Tendrils and Thorns
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Q.
What is a tendril? Name the two types of tendrils.
Q.
Tendrils are found in the following plants. Identify whether they are stem tendrils of leaf tendrils.
(a) Cucumber (b) Peas
(c) Pumpkins (d) Grapevine
(e) Watermelon
Q. Which of the following is a modified stem for the protection of plants from browsing animals?
- Tendrils
- Thorns
- Rhizome
- Tuber
Q.
Tendrils are found in the following plants. Identify whether they are stem tendrils or leaf tendrils.
(a) Cucumber
(b) Peas
(c) Pumpkins
(d) Grapevine
(e) Watermelons
Q.
Describe various stem modifications associated with food storage
climbing and protection.
Q. Thorn is a modified stem because
- it is hard, straight and pointed
- it is a part of the plant
- it is a defensive organ
- it arises in the axil of a leaf
Q.
How do tendrils help plants that have a weak stem?
Q.
Thorns, tendrils, underground stem and leaves are all modifications of the stem.
True
False
Q. Rhizome of ginger is a modification of stem because
- It bears adventitious roots.
- lt bears nodes and internodes.
- It is underground.
- It stores food material.
Q. Which ones have long slender and coiled stem tendrils?
- Grape vine and pumpkin
- Strawberry and grape vine
- Australian Acacia and watermelon
- Bougainvillea and cucumber
Q. Which ones have long slender and coiled stem tendrils?
- Grape vine and pumpkin
- Australian Acacia and watermelon
- Bougainvillea and cucumber
- Strawberry and grape vine
Q. Thorn is a modified stem because
- it is hard, straight and pointed
- it is a part of the plant
- it arises in the axil of a leaf
- it is a defensive organ
Q. _______ consist of food-storing scale leaves enclosing the stem.
- Bulbs
- Tubers
- A & B
- None of the above
Q. The greatest number of thorns per plant are found in
- Unfenced, year 2
- Unfenced, year 1
- Fenced, year 2
- Unfenced, year 0
- Fenced, year 1
Q. In Bougainvillaea, thorns are the modifications of
Leaf
Stem
Stipules
Adventitious root
