NEET BiologyNCERT Class 11Structural Organisation in Animals and Plants

Morphology of Flowering Plants: NEET questions with solutions

This chapter tests root, stem and leaf modifications and types, inflorescences, flower parts, aestivation, ovary position, placentation, fruit and seed structure, and floral formulae. NEET marks are lost on swapped examples (hypogynous versus perigynous, twisted versus imbricate) and on the order of flower opening in racemose and cymose inflorescences.

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1The root tip of a flowering plant has four regions. In which region do root hairs form, increasing the surface area for absorption of water…Root systems and the root tipEasySingle correct 2In a palmately compound leaf the leaflets are attached at a common point at the tip of the petiole. Which of the following plants has such…Compound leaves and phyllotaxyEasySingle correct 3Match each type of placentation with a plant that shows it.Gynoecium and placentationHardMatch the following 4Flowers on an inflorescence axis may open in different orders. Evaluate the following statements.Racemose and cymose inflorescenceMediumStatement based 5In flowers of plum, rose and peach, the gynoecium is situated in the centre and the other floral parts are located on the rim of the…Ovary position on the thalamusMediumSingle correct 6The petals in the flower buds of Cassia and gulmohur overlap one another at the margins but not in any definite direction. This type of…Calyx, corolla and aestivationMediumSingle correct 7Stamens may be attached to different floral parts. Evaluate the Assertion and Reason.AndroeciumMediumAssertion–Reason 8A mango develops from a monocarpellary, superior, one-seeded ovary. Its pericarp has a fleshy edible mesocarp and a stony hard endocarp.…Fruit and seedMediumSingle correct 9In a maize grain the embryonic axis has protective sheaths. Which of these correctly names the sheath that covers the plumule and the sheath…Fruit and seedEasySingle correct 10The floral formula of a Solanaceae flower is ⊕ ⚥ K(5) C(5) A5 G(2), with the stamens epipetalous and the ovary superior. Which description…Floral formula and SolanaceaeHardSingle correct

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