Which one of the following statements is correct?
1. The seed in grasses is not endospermic
2. Mango is a parthenocarpic fruit
3. A proteinaceous aleurone layer is present in maize grain
4. A sterile pistil is called a staminode
An example of an edible underground stem is
1. carrot
2. groundnut
3. sweet potato
4. potato
An aggregate fruit is one which develops from
(1) multicarpellary syncarpous gynoecium
(2) multicarpellary apocarpus gynoecium
(3) complete inflorescence
(4) multicarpellary superior ovary
Among bitter gourd, mustard, brinjal, pumpkin, China rose, lupin, cucumber, sunnhemp, gram, guava, bean, chili, plum, Petunia, tomato, rose, Withania, potato, onion, aloe and tulip, how many plants have hypogynous flower?
(1) Six
(2) Ten
(3) Fifteen
(4) Eighteen
In China rose the flowers are
(1) actinomorphic, hypogynous with twisted aestivation
(2) actinomorphic, epigynous with valvate aestivation
(3) zygomorphic, hypogynous wit imbricate aestivation
(4) zygomorphic, epigynous with twisted aestivation
Seed coat is not thin, membranous in
(1) maize
(2) coconut
(3) groundnut
(4) gram
Placentation in tomato and lemon is
1. parietal
2. free central
3. marginal
4. axile
Cymose inflorescence is present in
(1) Solanum
(2) Sesbania
(3) Trifolium
(4) Brassica
Phyllode is present in
(1) Asparagus
(2) Euphorbia
(3) Australian Acacia
(4) Opuntia
The gynoecium consists of many free pistils in flowers of
(1) Aloe
(2) tomato
(3) Papaver
(4) Michelia