Morphology of Flowering Plants

Ovary is half-inferior in the flowers of

1. guava
2. plum
3. brinjal
4. cucumber

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

The scutellum observed in a grain of wheat or maize is comparable to which part of the seed in other monocotyledons?

1. Cotyledon
2. Endosperm
3. Aleurone layer
4. Plumule

A fruit developed from hypanthodium inflorescence is called

1. sorosis
2. syconus
3. caryopsis
4. hesperidium

An example of axile placentation is

1. Dianthus
2. lemon
3. marigold
4. Argemone

Cotyledons and testa respectively are edible parts in

1. walnut and tamarind
2. french bean and coconut
3. cashew nut and litchi
4. groundnut and pomegranate

An example of a seed with endosperm, perisperm, and caruncle is

1. coffee
2. lily
3. castor
4. cotton

The floral formula [figure] is that of

1. soybean
2. sunhemp
3. tobacco
4. tulip

Vegetative propagation in mint occurs by

1. offset
2. rhizome
3. sucker
4. runner.

The fleshy receptacle of syconus of fig encloses a number of

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