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This section includes 10 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Biology knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 1. |
Which among the following is incorrect about seeds based on the presence of the endosperm? |
| A. | Endosperm is usually absorbed and digested by the developing embryo |
| B. | Seeds that lack endosperm at maturity are called non-endospermic seeds |
| C. | Seeds that contain endosperm are called endospermic seeds |
| D. | In endospermic seeds, embryo gets absorbed and digested even before the seed gets detached from the plant |
| Answer» E. | |
| 2. |
Which among the following is incorrect about seed? |
| A. | A seed mainly contains a seed coat and an embryo |
| B. | Embryo contains cotyledons, radicle and plumule |
| C. | Embryo also contains endosperm that reserves nutrition for the embryo |
| D. | Radicle grows into the shoot and the plumule forms the root system |
| Answer» E. | |
| 3. |
Which among the following is incorrect about fruits? |
| A. | Seedless fruits are formed if fertilization fails to takes place |
| B. | In pineapple, ovary is the edible part |
| C. | In pear, both ovary and thalamus are edible |
| D. | In coconut, endocarp is the edible part |
| Answer» E. | |
| 4. |
Which among the following statements is incorrect about classification of fruits based on the origin of the fruit? |
| A. | Based on the origin of the fruit, fruits are classified into true fruits and false fruits |
| B. | True fruits are those that develop from ovary of a flower |
| C. | False fruits are those that develops from ovary and other parts |
| D. | False fruits are also called as superior fruit |
| Answer» E. | |
| 5. |
Which among the following is incorrect about classification of fruits based on their structure? |
| A. | Multiple ovaries of multiple flowers form multiple fruits |
| B. | Fruitlets of multiple and aggregate fruits can be either fleshy or dry |
| C. | Water melon is an example of multiple fruit |
| D. | Pericarp in simple fleshy fruits is mostly fleshy |
| Answer» D. Pericarp in simple fleshy fruits is mostly fleshy | |
| 6. |
Several ripened ovaries produced by same flower on same thalamus form aggregate fruits and each ovary forms a fruitlet. |
| A. | True |
| B. | False |
| Answer» B. False | |
| 7. |
Which among the following is not correct about simple dry fruits? |
| A. | In simple dry fruits, the entire pericarp is dry and hard when it reaches maturity |
| B. | In this type of fruits, a single ripened ovary with one or many seeds |
| C. | In drupe, only mesocarp is fleshy and edible |
| D. | Cherries are an example of berry |
| Answer» E. | |
| 8. |
The edible part of a coconut is the ______ |
| A. | Exocarp |
| B. | Endocarp |
| C. | Endosperm |
| D. | Epicarp |
| Answer» D. Epicarp | |
| 9. |
Which among the following is incorrect about structure of the fruit? |
| A. | Wall of the fruit is called as Pericarp |
| B. | The outer most layer of epidermal cells is called epicarp |
| C. | The inner most layer is called endo-carp |
| D. | The edible part in apple is the mesocarp |
| Answer» E. | |
| 10. |
After fertilization, ovary ripens to a fruit and ovules turn into the seed. |
| A. | True |
| B. | False |
| Answer» B. False | |