Morphology of Flowering Plants

The fleshy receptacle of syconus of fig encloses a number of

1. berries
2. mericarps
3. achenes
4. samaras

Dry indehiscent single-seeded fruit formed from bicarpellary syncarpous inferior ovary is

1. berry
2. cremocarp
3. caryopsis
4. cypsella

Replum is present in the ovary of flower of

1. sunflower
2. pea
3. lemon
4. mustard

The fruit is chambered, developed from inferior ovary and has seeds with succulent testa in

1. guava
2. cucumber
3. pomegranate
4. orange

Endosperm is consumed by developing embryo in the seed of

1. pea
2. maize
3. coconut
4. castor

Pentamerous actinomorphic flowers, bicarpellary ovary with oblique septa, and fruit capsule or berry, are characteristic features of

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

Pineapple (ananas) fruit develops from

1. a multilocular monocarpellary flower
2. a unilocular polycarpellary flower
3. a multipistillate syncarpous flower
4. a cluster of compactly borne flowers on a common axis

In which of the following fruits, the edible part is the aril?

1. Litchi
2. Custard apple
3. Pomegranate
4. Orange

Which of the following represents the edible part of the fruit of litchi?

1. Mesocarp
2. Endocarp
3. Pericarp
4. Juicy aril

The ability of the Venus Flytrap to capture insects is due to

1. specialized “muscle-like” cells
2. chemical stimulation by the prey
3. a passive process requiring no special ability on the part of the plant
4. rapid turgor pressure changes.