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MORPHOLOGY OF PLANTS

 

1.      What are two main types of roots?

Ans. Tap and adventitious roots

2.      What is the study of external shape and form of plants structures called?

Ans. morphology

3.      Give one example of tap root.

Ans. carrot

4.      What type of root modifications are found in mangroves?

Ans. pneumatophores

5.      Which plant has leaves modified into spines?

Ans. Opuntia

6.      What type of venation is found in banana leaves?

Ans. parallel

7.      Which type of phylotaxy is seen in alstonia?

Ans. whorled

8.      Which type of inflorescence is observed in sunflower?

Ans. Head/capitulum

9.      What is group of stamens called?

Ans. androecium

10.  What symbol is used for zygomorphic symmetry?

Ans. %

11.  What is arrangement of ovules in ovary is known as?

Ans. placentation

12.  In which type of aestivation petals are not overlapping?

Ans. valvate

13.  What is the nutritive tissue of monocot seed known as?

Ans. Endosperm

14.  What layers covers the endosperm in monocot seed?

Ans  aleuron layer

15.  Which family does potato belong to?

Ans. solanaceae