The polyphyletic grouping of organisms is based on:
Shared ancestral characteristics.
Homologous characteristics derived from a common ancestor.
Analogous characteristics due to convergent evolution.
A combination of ancestral and derived characteristics.
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Ladies finger (bhindi) belongs to
Malvaceae
Cruciferae
Solanaceae
Liliaceaea
Datura belongs to the family
Solanaceae
Fabaceae
Liliaceae
Malvaceae
Tulip, Gloriosa, Aloe, Asparagus belongs to
Cruciferae
Liliaceae
Fabaceae
Asteraceae
Trimerous flower, superior ovary and axile placentation is characteristics of
Liliaceae
Cucurbitaceae
Solanaceae
Compositae
The family containing mustard and its main characters are
Brassicaceae - Tetramerous flowers, six stamens, bicarpellarygynoecium, siliqua type fruit
Brassicaceae - Pentramerous flowers, many stamens, pentacarpellarygynoecium, capsule type fruit
Solanaceae – Pentamerous flowers, five stamens, bicarpellarygynoecium berry type fruit
Poaceae – Trimerous flowers, three stamens, monocarpellary gynoecium, caryopsis type of fruit
Which one of the following is correctly matched pair of a certain plant family and its one example?
Malvaceae-Cotton
Leguminosae-Mango(or sunflower)
Cucurbitaceae-Orange
Brassicaceae-Wheat
Most of the economically important fibre yielding plants belong to family
Malvaceae
Solanaceae
Cruciferae
Poaceae
Datura belongs to the family
Solanaceae
Fabaceae
Liliaceae
Malvaceae
A plant has an androecium with monadelphous stamens, monothecous and reniform anthers. They corolla exhibits contorted aestivation. The plant could be
Rauwolfia
Vinca
Nerium
Hibiscus
Triticale is a hybrid formed from the members belonging to the following families
Brassicaceae and Poaceae
Poaceae and Poaceae
Poaceae and Fabaceae
Alismaceae and Poaceae
