NEET Biology Morphology of Flowering Plants (Root, Stem And Leaf) Question Bank

done Stem Total Questions - 88

• question_answer1)
  In Amorphophallus and Colocasia (Ariods) an extremely enlarged underground vertical stem meant for vegetative reproduction and storage is   [BHU 1980, 84; CPMT 1982; DPMT 1994]
  A)
  Tuber done clear
  B)
  Corm done clear
  C)
  Bulb done clear
  D)
  Rhizome done clear
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• question_answer2)
  Vegetative reproduction occurs by bulbil in [BHU 1990]
  A)
  Agave done clear
  B)
  Colocasia done clear
  C)
  Zingiber done clear
  D)
  Vallisneria done clear
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• question_answer3)
  Primary function of stem is to  [CPMT 1979]
  A)
  Bear and hold out leaves done clear
  B)
  Absorb water and minerals done clear
  C)
  Fixation of plant done clear
  D)
  Help in vegetative propagation done clear
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• question_answer4)
  Plants of tropics bear [CPMT 1986]
  A)
  Winter buds done clear
  B)
  Summer buds done clear
  C)
  Naked buds done clear
  D)
  Adventitious buds done clear
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• question_answer5)
  Accessory buds occur at [BHU 1987; CPMT 1988]
  A)
  Stem tip done clear
  B)
  Branch tip done clear
  C)
  Leaf axil done clear
  D)
  Side of axillary bud done clear
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• question_answer6)
  Which is not a stem modification [AFMC 1988]
  A)
  Rhizome of Ginger done clear
  B)
  Corm of Colocasia done clear
  C)
  Pitcher of Nepenthes done clear
  D)
  Tuber of Potato done clear
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• question_answer7)
  Potato is multiplied vegetatively with the help of [BHU 1991]
  A)
  Corm done clear
  B)
  Rhizome done clear
  C)
  Tuber done clear
  D)
  Phyllode done clear
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• question_answer8)
  Potato tuber is an underground stem because it bears
  A)
  Buds on the nodes done clear
  B)
  Abundant food reserve done clear
  C)
  Adventitious roots done clear
  D)
  No chlorophyll done clear
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• question_answer9)
  Potato tuber is modified /Edible part of potato is [CPMT 1978, 83; JIPMER 1988; Haryana PMT 2005]
  A)
  Stem done clear
  B)
  Bulb done clear
  C)
  Stolon done clear
  D)
  Root done clear
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• question_answer10)
  In hook climber Artabotrys, the hooks are modified  [BHU 1990]
  A)
  Petioles done clear
  B)
  Axillary shoots done clear
  C)
  Leaves done clear
  D)
  Inflorescence axis done clear
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• question_answer11)
  In Opuntia, the function of phyotosynthesis is carried out by [APMEE 1981; DPMT 1982; CPMT 1984; AFMC 1996]
  A)
  Cladode done clear
  B)
  Phylloclade done clear
  C)
  Phyllode done clear
  D)
  Bulb done clear
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• question_answer12)
  An underground specialised shoot with reduced disc like stem covered by fleshy leaves is [APMEE 1996; JKCMEE 2000]
  A)
  Bulb done clear
  B)
  Bulbil done clear
  C)
  Rhizome done clear
  D)
  Rhizophore done clear
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• question_answer13)
  In Opuntia, each areole represents
  A)
  A node done clear
  B)
  An internode done clear
  C)
  An apical bud done clear
  D)
  An accessary bud done clear
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• question_answer14)
  Bulb of Allium cepa (Onion) is
  A)
  Underground modified bud done clear
  B)
  Underground shoot done clear
  C)
  Both correct done clear
  D)
  Underground stem done clear
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• question_answer15)
  The bulb of Garlic is
  A)
  Nontunicated done clear
  B)
  Tunicated layered done clear
  C)
  Compound tunicated done clear
  D)
  Simple tunicated done clear
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• question_answer16)
  New Banana plants develop from [CBSE PMT 1990]
  A)
  Rhizome done clear
  B)
  Sucker done clear
  C)
  Stolon done clear
  D)
  Seed done clear
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• question_answer17)
  Buds typically occur at
  A)
  Leaf bases done clear
  B)
  Leaf axils done clear
  C)
  Tips of stems and roots done clear
  D)
  Tips of branches and leaf bases done clear
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• question_answer18)
