram of Family:

1.	Fabaceae	2.	Liliaceae
3.	Solanaceae	4.	Brassicaceae

12. Various morphological features are used to describe a flowering plant. The plant is described, beginning with the description of its:

1.	habit	2.	roots, stem and leaves
3.	inflorescence	4.	flower parts

13.

Keel is the characteristic feature of a flower of:

14. Mark true (T) or false (F) for the given statements:

Statement I:	Tap root of sweet potato and adventitious roots of carrot, turnip get swollen and store food.
Statement II:	Prop roots are hanging and supporting structures in a banyan tree.
Statement III:	Stilt root arising from the uppermost nodes in stems of maize and sugarcane are also supporting roots.
Statement IV:	Pneumatophores help plants like Rhizophora growing in swampy areas to get oxygen for respiration.

 

	I	II	III	IV
1.	T	T	F	F
2.	F	T	F	T
3.	T	F	T	F
4.	F	F	T	T

15. Consider the two statements:

Assertion (A):	Cymose inflorescence is determinate – limited in growth.
Reason (R):	The terminal bud keeps growing and forming lateral flowers; a terminal flower is never formed.

 

1.	Both (A) and (R) are True but (R) does not correctly explain the (A).
2.	(A) is True but (R) is False.
3.	Both (A) and (R) are True and (R) correctly explains the Assertion.
4.	(A) is False but (R) is True.

16. The zone of elongation at the root tip is:

1.	proximal to meristematic zone and maturation zone
2.	distal to meristematic zone and maturation zone
3.	proximal to meristematic zone and distal to maturation zone
4.	distal to meristematic zone and proximal to maturation zone

17. Given below are two statements. One is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R):

Assertion (A):	A flower is defined as a modified shoot wherein the shoot apical meristem changes to floral meristem.
Reason (R):	Internode of the shoot gets condensed to produce different floral appendages laterally at successive nodes instead of leaves.

In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below:

1.	(A) is False but (R) is True.
2.	Both (A) and (R) are True and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
3.	Both (A) and (R) are True but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
4.	(A) is True but (R) is False.

18.

Consider the following statements:

I:	Whorled phyllotaxy is seen in Alstonia.
II:	Flowers of mustard, datura and chilli are actinomorphic.
III:	The ovary in plum, peach and rose is epigynous.

Which of the above statements are true?

1.	I and II only	2.	I and III only
3.	II and III only	4.	I, II and III

19.

The edible part of a Banana is:
1. Epicarp
2. Mesocarp and less developed endocarp
3. Endocarp and less developed mesocarp
4. Epicarp and mesocarp

20. What covers the embryonic root in monocots?
1. hypodermis
2. scutellum
3. coleorrhiza
4. coleoptile