Botany Quiz – Part 1

1. Which one of the below is a parasitic plant?

A.

Cuscuta


B.

Cactus


C.

Cucumber


D.

Cabbage


Answer:

Option A: Cuscuta



2. The process by which water is lost in the form of vapour from the aerial parts of the plants is called?

A.

Respiration


B.

Transpiration


C.

Photorespiration


D.

Photosynthesis


Answer:

Option B: Transpiration



3. Which one of the following is not a part of Pistil?

A.

Stigma


B.

Style


C.

Ovary


D.

Anther


Answer:

Option D: Anther



4. The arrangement of leaves on a plant stem is called?

A.

Plastochron


B.

Bonsai


C.

Ikebana


D.

Phyllotaxy


Answer:

Option D: Phyllotaxy



5. The region of a seedling stem above the cotyledon is called?

A.

Epicotyl


B.

Hypocotyl


C.

Endosperm


D.

Radicle


Answer:

Option A: Epicotyl



6. Which is the first product formed in the Krebs cycle?

A.

Malic acid


B.

Pyruvic acid


C.

Citric acid


D.

Formic acid


Answer:

Option C: Citric acid



7. Any plant that grows upon another plant and derives nutrients from rain or air instead of soil is called?

A.

Lithophyte


B.

Epiphyte


C.

Carnivorous plant


D.

Parasitic plant


Answer:

Option B: Epiphyte



8. Which one of the below elements is present in the chlorophyll?

A.

Magnesium


B.

Manganese


C.

Potassium


D.

Phosphorus


Answer:

Option A: Magnesium



9. Tikka is a disease affecting which one of the below plants?

A.

Mustard


B.

Paddy


C.

Sugarcane


D.

Groundnut


Answer:

Option D: Groundnut



10. Which is the branch of botany that studies fruit and its cultivation?

A.

Mycology


B.

Pomology


C.

Bryology


D.

Oenology


Answer:

Option B: Pomology



11. Which one of the below is an example of monocot seed?

A.

Bitter gourd


B.

Mango


C.

Rice


D.

Castor


Answer:

Option C: Rice



12. The root that arises from any part of the plant other than the radicle is called?

A.

Tuberous root


B.

Taproot


C.

Fibrous root


D.

Adventitious roots


Answer:

Option D: Adventitious roots



13. Malus domestica is the botanical name of which one of the following plants?

A.

Apple


B.

Mango


C.

Orange


D.

Banana


Answer:

Option A: Apple



14. Who wrote the book “Systema Naturae”?

A.

Charles Darwin


B.

Gregor Mendel


C.

Carl Linnaeus


D.

Robert Hooke


Answer:

Option C: Carl Linnaeus



15. What happens to a cell during exosmosis?

A.

Swells


B.

Shrinks


C.

Remains same


D.

None of the options


Answer:

Option B: Shrinks



16. Which is the outermost whorl of the flower?

A.

Calyx


B.

Corolla


C.

Gynoecium


D.

Androecium


Answer:

Option A: Calyx



17. The central thick vein that runs along the length of a leaf is called?

A.

Lamina


B.

Midrib


C.

Margin


D.

Petiole


Answer:

Option B: Midrib



18. Which is the largest tree fruit in the world?

A.

Papaya


B.

Coconut


C.

Breadfruit


D.

Jackfruit


Answer:

Option D: Jackfruit



19. Which tissue transports the soluble organic substance made during photosynthesis to all other parts of the plant?

A.

Xylem


B.

Phloem


C.

Lenticel


D.

Cambium


Answer:

Option B: Phloem



20. The plants that reproduce by means of seeds instead of spores are called?

A.

Thallophytes


B.

Bryophytes


C.

Cryptogams


D.

Phanerogams


Answer:

Option D: Phanerogams



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