Dry Fruits

Q.

Replum is present in the ovary of flower of

1. Lemon

2. Mustard

3. Sunflower

4. Pea

Q. A characteristic feature of ovary of Mustard is:

1. Presence of false septum
2. Epigynous
3. Axile placentation
4. All of the above

Q. The fruit in pea plant is known as ______.

1. legume
2. capsule
3. berry
4. drupe

Q. A dry fruit is named so because

1. These fruits are not fleshy
2. The pericarp or fruit wall is not differentiated into layers
3. Beacuse they are sun-dried
4. Because they grow in the summer season

Q. Which one of the following is a dry indehiscent fruit?

1. Pod
2. Caryopsis
3. Follicle
4. Lomentum

Q. Select the correct and incorrect statements.

(a) Tapetum nourishes developing pollen grains
(b) Hilum represents junction between ovule and funicle
(c) In aquatic plants, Water Hyacinth and Water Lily,
pollination is by water
(d) Primary endosperm nucleus is triploid

1. a. a, b, correct; c, d incorrect
   
2. c. a, b, d correct; a incorrect
3. b. a, b, d correct; c incorrect
4. d. a, d correct; b, c incorrect
   

Q.

Caryopsis is found in

1. Sunflower

2. Maize

3. Pea

4. Datura

Q. A pome fruit is said to be false because

1. the pericarp is inconspicuous
2. the fruit is present in fleshy edible thalamus
3. the fruit is derived from inferior ovary
4. the endocarp is cartilaginous

Q. Which one is the national fruit of India?

1. Mango
2. Banana
3. Orange
4. Cashewnut

Q. Which one among the following is a true nut?

1. Coconut
2. Groundnut
3. Cashewnut
4. Areca nut

Q.

Which of the following is a Pome fruit?

1. Mango

2. Apple

3. Litchi

4. Peach

Q. Thick pericarp of fleshy fruit consists of

Q. Which one of the following is an indehiscent fruit?

1. Caryopsis
2. Pod
3. Follicle
4. Berry

Q. Which one is not a true fruit?

1. Walnut
2. Areca nut
3. Cashew nut
4. Ground nut

Q. Edible part of banana is

1. epicarp
2. mesocarp and endocarp
3. mesocarp
4. epicarp and endocarp

Q. A non biology person is quite shocked to know that apple is a false fruit, mango is a true fruit and banana is a seedless fruit. As a biology student how would you satisfy this person?

Q. Which one among the following is a true nut?

1. Cashewnut
2. Coconut
3. Groundnut
4. Areca nut

Q. This is developed from a bicarpellary superior ovary which is one-chambered but appears two-chambered because of the development of a false partition wall called as replum.

1. Pome
2. Cypsela
3. Berry
4. Siliqua

Q. Fruit of custard apple is

1. Etaerio of berries
2. Etaerio of follicles
3. Etaerios of achenes
4. Ethaerio of drops

Q. A fruit in which the pericarp is differentiated into outer epicarp, middle fleshy or fibrous mesocarp and hard endocarp, is a

1. Drupe
2. Hesperidium
3. Pepo
4. Cypsela

Q. Replum occurs in the ovary of

1. Malvaceae
2. Brassicaceae
3. Asteraceae
4. Liliaceae

Q. A characteristic feature of ovary of Mustard is:

1. Presence of false septum
2. All of the above
3. Epigynous
4. Axile placentation

Q. If position of ovary is below sepals petals and stamens, the flowers is called

1. Epigynous
2. Perigynous
3. Mesogynous
4. Metagynous

Q.

Replum is present in the ovary of flower of

1. lemon

2. mustard

3. sunflower

4. pea

Q. Which one of the following is a true match?

1. Composite fruit- Pineapple
2. False fruits- Mango
3. Aggregate fruit- Pineapple
4. True fruit- Apple

Q. Assertion :Wheat is a caryopsis. Reason: Its pericarp is well differentiated.

1. If both the assertion and the reason are true and the reason is a correct explanation of the assertion
2. If both the assertion and reason are true but the reason is not a correct explanation of the assertion
3. If the assertion is true but the reason is false
4. If both the assertion and reason are false

Q. A simple one-seeded dry, indehiscent fruit in which pericarp and testa are fused is

1. Nut
2. Cypsela
3. Achene
4. Caryopsis

Q.

Scutellum in a caryopsis represents

1. outermost layer of endosperm

2. the place where the seed is attached to rephe

3. a cotyledon

4. a sheath that protects the radicle

Q. Mamidi tandra is made of

1. Raw mango
2. Ripe mango
3. Mango leaf
4. Mango seeds

Q. A fruit, which develops from a condensed inflorescence, is called as

1. A simple fruit
2. An etaerio of fruit
3. An aggregate fruit
4. A composite fruit