Monocot Seed Example | Dicot Seed Example | Monocotyledonous Seed MCQ

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Monocot and Dicot Seeds | Monocot Plants Examples | dicot embryo MCQ

1. A ripened / mature ovule is

( a ) fruit

( b ) flower

( c ) seed

( d ) ovary

Ans. c

2. Which of the following is not found in the dicot seed

( a ) Seed coat

( b ) Coleoptile

( c ) Endosperm

( d ) Radicle

Ans. b

3. Which of the following develops seed coat ?

( a ) Pericarp

( b ) Endosperm

( c ) Ovary

( d ) Integuments

Ans. d

4. Which of the following is not found in seed

( a ) Endosperm

( b ) Cotyledons

( c ) Style

( d ) All of these

Ans. c

5. Cotyledons are part of which of the following ?

( a ) Endosperm

( b ) Embryo

( c ) Both ( a ) and ( b )

( d ) None of these

Ans. b

6. Which of the following does not have dicotyledonous seed ?

( a ) Pea

( b ) Gram

( c ) Mango

( d ) Rice

Ans. d

7. In which of the following non – endospermic seeds are found ?

( a ) Apple

( b ) Orchids

( c ) Millets

( d ) Cereals

Ans. b

Dicotyledonous seed | Dicot seed diagram | Monocotyledon seed

8. The ploidy level of endosperm is

( a ) 2n

( b ) 3n

( c ) n

( d ) None of these

Ans. b

9. A small pore above the hilum in gram seed is called

( a ) chalaza

( b ) micropyle

( c ) integuments

( d ) None of these

Ans. b

10. Radicle and plumule are found on the two side of

( a ) ovule

( b ) embryonal axis

( c ) ovary

( d ) nucellus

Ans. b

Dicot Plants

11. Seed coat of maize seed is

( a ) fleshy

( b ) membranous

( c ) rough

( d ) None of these

Ans. b

12. Monocotyledonous seeds are generally

( a ) endospermic

( b ) non – endospermic

( c ) Both ( a ) and ( b )

( d ) None of these

Ans. a

13. Which of the following proteinaceous layer separate endosperm from embryo in maize seed ?

( a ) Integuments

( b ) Hyalurone layer

( c ) Aleurone layer

( d ) None of these

Ans. c

14. Embryo is small in maize and situated on one end on the groove of

( a ) ovule

( b ) cotyledons

( c ) endosperm

( d ) All of these

Ans. c

15. The cotyledon of maize seed is also called

( a ) scutellum

( b ) coleoptile

( c ) coleorhiza

( d ) None of these

Ans. a

Monocot seed and Dicot seed | monocot seed diagram

16. Starchy endosperm is a feature of

( a ) gram seed

( b ) mango seed

( c ) pea seed

( d ) maize seed

Ans. d

17. Two cotyledonous of gram seeds are

( a ) membranous

( b ) fleshy

( c ) leathery

( d ) None of these

Ans. b

18. Number of cotyledon in maize is

( a ) 2

( b ) 3

( c ) 1

( d ) None of these

Ans. c

19. Mature ovary is …… and mature ovule is

( a ) ovule , ovary

( b ) ovule , ovum

( c ) fruit , seed

( d ) seed , fruit

Ans. c

20. Seed coat of gram seed has two layers called

( a ) testa , integuments

( b ) tagmen , aleurone

( c ) testa , tagmen

( d ) None of these

Ans. c

21. The outgrowth that develops along with hilum of the seed is called

( a ) perisperm

( b ) raphe

( c ) plumule

( d ) straphiole

Ans. d

Monocot Plants and Dicot Plants

22. Seed in actual is a

( a ) fertilised ovule

( b ) tertilised and ripened ovule

( c ) fertilised ovary

( d ) ripened ovary

Ans. b

23. The part of Castor seed responsible for the extraction of oil is

( a ) testa

( b ) endosperm

( c ) hypocotyi

( d ) cotyledon

Ans. b

24. Region where food is stored in albuminous seeds is

( a ) plumule

( b ) cotyledon

( c ) testa

( d ) endosperm

Ans. d

25. Scutellum is the alternate name of

( a ) leaf like cotyledon

( b ) caruncle

( c ) aleurone layer

( d ) shield shaped cotyledon

Ans. d

26. An example of dicot plant is

( a ) corn

( b ) bean

( c ) rice

( d ) wheat

Ans. b

27. Which of the structure is unique to the seed of a monocot

( a ) Endosperm

( b ) Cotyledon

( c ) Coleoptile

( d ) Radicle

Ans. c

28. When seeds germinates , the radicle emerges before the shoot . This allows the seedling to quickly

( a ) obtain a dependable water supply

( b ) mobilise stored carbohydrates

( c ) protect the emerging coleoptile

( d ) avoid etiolation

Ans. a

29. Which of the following is not matched correctly ?

( a ) One cotyledon Monocot only

( b ) Two cotyledons Dicot only

( c ) Coleoptile Monocot only

( d ) Endosperm Both monocot and dicot

Ans. d

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