Morphology of Flowering Plants

Question
CBSEENBI11002286

 is the floral formula of
  • Allium

  • Sesbania

  • Petunia

  • Brassica

Solution

C.

Petunia

Floral formula is of Solanaceae family, i.e. of Petunia, while Brassica is form Brassicaceae whereas, Allium belongs to Liliaceae and Sesbania is from Fabaceae family.
As characteristic features of Solanaceae are
(i) Inflorescence - Cymose
(ii) Flower - Ebracteate, actinomorphic, bisexual, pedicellate. 
(iii) Calyx - Sepals 5, gamosepalous, valvate aestivation. 
(iv) Corolla - Petals 5, twisted or valvate aestivation
(v) Androecium - Stamens 5, epipetalous. 
(vi) Gynoecium - Bicarpellary, syncarpous, axile placentation, superior ovary and bilocular, which is represented as floral formula.

Question
CBSEENBI11002525

A fruit developed from hypanthodium inflorescence is called

  • hesperidium 

  • sorosis

  • syconus

  • caryopsis

Solution

C.

syconus

Syconus fruit develops from the hypanthodium inflorescence, eg, Ficus carica, F. religiosa, F. benghalensis. The flask-shaped receptacle encloses female flowers that give rise to achene-like fruitless. This fruit possesses a small pore protected by scaly leaves. The receptacle that becomes fleshy is edible.

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Question
CBSEENBI11002078

Among bitter gourd mustard, brinjal, pumpkin, China rose, lupin, cucumber, sunn hemp, gram, guava, bean, chilli, plum, Petunia, potato tomato, rose, With potato, onion, aloe and tulip, how many plants have hypogynous flower?

  • Six

  • Ten

  • Fifteen

  • Eighteen

Solution

C.

Fifteen

 

Flowers

 

Hypogynous

Perigynous

Epigynous

Gynoecium present above all the floral parts

Ovary is superior

Gynocecium present in the centre.

Other part almost at same level.

Ovary half inferior, e.g., Plum,rose

Ovary enclosed by thalamus and gets fused with it

Other parts above ovary

Ovary inferior e.g., Guava, cucumber.

Pulm, rose are perigynous and guava, cucumber are epigynous. So, total remaining plants are hypogynous.

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Question
CBSEENBI11002163

Among china rose, mustard, brinjal, potato, guava, cucumber, onion and tulip, how many plates have superior ovary?

  • Five

  • Six

  • Three

  • Four

Solution

B.

Six

A superior ovary is an ovary attached to the receptacle above the attachment of other floral parts. In this case the flower is said to be hypogynous.e.g., China, rose, mustard, brinjal, potato, onion and tulip. Guava and cucumber have inferior ovaries or epigynous flowers. 
So, out of 8 given names, 6 have superior ovaries. 

Question
CBSEENBI11002182

An aggregate fruit is one which develops from

  • multi carpellary syncarpous gynoecium

  • Multi carpellary apocarpus gynoecium

  • complete inflorescence

  • multi carpellary superior ovary

Solution

B.

Multi carpellary apocarpus gynoecium

Aggregate fruits of etecrio are those fruits that develop from the merger of multiccarpelllary apocarpus gynoecium ( ovary). In contrast, a simple fruit develops from one ovary, Aggregate fruit may also be called accessory fruits in which part of the flower and form part of the fruit, e,g., raspberry, etc.