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Significance of fruits - class-VII

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The most important foods are derived from

  1. Roots

  2. Fruits

  3. Stem

  4. Leaves


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The most important foods for human survival includes vegetables, cereals, fruits, pulses and oil seeds. Most of these are fruits. For example, caryopsis is popularly called as grain and is the fruit typical of the family Poaceae (or Gramineae), which includes wheat, rice, and corn. Considering that the fruit wall and the seed are intimately fused into a single unit, and the caryopsis or grain is a dry fruit, little concern is given to technically separating the terms "fruit" and "seed" in these plant structures. So, most important foods are derived from fruits and not from stem, leaves and roots. Thus, option B is correct.

Water melon is

  1. Pome fruit

  2. Sorosis fruit

  3. Pepo fruit

  4. Drupe fruit


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Water melon is a Pepo fruit. Berries are another type of fleshy fruit, they are simple fruit created from a single ovary. The ovary may be compound, with several carpels. Pepo are berries where the skin is hardened.
Thus, the correct answer is option C.

The fruit in Datura is

  1. Loculicidal capsule

  2. Septifragal capsule

  3. Septicidal capsule

  4. Porous capsule


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

When the septa between the locules of the capsule split and the fruit opens to release the seeds, then this type of dehiscence is called as septicidal dehiscence. For example, DaturaThe fruit of Datura is septicidal capsule but its dehiscence is of septifragal nature in which placenta remains attached in the centre of undivided fruit and pericarp's segment becomes separated.

Which of the following plants have a water latex?

  1. Papaya

  2. Opium

  3. Plantain

  4. Ficus


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Plantain has a water latex. The plantain is a crop from the genus Musa. Its fruits are edible and are generally used for cooking. The plantain will only fruit once. After harvesting the fruit, the plantain plant can be cut and the layers peeled (like an onion) to get a cylinder shaped soft shoot. 
Therefore, the correct answer is option C.

Plants yields latex is

  1. Ficus

  2. Sonchus

  3. Calotropis

  4. All of the above


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Latex as found in nature is a milky fluid found in 10% of all flowering plants (angiosperms). It is a complex emulsion consisting of proteins, alkaloids, starches, sugars, oils, tannins, resins and gums that coagulate on exposure to air. It is usually exuded after tissue injury. 

Ficus elastica yields a milky white latex, a chemical compound separate from its sap and carried and stored in different cells. This latex was formerly used to make rubber. 
Calotropis is a genus of flowering plants, which are commonly known as milkweeds, because of the latex they produce. 
Plants of genus Sonchus contains milky latex in stem. 

Fruit of groundnut is .............. type of fruit.

  1. Nut

  2. Legume

  3. Lomentum

  4. Capsule


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Fruit of groundnut is a lomentum. Lomentum is a simple, dry, schizocarpic fruit. The fruit is constricted or partitioned between seeds into a number of one-seeded compartments. The fruit breaks into one seeded indehiscent segments. 

Thus, the correct option is C.

Pepo fruit is found in

  1. Cruciferae

  2. Cucurbitaceae

  3. Liliaceae

  4. Solanaceae


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Pepo (berries) is a type of fleshy fruit. They are simple fruit created from a single ovary. In pepo, the berry skin is leathery as in Cucurbitaceae family.
So, the correct answer is 'Cucurbitaceae'

Essential requirement for seed germination is

  1. $H _{2}O$, $O _{2}$

  2. $O _{2}$ and light

  3. $H _{2}O$ and high temperature

  4. Scarification and internalization


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Seeds have three requirements for germination. These are water (during absorption and subsequent stages of growth), oxygen (for respiration) and temperatures (for metabolism and growth). In addition, light may or may not be necessary for germination.
Therefore, the correct answer is option A.

