AMU Medical AMU Solved Paper-2001

  • question_answer
    The genera that lacks cotyledons but is placed with dictoyledonous plants, in classification is

    A)                  Datura                                

    B)  Capsicum

    C)                  Triticum                              

    D)  Cuscuta

    Correct Answer: D

    Solution :

                     Cuscuta is the plant which is placed in dicotyledons, while it lacks cotyledons. It is total stem parasite with pale yellow stem and very small non-green scale leaves. The parasite send haustoria into host to make connections with xylem and phloem. Triticum (wheat) is a monocot plant having single cotyledon. Datura is a dicot plant which belongs to family Solanaceae.


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