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Morphology of Flowering Plants

Every solved example, exercise, and miscellaneous question, in the order the textbook teaches them. · 18 questions

Exercises

18 q

Ex 5 Q1 $How is a pinnately compound leaf different from a palmately compound leaf?$
Ex 5 Q2 $Explain with suitable examples the different types of phyllotaxy.$
Define the following terms:
Ex 5 Q3 (a) $aestivation$
Ex 5 Q3 (b) $placentation$
Ex 5 Q3 (c) $actinomorphic$
Ex 5 Q3 (d) $zygomorphic$
Ex 5 Q3 (e) $superior ovary$
Ex 5 Q3 (f) $perigynous flower$
Ex 5 Q3 (g) $epipetalous stamen$
Differentiate between
Ex 5 Q4 (a) $Racemose and cymose inflorescence$
Ex 5 Q4 (b) $Apocarpous and syncarpous ovary$
Draw the labelled diagram of the following:
Ex 5 Q5 (i) $gram seed$
Ex 5 Q5 (ii) $V.S. of maize seed$
Ex 5 Q6 $Take one flower of the family Solanaceae and write its semi-technical description. Also draw their floral diagram.$
Ex 5 Q7 $Describe the various types of placentations found in flowering plants.$
Ex 5 Q8 $What is a flower? Describe the parts of a typical angiosperm flower.$
Ex 5 Q9 $Define the term inflorescence. Explain the basis for the different types inflorescence in flowering plants.$
Ex 5 Q10 $Describe the arrangement of floral members in relation to their insertion on thalamus.$