  A disc like reduced stem is found in
  A)
  Ginger done clear
  B)
  Canna done clear
  C)
  Onion done clear
  D)
  Crocus done clear
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• question_answer19)
  Largest bud is of [KCET 1991]
  A)
  Cabbage done clear
  B)
  Cauliflower done clear
  C)
  Agave done clear
  D)
  Onion done clear
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• question_answer20)
  Function of stem is [Pondicherry 1983; AFMC 1984, 85, 86]
  A)
  To produce branches and leaves done clear
  B)
  Storage of food done clear
  C)
  Conduction of water and minerals done clear
  D)
  All of these done clear
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• question_answer21)
  The aerial stem in banana is
  A)
  Corm done clear
  B)
  False stem (Pseudostem) done clear
  C)
  True herbaceous stem done clear
  D)
  Rhizome done clear
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• question_answer22)
  Stolon is
  A)
  Horizontal underground runner done clear
  B)
  Arched runner done clear
  C)
  Both [a] and [b] done clear
  D)
  Both wrong done clear
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• question_answer23)
  Runner is
  A)
  Diageotropic done clear
  B)
  Geotropic done clear
  C)
  Plagiotropic done clear
  D)
  None of these done clear
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• question_answer24)
  Examples of twiner (Stem climber) is
  A)
  Convolvulus and Ipomoea done clear
  B)
  Lablab (Beans) and Cuscuta done clear
  C)
  Asparagus and Phaseolus done clear
  D)
  All of these done clear
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• question_answer25)
  Thorns differ from prickles in having
  A)
  Vascular supply done clear
  B)
  Endogenous origin done clear
  C)
  Bark done clear
  D)
  All of these done clear
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• question_answer26)
  Mentha (Mint) has one of the following
  A)
  Sucker done clear
  B)
  Offset done clear
  C)
  Stolon done clear
  D)
  Rhizome done clear
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• question_answer27)
  Thorns, spines and prickles are
  A)
  Organs of defence done clear
  B)
  Organs of offence done clear
  C)
  Organs of clinging done clear
  D)
  Specialised for gaseous exchange done clear
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• question_answer28)
  Offset occurs in
  A)
  Strawberry done clear
  B)
  Colocasia done clear
  C)
  Pistia done clear
  D)
  Chrysanthemum done clear
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• question_answer29)
  Corm is characterised by
  A)
  Adventitious roots done clear
  B)
  Axillary buds done clear
  C)
  Circular nodes done clear
  D)
  Perennial nature done clear
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• question_answer30)
  Rhizome which grows vertically upwards are  [AFMC 2005]
  A)
  Corms done clear
  B)
  Stolon done clear
  C)
  Bulbils done clear
  D)
  Root stock done clear
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• question_answer31)
  Potatoes develop on [CPMT 1977]
  A)
  Lateral roots done clear
  B)
  Stolons done clear
  C)
  Primary root done clear
  D)
  Rhizomes done clear
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• question_answer32)
  Ginger is a stem which can be differentiated from root because it [CPMT 1978; 83; AFMC 1978, 85; BHU 1981; DPMT 1982; JIPMER 1986]
  A)
  Grows parallel to ground done clear
  B)
  Stores food done clear
  C)
  Lacks chlorophyll done clear
  D)
  Has nodes and internodes done clear
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• question_answer33)
  Which is not a rhizome [Pb. PMT 1997]
  A)
  Colocasia done clear
  B)
  Lotus done clear
  C)
  Ginger done clear
  D)
  Turmeric done clear
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• question_answer34)
  In Passiflora, the tendrils are modified [NCERT 1982; MP PMT 1984, 89]
  A)
  Axillary buds done clear
  B)
  Upper leaflets done clear
  C)
  Whole leaves done clear
  D)
  Stipules done clear
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• question_answer35)
  In Luffa the tendrils are modified
  A)
  Extra-axillary branches done clear
  B)
  Stipules done clear
  C)
  Axillary branches done clear
  D)
  Petioles done clear
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• question_answer36)
  Stem takes part in storage and perennation in [AMU 1994; DPMT 1994; AFMC 1994; Manipal 1997]
  A)
  Wheat done clear
  B)
  Groundnut done clear
  C)
