Biology
A biology teacher asked her students to give two examples of dioecious plants.
Ishan said: Maize and Palm.
Aashish said: Pumpkin and Papaya.
Palak said: Palm and Papaya.
Payal said: Pumpkin and Maize.
Who was correct?
- Ishan
- Aashish
- Palak
- Payal
Related Questions
The flower which contains both stamens and carpels is called as:
- Unisexual
- Pistillate
- Staminate
- Hermaphrodite
Soumya tried to match the floral whorls with their constituting units.
She tabulated the pairs as follows:Unit Floral whorl P Perianth Q Androecium Identify P and Q
- P — Petals, Q — Carpels
- P — Tepals, Q — Stamens
- P — Sepals, Q — Petals
- P — Carpels, Q — Stamens
The arrangement and distribution of flowers on a specialized branch of the plant is known as inflorescence.
(1) All flowering plants have the same type of inflorescence.
(2) Flowers always arise from the apical bud only.
(3) Flowers may arise from the axillary buds or terminal buds.
(4) Flowers may reach at the same level making a cluster.
Which of the above statements about inflorescence are incorrect ?
- (1) and (2)
- (2) and (3)
- (3) and (4)
- (1) and (4)
Match the parts in column A with the flowers or parts of flower in column B.
Column A Column B Polyadelphous Polypetalous Pollen grains Calyx, corolla Free petals Nectar Non-essential Bombax Sweet fragrant fluid Pollen sac