Assertion (A): | Prop and stilt roots are aerial in origin yet they are called roots. |
Reason (R): | These roots are modified to provide mechanical support |
1. | Both (A) and (R) are True but (R) does not correctly explain the (A). |
2. | (A) is True but (R) is False. |
3. | Both (A) and (R) are True and (R) correctly explains the (A). |
4. | (A) is False but (R) is True. |
Assertion (A): | Rhizophora, a mangrove plant, has pneumatophores that emerge above the water level. |
Reason (R): | Pneumatophores help in gaseous exchange and support the plant in anaerobic soil conditions. |
1. | Both (A) and (R) are True and (R) is the correct explanation of (A). |
2. | Both (A) and (R) are True but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A). |
3. | (A) is True but (R) is False. |
4. | Both (A) and (R) are False. |
I: | Grass | II: | Monstera | III: | Banyan |
1. | Only I and II | 2. | Only I and III |
3. | Only II and III | 4. | I, II and III |
I: | Pinnately compound leaves have all of their leaflets attached at the same point at the end of the petiole. |
II: | Reticulate venation refers to the branching arrangement of veins in dicot leaves. |
Statement I: | Some plants of arid regions modify their stems into flattened or fleshy cylindrical structures for photosynthesis. |
Statement II: | Underground stems of some plants such as grass and strawberry spread to new niches and form new plants when older parts die. |
1. | Statement I is correct; Statement II is correct |
2. | Statement I is correct; Statement II is incorrect |
3. | Statement I is incorrect; Statement II is correct |
4. | Statement I is incorrect; Statement II is incorrect |
I: | The fruit generally consists of a wall or pericarp and seeds. |
II: | The pericarp may be either dry or fleshy. |
III: | When the pericarp is thick and fleshy, it is differentiated into the outer epicarp, the middle mesocarp, and the inner endocarp. |
Statement I: | In dicotyledonous plants, the primary root formed by the elongation of the radicle is called the tap root. |
Statement II: | In monocotyledonous plants, the primary root is long-lived and develops into a tap root system. |
1. | Statement I is correct; Statement II is correct |
2. | Statement I is correct; Statement II is incorrect |
3. | Statement I is incorrect; Statement II is correct |
4. | Statement I is incorrect; Statement II is incorrect |