MORPHOLOGY OF FLOWERING PLANTS
TOPIC :- INFLORESCENCE
QUESTIONS FOR BASIC UNDERSTANDING
- What is solitary flower?
- What is peduncle?
- What is inflorescence?
- How inflorescence increases chances of pollination?
- What are the two main parts of inflorescence?
- What are the two types of inflorescence?
- What types of growth of inflorescence axis is found in racemose and cymose?
- Why growth of inflorescence axis is continuous in racemes?
- Why growth of inflorescence axis is discontinuous in cymose?
- What do you mean by Acropetal succession?
- What do you mean by basipetal succession?
- What is centripetal order of opening of flower?
- What is centrifugal order of opening of flower?
- Mention two examples of racemose and cymose inflorescence?
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS
1) Cyathium
is a type of
a)
Flower b)
Fruit
c)
Inflorescence d)
Phyllotaxy
2) The
flowers of a raceme are arranged
a)
Acropetally b) Basipetally
c)
Centripetally d) Centrifugally
3) Catkin is
a type of
a)
Flower b)
Inflorescence
c)
Phyllotaxy d) Placentation
4) The
inflorescence of Onion is
a) Cyme umbel b) Racemose umbel
c)
Corymb d)
Catkin
5) The
inflorescence of Rice/family Gramineae is
a) Spike b) Thyrsus
c)
Spikelet d)
Raceme
6) The
central stalk-like structure of the spikelet is
a)
Peduncle b)
Rachilla
c)
Rachis d) Pedicel
7) In the
spadix, the spathe surrounds
a) Spike b) Raceme
c)
Catkin d) Umbel
8) The
glumes are modified
a)
Petals b) Sepals
c)
Tepals d) Bracts
9) Axis of
the inflorescence is called
a)
Peduncle b)
Thalamus
c)
Petiole d) Pedicel
10) Zigzag
development of flowers on inflorescence axis is
a)
Helicoid cyme b) Umbel
c)
Scorpioid cyme d) Corymb
11) The inflorescence present in Euphorbia is
a)
Cyathium b) Capitulum
c)
Helicoid cyme d)
Verticillaster
12) Three
types of flowers occur in the inflorescence of
a)
Capitulum b) Hypanthodium
c)
Cyathium d) Umbel
13) Which one
of the following is of related type
a)
Catkin and Hypanthodium
b)
Raceme and cyathium
c)
Corymb and umbel
d)
Verticillaster and spike
14) Opening/arrangement
of flowers in a cymose inflorescence is
a)
Centrifugal b) Centripetal
c)
Basipetal d)
Acropetal
15) Inflorescence
consisting of a number of flowers arising from the same point with the same
level at the top is
a)
Corymb b)
Corymbose-raceme
c)
Capitulum d) Umbel
16) Inflorescence
having a flattened axis, sessile flowers and a whorl of involucral bracts is
a) Umbel b) Head
c)
Corymb d)
Raceme
17) A
biparous cyme ending in uniparous cymes constitutes
a)
Verticillaster b) Panicle
c)
Thyrus d) Paniculate
cyme
18) An
inflorescence which is not racemose and appears like a flower is
a)
Capitulum b) Cymose
c)
Cyathium d) Corymb
19) The most
advanced type of inflorescence is
a)
Corymb b)
Capitulum
c)
Spadix d)
Polychasial cyme
20) Cyathium
and Hypanthodium types of inflorescence are similar in having
a)
Nectar glands b) Apical pore
b)
Petaloid bracts d) Unisexual flowers
21) A number
of sessile flowers grow on a suppressed peduncle forming a globose
inflorescence called
a)
Catkin b) Corymb
c) Umbel d) Capitate
22) The
inflorescence in family compositae is
a)
Capitulum b) Spadix
c) Umbel d) Catkin
23) Spadix
inflorescence occurs in
a)
Mulberry b)
Banana
c)
Coriander d) Delonix
24) Hypanthodium
is
a)
Thalamus b) Fruit
c)
Inflorescence d) Ovary
25) Hypanthodium
inflorescence is found in
a)
Coriander b) Sunflower
c)
Cauliflower d) Fig.
26) An
edible inflorescence is
a)
Raphanus sativus
b)
Brassica oleracea
c)
Brassica rapa
d)
Mustard
27) Umbel
inflorescence occurs in
a)
Coriandrum b) Colocasia
c) Musa d) Sunflower
28) Which type of inflorescence occurs in Ficus
a)
Verticillaster b) Hypanthodium
c)
Cymose d)
Racemose
29) Inflorescence is collection of
a)
Petals b) Stamens
b)
Flowers d)
Carpels
30) Inflorescence
in which flowers developing from different places of the peduncle reach the
same level, is
a)
Catkin b) Corymb
c) Umbel d) Raceme
31) In
catkin, the flowers are
a)
Unisexual and sessile
b)
Bisexual and sessile
c)
Unisexual and pedicellate
d)
Bisexual and pedicellate
32) Whorl
of small green structures present around Sunflower is
a)
Epicalyx b)
Calyx
c)
Leaves d) Involucre
33) Verticillaster
inflorescence occurs in
a)
Lamiaceae/Labiatae
b)
Brassicaceae/Cruciferae
c)
Compositae/Asteraceae
d)
Solanaceae
34) Inflorescence
having unisexual sessile flowers are
a) Spike
b) Spikelet
c)
Catkin d) Spadix
35) Select
the correct combination of inflorescences
a)
Simple raceme, corymb, umbel, simple cyme
b)
Simple raceme, spadix, spike, catkin
c) Cyathium,
verticillaster, Hypanthodium, catkin
d)
Capitulum, globose head, Verticillaster, catkin
36) Elongated
peduncle bearing pedicellate flowers continuously in acropetal order is
a)
Corymb b) Umbel
c)
Raceme d) Head
37) Spadix
inflorescence is characteristic feature of
a)
Colocasia b) Palm
c)
Banana d) All the above
38) Scorpioid
cyme occurs in
a)
Hamelia b)
Nerium
c)
Heliotropium d) Clerodendron
39) Capitulum
inflorescence does not occur
a)
Dahlia b) Sunflower
b)
Marigold d) China
Rose
40) In fennel,
coriander and carrots, the type of inflorescence found is
(a) Verticillaster (b) Umbelliferae
(c) spadix (d) spike
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