  Radish done clear
  D)
  Ginger done clear
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• question_answer37)
  Axillary buds develop [NCERT 1982]
  A)
  Exogenously from epidermis done clear
  B)
  Exogenously from inner layer of cortex done clear
  C)
  Endogenously from inner layer of cortex done clear
  D)
  Endogenously from pericycle done clear
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• question_answer38)
  Citrus thorn is actually modification of [APMEE 1995]
  A)
  Stem done clear
  B)
  Branch done clear
  C)
  Leaf  done clear
  D)
  Stipule done clear
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• question_answer39)
  The buds which arise at places other than leaf axils are called
  A)
  Accessory buds done clear
  B)
  Latent buds done clear
  C)
  Adventitious buds done clear
  D)
  Floral buds done clear
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• question_answer40)
  In which of the following the stem is modified into tendril
  A)
  Ruscus done clear
  B)
  Cocoloba done clear
  C)
  Cucurbita done clear
  D)
  Asparagus done clear
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• question_answer41)
  In humid climate, presence of spines in shrubs is [CPMT 1991]
  A)
  To reduce transpiration done clear
  B)
  To defend against mammal herbivory done clear
  C)
  To defend against wood cutters done clear
  D)
  To check seed predation by birds done clear
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• question_answer42)
  A lateral bud arising on the lateral sides of axillary bud is called
  A)
  Adventitious bud done clear
  B)
  Collateral bud done clear
  C)
  Extra axillary bud  done clear
  D)
  Superposed bud done clear
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• question_answer43)
  Stolon is found in
  A)
  Colocasia done clear
  B)
  Jasmine done clear
  C)
  Strawberry done clear
  D)
  All of these done clear
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• question_answer44)
  Phylloclade of Opuntia is stem because
  A)
  It bears flowers and leaves done clear
  B)
  It arises in the axil of leaf done clear
  C)
  Only [b] is correct done clear
  D)
  Both [a] and [b] are correct done clear
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• question_answer45)
  Tip of twiner is sensitive and coils around support itself. This coiling is called
  A)
  Nutation done clear
  B)
  Vernation done clear
  C)
  Epinasty done clear
  D)
  Circination done clear
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• question_answer46)
  The weak stemmed plants which can climb with the help of thorns, spines, prickles are
  A)
  Scramblers done clear
  B)
  Stolons done clear
  C)
  Straggling done clear
  D)
  Lianas done clear
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• question_answer47)
  Potato and sweet potato [AIIMS 2004]
  A)
  Have edible parts which are homologous organs done clear
  B)
  Have edible parts which are analogous organs done clear
  C)
  Have been introduced in India from the same place done clear
  D)
  Are two species of the same genus done clear
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• question_answer48)
  Rhizomes can be differentiated from roots is [BHU 1977, 81; JIPMER 1990]
  A)
  Having scale leaves with axillary buds done clear
  B)
  Being thinner done clear
  C)
  Being thicker done clear
  D)
  Being darker done clear
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• question_answer49)
  In Onion, the swollen underground structure is [CPMT 1983; BHU 1989]
  A)
  Root done clear
  B)
  Rhizome done clear
  C)
  Bulb done clear
  D)
  Tuber done clear
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• question_answer50)
  Corm is [BHU 1986; JIPMER 1986; AFMC 1996]
  A)
  Underground shoot done clear
  B)
  Underground root done clear
  C)
  Horizontal stem done clear
  D)
  Underground vertical stem done clear
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• question_answer51)
  Phylloclade is a modification of [AFMC 1980, 96; CPMT 1984; JIPMER 1998; JKCMEE 2002]
  A)
  Leaf done clear
  B)
  Root done clear
  C)
  Flower done clear
  D)
  Stem done clear
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• question_answer52)
  Stem is enlarged in  [CPMT 1982]
  A)
  Rhizome done clear
  B)
  Corm done clear
  C)
  Bulb done clear
  D)
  Tuber done clear
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• question_answer53)
  Aroids store food in [BHU 1980]
  A)
  Inflorescence done clear
  B)
  Enlarged root done clear