Caryopsis is

  1. One seeded fruit

  2. Two seeded fruit

  3. Three seeded fruit

  4. Four seeded fruit


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Caryopsis is a type of simple dry fruit that has one seed or monocarpellate (formed from a single carpel) and indehiscent (not opening at maturity). In a caryopsis, the pericarp is fused with the thin seed coat and the fruit wall and the seed are intimately fused into a single unit example Maize
So, the correct answer is 'one seeded fruit'

Oil glands are characteristic of the cortex of

  1. Eucalyptus

  2. Citrus

  3. Both A and B

  4. None of the above


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Oil glands are present in many plants. They are made of small groups of thin walled cells which are full of cytoplasmic contents. These cells possess secretory activities. Such, secretions are collected in cavities which are developed either schizogenously or lysigenously. Schizogenous cavity is formed by separation of cells at middle lamellae. Lysigenous cavity is made by dissolution of cells. Schizogenous oil glands are present in leaves and bark of Eucalyptus plant. Lysigenous oil glands are present pericarp of fruits of Citrus.
Thus, the correct answer is option C.

Triphala is mainly composed of

  1. Harad

  2. Bahera

  3. Amala

  4. All of the above


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Triphala is a traditional Ayurvedic formulation of three medicinal fruits amla, harad and bahera. It is also known as 'Triphala churna'. It is most commonly used to help in digestion, and support regular bowel movements. In addition to the gastric disorders, Triphala is also used in respiratory, urinary, reproductive and nervous system disorders. 

So, the correct option is 'All of the above'.

Starch grain in latex are

  1. Elongated

  2. Oval

  3. Dumbell shaped

  4. None of the above


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Starch is an insoluble polysaccharide which is formed by the condensation of glucose. Starch is present in many plants in storage tissue. They are found in various shapes and may be used for identification of plants. 
Starch is present in latex in dumbell or rod shaped. 
Thus, the correct answer is option C.

Garlic is used to cure

  1. Heart diseases

  2. Whooping cough

  3. Bronchitis

  4. All of the above


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Garlic is a perennial plant and belongs to Amaryllidaceae family. It has many medicinal properties, such as:

  • Boosts the immune system.
  • Prevents common cold and other respiratory troubles such as bronchitis, whooping cough.
  • Reduces blood pressure.
  • Improves cholesterol levels, thus lowering the risk of heart disorders.
  • It contains antioxidants, therefore reduces oxidative stress and also reduces the risk of brain diseases like Alzheimer's disease and dementia.
  • So, the correct answer is 'All of the above'.

Sarpgandha is mainly used to cure

  1. Blood pressure

  2. Dysentry

  3. Fever

  4. All of the above


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Sarpgandha is a flower species from the family Apocynaceae. The flowers are mostly white or violet in colour. It is known for its medicinal properties such as treatment of the following disease:

  • snake and spider bites
  • controls dysentry
  • helpful in insomnia
  • helps in reducing high blood pressure
  • Able to maintain mensuration,
  • Help cure to fever and mental disorders.

So the correct option is 'All of the above'.

Which of the following disorders can be cured by Amla?

  1. Liver diseases

  2. Dysentry

  3. Diarrhoea

  4. All of the above


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Amla is a super-fruit, as it is rich in vitamin A, B and C, calcium, chromium manganese, phosphorous and iron. It also has antioxidant properties. 

It is also called "healing fruit", as it has numerous benefits. Some of its benefits include:

  • Cures constipation and regulates bowel movements.
  • It provides good treatment for diarrhoea and dysentery.
  • It also helps in maintaining a healthy liver.
  • It also protects against the formation of free radicals, therefore its regular intake can prevent cancer.

So, the correct option is 'All of the above'.

Which of the following disorder can be treated by bahera?

  1. Stomach disorder

  2. Asthma

  3. Skin related disorder

  4. Both A and B


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Bahera is a large deciduous tree. It has many medicinal properties. Its dried fruits are used in stomach disorders, sore throat, asthma, inflammation and in diseases related to eyes, nose, bladder and heart. Its seeds are useful in corneal ulcers. It is also very useful is leprosy and fever. The seed oil gives excellent results in skin diseases and premature greying of hair.

So the correct option is 'Both A and B'.

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