EAMCET Medical EAMCET Medical Solved Paper-2007

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    Identify the characters of gynoecium found in members of Asteraceae. Fabaceae/Liliaceae  and               Solanaceae,                 respectively      
    I. Tricarpellary syncarpous ovary superior and trilocular
    II. Bicarpellary syncarpous ovary superior and usually bilocular
    III. Bicarpellary syncarpous ovary inferior and unilocular
    IV. Monocarpellaryovary half-inferior and unilocular

    A)  II, I, III, IV           

    B)  III, IV,.I, II

    C)  IV, III, II, I           

    D)  I, II, IV, III

    Correct Answer: B

    Solution :

                     In the members of family- Compositae (= Asteraceae), gynoecium is bicarpellary, syncarpous,   ovary  inferiors unilocular, basal placentation Leguminosae (= Fabaceae) gynoecium is monocarpellary, ovary superior, unilocular with marginal placentation. Liliaceae,    gynoecium   is   tricarpellary, syncarpous, ovary superior, trilocular with axile placentation. Solanaceae, gynoecium is bicarpellary, syncar- pous, ovary superior, carpels placed obliquely,    generally bilocular with axile placentation.


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