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Flower: parts of a flower - class-VIII

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Which of the following hormones is not secreted by human placenta?

  1. hCG

  2. Estrogens

  3. Progesterone

  4. LH


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

LH is the hormone that is not secreted by human placenta. It is secreted by anterior pituitary. Initially during pregnancy, hCG performs the function of LH of maintaining corpus luteum for the secretion of progesterone. Later (around 16th week) in pregnancy, when placenta itself starts secreting estrogen and progesterone, corpus luteum regresses.

Flower is a ................ organ.

  1. Reproductive

  2. Vegetative

  3. Both A and B

  4. None of these


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Flower is a reproductive organ. Essential parts of a flower include the stamens (male parts) and the carpels (female parts). It takes part in the process of pollination which results into the completion of reproduction. Pollen grains transfer from anther to carpel resulting into the formation of seeds and fruit.

Select the wrong statement.

  1. Persistent calyx is seen in Solanaceae

  2. Flowers are polygynous in Asteraceae

  3. Santonin is obtained from Artem!sia

  4. In poaceae, perianth is represented by membranous scales called ridicules


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Asteraceae or Composite is large and it is an economically important family of flowering plants. In Asteraceae, the flowers are bracteates, sessile, complete (flower having calyx, corolla, stamens, and pistil) As well as hermaphrodite (i.e. bisexual), pentamerous (i.e. calyx, corolla, androecium, and gynoecium), actinomorphic i.e. radial symmetry, and epigynous ovary enclosed in the receptacle with stamens. So, the correct answer is ‘Flowers are hypogynous in Asteraceae’.

So option B is correct.

Which part of the plant is involved in sexual reproduction?
  1. Root

  2. Flower

  3. Leaf

  4. Stem


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Flowers are used by the plants for sexual reproduction. Actually, every single part of a flower is used only for reproduction. Flowers care about making themselves beautiful for one purpose to attract a mate, and hence to reproduce.

The correct answer is B.

A flower which contains only stamen or only pistil is called as

  1. Bisexual flower

  2. Unisexual flower

  3. Unique flower

  4. None of the above


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The flower is a reproductive organ of an angiosperm plant. The typical flowers consist of sepals, petals, stamens, and carpels. A flower having both stamens as well as carpels or pistils is known as a bisexual flower. Flowers that are either staminate (means having stamens) or pistillate (having pistils only) are known as unisexual flowers. Thus the answer is unisexual flowers.

The correct option is B.

Colour of flower petals is due to

  1. Xanthophyll

  2. Carotenes

  3. Anthocyanin

  4. Phycoerythrin.


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

  • Anthocyanins are red or purple colored water-soluble pigments present in the plant cell vacuoles. 
  • They are responsible for the color of the flowers, fruits as well as leaves. But, phycoerythrin is a photosynthetic pigment and it is found in red algae.
  • Carotenes and Xanthophylls both are carotenoid pigments of higher plants. They are accessory photosynthetic pigments.
  • The correct option is C.

Colour of night blooming flowers is usually.

  1. Violet to purple

  2. Red

  3. Yellow

  4. Whitish


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Most of the night flowers are white emerges better in low light conditions. Hence making it simpler for insects to discover. As they bloom at night the plant does not have to waste resources producing coloured pigments to attract the day insects. Night blossoming blooms are ordinarily and vigorously scented. Then it goes about as an attractant for nighttime insects and mammals.

Thus the correct answer is option D.

The male flowers of Vallisneria float on the surface of water with the help of.

  1. Boat- like structure formed by two perianth lobes

  2. Boat- like structure formed by three perianth lobes

  3. Boat formed by monotepalous perianth

  4. Two tepals forming boat - shaped float while the third smaller one functions as a rudder


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Vallisneria is a submerged hydrophyte and it is a dioecious plant with the flowers borne under the water. The male flowers detach on the maturity and float on the surface of the water whereas the female flowers grow under the water. They come up to the surface with the help of their thin long stalk. 

The male flowers of Vallisneria are floating on the surface of the water, with the help of two tepals forming boat-shaped float while the third smaller one functions as a rudder.

So, the correct answer is D.

The most primitive type of stamens are found in _____________.

  1. Degeneria

  2. Lilium

  3. Papaver

  4. Solanum


Correct Option: A

Which is true for inferior ovary?

  1. Hypogynous flower

  2. Thalamus form a cup shaped structure

  3. Present in chinarose and Guava

  4. Petals, sepals and stamen are situated above the ovary


Correct Option: A

'Traveler's Palm' belongs to the family.

  1. Palmae

  2. Bombacaceae

  3. Musaceae

  4. Pandanaceae


Correct Option: A

Epipetalous is the condition of

  1. Adhesion stamens

  2. Cohesion of stamens

  3. Aestivation of petals

  4. Position of sepals with respect to petals


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Epipetalous is the condition of having the stamens attached to the petals.

