In Acacia, the modified leaf stalk shown are called as:

1. Phylloclade
2. Cladode
3. Phyllode
4. Hydathode

Subtopic:  Modification of Leaf |
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Leaf tendril shown in the picture can belong to:

1. Gloriosa
2. Opuntia
3. Ficus
4. Acacia

Subtopic:   Modifications of Stem |
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Match each item in COLUMN I with one in COLUMN II and select the correct answer from the codes given:

COLUMN I
[Modified tap root]
COLUMN II
[Example]
A. Fusiform a. Radish
B. Napiform b. Turnip
C. Conical c. Carrot
D. Tuberous d. 4’ O Clock plant

Codes

A B C D
1. a b c d
2. b a d c
3. c d a b
4. d c b a
Subtopic:  Modification of Roots |
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The type of inflorescence seen in the flower shown is called as:

1. Spadix
2. Corymb
3. Umbel
4. Capitulum

Subtopic:  Inflorescence |

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Match each item in COLUMN I with one in COLUMN II and select the correct answer from the codes given:

COLUMN I
[Modified adventitious root]
COLUMN II
[Example]
A. Prop or stilt a. Betel
B. Haustoria b. Orchids
C. Epiphytic c. Dodder
D. Climbing d. Banyan

Codes

A B C D
1. a b c d
2. b a d c
3. c d a b
4. d c b a
Subtopic:  Modification of Roots |
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The Great Banyan Tree is over 250 years old and covers about 14,500 square meters of land (3.5 acres) in the Acharya Jagadish Chandra Bose Botanical Garden near Kolkata (Calcutta), making it the widest tree in the world. From a distance, the tree has the appearance of a forest, but what appear to be individual trees are actually aerial roots- around 3,000 of them. These aerial roots are called:

1. Haustoria
2. Pneumatophores
3. Prop roots
4. Climbing roots

Subtopic:  Modification of Roots |
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The flower shown in the picture is actinomorphic, with 3+3 tepals, 3+3 stamens and a superior ovary consisting of three fused carpels. This flower belongs to the family:

1. Liliaceae
2. Fabaceae
3. Solanaceae
4. Brassicaceae
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The pointed structures seen emerging from ground in the given picture are called:

1. Pneumatophores
2. Haustoria
3. Assimilatory roots
4. Stilt roots

Subtopic:  Modification of Roots |
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Stilt roots shown in the given picture is seen in:

1. Rhizophora
2. Pandanus
3. Betel
4. Tinospora

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The spiral structures coiling around a stem in the given picture can belong to:

1. Dodder
2. Mistletoe
3. Broomrape
4. Sandalwood

Subtopic:   Modifications of Stem |

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