NEET Botany MCQs

Which of the following statements is INCORRECT regarding the development of floral appendages?

(a) They arise from the condensed internodes of the modified shoot.

(b) They are formed laterally at successive nodes.

(c) They completely replace the leaves on the floral shoot.

(d) They are produced by the floral meristem.

In a flowering plant, the transition from vegetative growth to reproductive growth involves the conversion of the:

(a) Root apical meristem to floral meristem

(b) Axillary buds to floral buds

(c) Shoot apical meristem to floral meristem

(d) Leaf primordia to floral appendages

The arrangement of floral organs on a condensed stem is a result of the activity of the:

(a) Root apical meristem

(b) Shoot apical meristem

(c) Floral meristem

(d) Intercalary meristem

A dioecious flowering plant prevents which of the following?

Which pollination mechanisms are inherently prevented in a species with distinct male and female plants?

Assertion: Dioecious plants cannot undergo autogamy.

Reason: Dioecious plants have separate male and female individuals.

Choose the correct option:

If a plant species exhibits dioecy, which of the following is NOT a possible mode of pollination?

Date palms are dioecious. This characteristic ensures that date palms cannot undergo:

In flowering plants meiosis occurs at the time of