So, the correct option is 'Adhesion stamens'.

In Hibiscus rosa-sinensis there is an additional floral whorl known as

  1. Calyx

  2. Involucre

  3. Epicalyx

  4. Obdiplostemonous layer


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The epicalyx is the additional whorl made up of involucre that is places exterior to the whorl of the calyx. It is found in Hibiscus rosa-sinensis.

A. Calyx is the whorl made up of sepals. It is generally present in complete, perfect and imperfect flowers.
B. Involucres are the units of epicalyx.
C. Epicalyx is the additional whorl present exterior to the calyx.
D. An obdiplostemonous layer is the layer of stamens with the outer layer of stamens opposite to the petals.
Hence, the correct answer is 'Epicalyx'

Epicalyx occurs in

  1. Cycas

  2. Jowar

  3. Nephrolepis

  4. China Rose


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The flowers belonging to the family Malvaceae have a number of bracteoles that can vary from three bracteoles to many bracteoles. These bracteoles form a whorl of epicalyx below the calyx. So, epicalyx becomes the outermost accessory whorl. It can be seen in China Rose. 

So, the correct answer is 'China Rose'

The condition of free petals is called _________.

  1. Polypetalous

  2. Gamopetalous

  3. Polyphyllous

  4. Gamophyllous

  5. Apocarpous


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

When the petals of the corolla are not fused and are free, the condition is called polypetalous. 

A. The condition of free petals is called polypetalous.
B. The condition of fused petals is called gamopetalous.
C. The condition of fused tepals is called polyphyllous.
D. The condition of free tepals is called gamophyllous.
E. The condition of free carpels is called apocarpous.
Hence, the correct answer is 'Polypetalous'

In Solanum nigrum, the gamopetalous corolla is

  1. Rotate

  2. Tubular

  3. Campanulate

  4. Globose


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Solanum nigrum belongs to the family Solanaceae. It has fused petals called gamopetalous conditon. The Corolla looks wheel-shaped and is called rotate.

A. Rotate corolla is seen in Solanum nigrum.
B. Tubular corolla is seen in the disc florets of sunflower.
C. Campanulate corolla is seen in Campanula.
D. Globose corolla is seen in rose.
Hence, the correct answer is 'Rotate'

Funnel-shaped corolla is called

  1. Campanulate

  2. Urecolate

  3. Rotate

  4.  Infundibulum


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The corolla can have different shapes when the petals show fusion or the gamopetalous condition. The funnel-shaped corolla is called infundibulum.

A. Bell-shaped corolla is called campanulate, e.g., Campanula.
B. Urn-shaped corolla is called urecolate, e.g., Bryophyllum.
C. Wheel-shaped corolla is called rotate, e.g., Calotropis.
D. Funnel-shaped corolla is called infundibulum, e.g., Petunia.
Hence, the correct answer is 'Infundibulum'.

Feathery stigma is called ____________.

  1. Spur

  2. Stylopodium

  3. Plumose

  4. Calyculus


Correct Option: C

The part of gynoecium that determines the compatible nature of pollen is?

  1. Stigma

  2. Style

  3. Ovary

  4. Synergids


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Stigma is the terminal receptive part of the pistil which functions as landing platform for the pollen grains. It also determines the compatibility of the pollen grains.

Consider the following statements.


(i) In Gynandropsis, Passiflora, etc. thalamus is elongated and shows well developed nodes and internodes.
(ii) The floral buds in Agave, Allium, etc. may sometimes get modified into vegetative buds or bulbils.
(iii) Sepals are concerned with protection of flowers in bud condition and petals help to attract insects for pollination.
(iv) Stamens and carpels serve as the male and female reproductive organs respectively.

Which of the following combinations of above statements provides an evidence that flower is a modified shoot?

  1. (i) and (ii)

  2. (ii) and (iii)

  3. (iii) and (iv)

  4. (i) and (iv)


Correct Option: A

Moth Pronube/ Tegaticula is dependent for its survival on plant.

  1. Magnolia

  2. Erythrina

  3. Adhatoda

  4. Yucca


Correct Option: A

Anthers dehisce longitudinally towards the side of carpels. The condition is

  1. Introrse

  2. Extrorse

  3. Innate

  4. Centripetal


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The anthers of stamens can be found facing the centre or the periphery of the flowers. When the anthers face the centre or the gynoecium and dehisce longitudinally while facing the carpel or gynoecium, the condition is called introrse. When the anthers face the periphery or the petals and dehisce away from the carpel, the condition is called extrorse.

Hence, the correct answer is 'Introrse'

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