Explore topic-wise MCQs in Biology.

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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