20 Assorted questions on Plant Morphology: Fruits.

20 Assorted questions on Plant Morphology: Fruits.

It is a well noted trend that a lot of questions appearing for competitive medical exams are heavily drawn from very old NCERT textbooks as well as out-of-syllabus. This series of questions are prepared keeping in mind the extra portions and one-words that frequently come up for the A.I.P.M.T. Mains and for A.I.I.M.S. Examinations. I hope this helps you to get some additional useful information.

One Word Type Questions:
1.Study of fruits is knowm as?
A.Pomology

2.What is the name given for a seedless fruit?
A.Parthenocarpic fruits.

3.The fruit developing from a multicarpellary apocarpous fruit is known as________?
A.Aggregate fruit.

4.When a gruit develops from the entire inflorescence, it is called?
A.Composite fruit.

5.Which type of fruits are called grains?
A. Caryopsis.

6.Which fruit develops from a monocarpellary superior ovary?
A. Achene

7.What are the types of composite fruits?
A.Sorosis, Synconus.

8.What is the name given to a fruit developing from a bicarpellary, falsely two-chambered, superior pistil?
A. Siliqua

9.What is the name given to a short and broad siliqua?
A.Silicula.

10.Which type of fruits are found in legumes?
A.Legume or Pod.

11. Which type of fruits are found in citrus fruits?
A. Hesperidium

12.Cucmber, water melon, etc., falls under the fruit category of________
A.pepo

13.Which is the edible part of Litchi?
A.Aril

14.Which is the edible part in jackfruit?
A.Bracts, perianth, seeds.(Seeds are cooked and eaten.)

15.Which is the edible part in Citrus?
A.Placental hairs of the Hesperidium.

16.Name a parthenocarpic berry?
A. Banana(Musa paradisica)

17.Which is the edible portion of pineapple?
A. Outer part of receptacle.

18.Sorosis develops from the infloresence _________
A. Spadix.

19. Synconus develops from the infloresence__________
A.Hypanthodium.

20.The many-seeded fruit with a woody pericarp is?
A. Amphisacra.

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