  C)
  Leaf bases done clear
  D)
  Swollen stem done clear
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• question_answer54)
  Ginger plant has an underground stem which is [CPMT 1994; JIPMER 1998; MP PMT 2004; J & K CET 2005]
  A)
  Rhizome done clear
  B)
  Bulb done clear
  C)
  Tuber done clear
  D)
  Corm done clear
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• question_answer55)
  The bulb stores food in [BHU 1986]
  A)
  Enlarged roots done clear
  B)
  Swollen leaf bases done clear
  C)
  Swollen stem done clear
  D)
  Inflorescence done clear
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• question_answer56)
  Prickles of Rose are [BHU 1983]
  A)
  Modified leaves done clear
  B)
  Modified stipules done clear
  C)
  Exogenous in origin done clear
  D)
  Endogenous in origin done clear
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• question_answer57)
  Thorn of Bougainvillea is modified [Bihar PMT 1994]
  A)
  Stem done clear
  B)
  Leaf done clear
  C)
  Floral bud done clear
  D)
  Root done clear
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• question_answer58)
  Bulb is modified [Bihar PMT 1994]
  A)
  Leaf done clear
  B)
  Shoot done clear
  C)
  Root done clear
  D)
  Flower done clear
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• question_answer59)
  Potato is (underground) stem because it [Orissa JEE 1995]
  A)
  Possesses axillary buds (Eyes) done clear
  B)
  Lacks chlorophyll done clear
  C)
  Does not bear roots done clear
  D)
  Contains reserve food done clear
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• question_answer60)
  Thorn is a stem structure because it [CPMT 1995]
  A)
  Develops from trunk done clear
  B)
  Develops from axillary bud done clear
  C)
  Grows from external surface done clear
  D)
  Is pointed done clear
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• question_answer61)
  Floral bud tendril is found in [BHU 1997; JIPMER 1997]
  A)
  Antigonon done clear
  B)
  Smilax done clear
  C)
  Rose  done clear
  D)
  Bryophyllum done clear
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• question_answer62)
  Buds occurring on the nodes outside the leaf bases are
  A)
  Axillary done clear
  B)
  Extra-axillary done clear
  C)
  Terminal done clear
  D)
  Cauline done clear
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• question_answer63)
  Stem thorns help in 
  A)
  Climbing done clear
  B)
  Protection from grazing animals done clear
  C)
  Reduction in rate of transpiration done clear
  D)
  All of these done clear
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• question_answer64)
  Rhizomes are mostly  [AFMC 1992, 99]
  A)
  Sympodial done clear
  B)
  Diageotropic done clear
  C)
  Horizontal done clear
  D)
  All of these done clear
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• question_answer65)
  Rhizome of Crocus (Saffron) is
  A)
  Rhizome done clear
  B)
  Corm done clear
  C)
  Root done clear
  D)
  Bulb done clear
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• question_answer66)
  The thorn of Alhagi is stem modification because it bears
  A)
  Axillary position done clear
  B)
  Flowers done clear
  C)
  Exogenous origin done clear
  D)
  All of these done clear
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• question_answer67)
  Sucker which is subaerial stem modification for vegetative propagation is seen in
  A)
  Pistia done clear
  B)
  Jussiaea done clear
  C)
  Chrysanthemum done clear
  D)
  Hydrilla done clear
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• question_answer68)
  In onion leaves food is stored in the form of [MP PMT 1984; CBSE PMT 1988]
  A)
  Sugar done clear
  B)
  Starch done clear
  C)
  Protein done clear
  D)
  Malic acid done clear
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• question_answer69)
  One of single internodal branches are found in [BHU 1986]
  A)
  Asparagus done clear
  B)
  Euphorbia done clear
  C)
  Lilium done clear
  D)
  Casuarina done clear
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• question_answer70)
  Bulbil is a modification of
  A)
  Underground stem done clear
  B)
  Bases of leaves done clear
  C)
  Buds done clear
  D)
  Radicle done clear
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• question_answer71)
  Phylloclade is found in [AMU 2001]
  A)
  Chrysanthemum done clear
  B)
  Asparagus done clear
  C)
  Ruscus done clear
  D)
  Opuntia done clear
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• question_answer72)
