Morphology of Flowering Plants Flashcards
Root system found in dicotyledons?
Tap root system
Roots that originate from the base of the stem found in monocotyledons?
Fibrous root system
Roots that arise from parts of the plant other than the radicle are called?
Adventitious roots
In which region of root thread like structures called root hairs are present?
Region of Maturation
Thimble like structure covering the apex of root is known as
Root cap
Examples of tap root modification for storage of food
Carrot and turnip
Examples of adventitious root modification for storage of food
Sweet potato
Hanging structures that support the banyan tree are called
Prop roots
Examples of stilt roots
Maize and Sugarcane
Roots found in Rhizophora which helps in getting oxygen for respiration is known as
Pneumatophores
Underground stems modified to store food
Ginger, Tumeric, Potato, Colocasia and Zaminkand
Stem modification which hepls plant to climb
Tendrils
Examples of stem modifications as thorns
Bougainvilles and Citrus
Stem modified into chlorophyll containing flattened structures to carry out photosynthesis found in
Optunia
Stem modified into chlorophyll containing fleshy cylindrical structures to carry out photosynthesis found in
Euphorbia
Name the aquatic plants in which lateral branch with short internodes and each node bearing rosette of leaves and a tuff roots are found
Pistia and Eichhornia
Leaf bears a bud in its axil known as
Axillary bud
The leaf is attached to the stem by the
Leaf base
The leaf bear two lateral small leaf-like structures called
Stipules
In some leguminous plants the leaf base may become swollen, which is known as
Pulvinus
The green expanded part of the leaf with veins and veinlets are known as
Lamina or leaf blade
The arrangement of veins and the veinlets in the lamina of leaf is termed as
Venation
When the veinlets form a network, the venation is termed as
Reticulate venation
When the veins run parallel to each other within a lamina, the venation is termed as
Parallel venation