In Musa, inflorescence is : from Biology Morphology of Flowering

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171.

The most advanced type of inflorescence is

  • corymb

  • catkin

  • spadix

  • capitulum


172.

Storage leaves occur in

  • Allium

  • Zizyphus

  • Triticum

  • Trapa


173.

A flower characterised by monadelphous tubular stamens belongs to :

  • Solanaceae

  • Liliaceae

  • Malvaceae

  • Brassicaceae


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174.

In Musa, inflorescence is :

  • spadix

  • corymb

  • capitulum

  • polychasial cyme


A.

spadix

When Musa or banana plant becomes mature, the corm stops producing new leaves and begins to form a flower spike or inflorescence. It has spadix type of inflorescence. It is covered by a large bract called spathe and its axis becomes fleshy.


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175.

In guava, cucurbits flowers are

  • hypogynous

  • epigynous

  • perigynous

  • Both (a) and (c)


176.

In floral formula (K) denotes

  • polysepalous

  • gamosepalous

  • polypetalous

  • gamopetalous


177.

When the other floral parts are arranged at the base of the gynoecium, the flower is called

  • hypogynous flower

  • perigynous flower

  • epigynous flower

  • agynous flower


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178.

Write down the scientific name of China rose plant. Give its floral formula.


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179.

A flower which can be divided into two equal halves by only one plane is

  • zygomorphic

  • actinomorphic

  • regular

  • perfect


180.

Identify the incorrect statements from the following

I. Cymose inflorescence found in Hibiscus sp.

II. Hypenthodium is found in Ficus benghalensis

III. Synandrous stamen is found in Calotropis

IV. Hesperidium type of fruit is mango

  • III and IV

  • I and II

  • II and III

  • I and IV


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