Morphology of Flowering Plants

The branch of botany which deals with the study of form and features of different plant organs is known as

Morphology

Respiratory roots are found in

Avicennia

Plants that live for less than one year are called

Annuals

Plants that live for many years are said to be

Perennials

Epiphytes are characterised by the presence of a specialized tissue in their roots called

Velamen

The tip of the leaf is modified into a tendril in

Gloriosa

Presence of leaves of more than one type on the same plant is termed as

Heterophylly

Fusiform root is a modification of

Tap root

Pneumatophores are negatively

Geotropic

____ root originate directly from the radicle , whereas ____ roots originate from any other part of the plant other than radicle .

Tap , adventitious

Phylloclades are _____ stems to perform the function of _____

Modified , photosynthesis

In swampy areas like the Sunderbans in west bengal , plants bear special kind of roots called

Pneumatophores

Reticulate and parallel venation are characteristic of ______ and _____ respectively.

Dicots , monocots

A carpel is composed of three parts :

Stigma , style , ovary

In part of the embryo above the cotyledons is called

Epicotyl

In a seed , the embryo and its food supply are enclosed within a ______ formed the outer tissues of the _____

Seed coat , ovule

An androecium consisting of six stamens , four long and two short is said to be

Tetradynamous

The largest petal in a papilionaceous flower is known as

Standard

A pod dehisces by ____ sutures from apex downwards

Both

Seed may be defined as the fertilised

Ovule