CBSE Class 11 Biology Morphology of Flowering Plants MCQs Set 01

Question : Which one of the following is a true fruit?
a) Coconut
b) None of these
c) Cashew nut
d) Apple
Answer : A

Question : In a cereal grain the single cotyledon of embryo is represented by
a) scutellum
b) coleoptile
c) prophyll
d) coleorrhiza
Answer : A

Question : Perisperm is
a) part of endosperm
b) remnant of embryo
c) persistant nucellus
d) remnant of endosperm
Answer : A

Question : Insectivorous plants grow in
a) nitrogen deficient soil
b) magnesium deficient soil
c) carbon deficient soil
d) calcium deficient soil
Answer : A

Question : Which part of the coconut produces coir?
a) Mesocarp
b) Pericarp
c) Seed coat
d) Epicarp
Answer : A

Question : Pineapple (ananas) fruit develops from
a) a cluster of compactly borne flowers on a common axis
b) a multilocular monocarpellary flower
c) a multipistillate syncarpous flower
d) a unilocular polycarpellary flower
Answer : A

Question : Scutellum is a/an
a) shield-shaped cotyledon
b) endosperm of gymnosperms
c) protective covering of plumule
d) protective covering of radicle
Answer : A

Question : Fibrous root system is better adopted than tap root system for
a) anchorage of plant to soil
b) storage of food
c) absorption of water and minerals
d) transport of organic matter
Answer : A

Question : Velamen is found in
a) only aerial roots of orchids
b) leaves of Ficus elastica
c) aerial and terrestrial roots of orchids
d) roots of screwpine
Answer : A

Question : Hypanthodium is
a) inflorescence
b) fruit
c) ovary
d) None of these
Answer : A

Question : Milky water of green coconut is
a) liquid endosperm
b) liquid embryo
c) liquid of female gametophyte
d) liquid nucellus
Answer : A

Question : Clove is
a) flower bud
b) thalamus
c) axillary bud
d) ovule
Answer : A

Question : When gynoecium is present in the top most position of thalamus, the flower is known as
a) hypogynous
b) epigynous
c) inferior
d) perigynous
Answer : A

Question : Maize grain is a fruit known as
a) caryopsis
b) achene
c) cypsela
d) legume
Answer : A

Question : Monocotyledonous root differs from dicot root in which of the following internal features (a to d)?
a) Presence of large and well-developed pith
b) Presence of parenchymatous cortex without intercellular spaces
c) Absence of fewre xylem bundle
d) Presence of parenchymatous pericycle
Answer : A

Question : In which of the following type of flowers stamens are superior in position?
a) Epigynous
b) Hypogynous
c) Perigynous
d) Protogynous
Answer :A

Question : Inner layer of pericarp is hard and stony in
a) Mango, Coconut
b) Dateplam, Almond
c) Wood, apple, Pea
d) Pear, Litchi
Answer : A

Question : Find out the incorrect match
a) Stamens attached to perianth – Episepalous
b) Free stamens – Polyandrous
c) Stamens attached to petals – Epipetalous
d) Sterile stamen – Staminode
Answer : A

Question : Ovary is said to be half inferior in which of the following conditions?
a) Perigynous
b) Hypogynous
c) Epigynous
d) None of these
Answer : A

Question : Select the pair which contains monocotyledonous families.
a) Liliaceae and Poaceae
b) None of these
c) Fabaceae and Asteraceae
d) Solanaceae and Brassicaceae
Answer : A