  Thorns with leaves and flowers are found in [APMEE 2002]
  A)
  Bougainvillea done clear
  B)
  Carissa done clear
  C)
  Duranta done clear
  D)
  Artabotrys done clear
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• question_answer73)
  Thick underground stem growing parallel to soil surface is  [Tamil Nadu 2001]
  A)
  Stolon done clear
  B)
  Rhizome done clear
  C)
  Sucker done clear
  D)
  Offset done clear
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• question_answer74)
  Underground stem is rhizome in plant [APMEE 2002]
  A)
  Allium done clear
  B)
  Scilla done clear
  C)
  Lilium done clear
  D)
  Gloriosa done clear
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• question_answer75)
  Green leaf-like one internode long stem branches are called [KCET 2003]
  A)
  Phylloclades done clear
  B)
  Phyllodes done clear
  C)
  Bulbils done clear
  D)
  Cladodes done clear
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• question_answer76)
  Stem tendrils occur in [Orissa JEE 2000]
  A)
  Smilax done clear
  B)
  Gloriosa done clear
  C)
  Vitis done clear
  D)
  Lathyrus done clear
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• question_answer77)
  Which of the following is not related to corm [Kerala CET 2001]
  A)
  Tunic done clear
  B)
  Lateral buds done clear
  C)
  Nodes done clear
  D)
  Scale leaves done clear
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• question_answer78)
  Eye of potato is [CBSE PMT 2001]
  A)
  Apical bud done clear
  B)
  Axillary bud done clear
  C)
  Accessory bud done clear
  D)
  Adventitious bud done clear
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• question_answer79)
  A stem with distinct solid nodes and hollow internodes is
  A)
  Sobole done clear
  B)
  Culm done clear
  C)
  Scape done clear
  D)
  Intercalary stem done clear
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• question_answer80)
  The sensitive thread-like structures found in climbers which can coil around a support are
  A)
  Twiners done clear
  B)
  Tendrils done clear
  C)
  Trailers done clear
  D)
  Scramblers done clear
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• question_answer81)
  In Rose, buds are found on stem at places other than nodes. These buds are known as
  A)
  Foliar done clear
  B)
  Cauline done clear
  C)
  Accessory done clear
  D)
  Radicle done clear
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• question_answer82)
  A nongreen stem branch that grows obliquely or sometimes grows horizontally inside the soil and then comes out of the soil as a branch is called
  A)
  Stolon done clear
  B)
  Sucker done clear
  C)
  Offset done clear
  D)
  Rhizome done clear
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• question_answer83)
  In Duranta, axillary buds and in Carrisa the apical bud is modified into stem thorns, what is correct for Ulex - It has
  A)
  Leaf tendrils and stem spines done clear
  B)
  Leaf spines done clear
  C)
  Stem thorns done clear
  D)
  Both stem thorns as well as leaf spines done clear
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• question_answer84)
  In Garlic (Allium sativum) each fleshy scale represents a bud called bulblet or clove. It is a bud because
  A)
  It is borne on stem done clear
  B)
  It arises in the axil of tunicated leaf done clear
  C)
  It has a growing point and immature leaves done clear
  D)
  All of these done clear
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• question_answer85)
  A weak creeping stem, rooting at nodes and bear a series of plants of successive vegetative generations is called
  A)
  Trailer done clear
  B)
  Runner done clear
  C)
  Stolon done clear
  D)
  Offset done clear
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• question_answer86)
  Modified stem present in Gladiolus is [Orissa JEE 2004]
  A)
  Bulb done clear
  B)
  Rhizome done clear
  C)
  Corm done clear
  D)
  Bulbil done clear
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• question_answer87)
  Multicellular hairs are found on [MHCET 2004]
  A)
  Root done clear
  B)
  Stem done clear
  C)
  Both [a] and [b] done clear
  D)
  None of the above done clear
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• question_answer88)
  The cloves which are used in food preparation are [Kerala CET 2005]
  A)
  Seeds done clear
  B)
  Leaves done clear
  C)
  Flower buds done clear
  D)
  Stem tip done clear
  E)
  Terminal bud done clear
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