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Perigynous flowers are found in

  • guava

  • cucumber

  • China rose

  • China rose


D.

China rose

Perigynous flower are found in rose. 
Flowers can be categorised based on the position of the ovary in relation to the other parts of the flower. When the floral parts arise from a position below the ovary, the flower is said to be hypogynous (hypo = below; gynous = flower) and the ovary is superior, e.g. China rose. 
When the floral parts arise from a position above the ovary, the flower is epigynous (epi = above) and ovary is inferior, e.g. cucumber and guava.
There is another special case of an inferior ovary where the bottom of sepals. petals and stamens are fused into a cup around the ovary called hypanthium (floral cup). Such, flower is termed as perigynous (peri = around), e.g. rose. 



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 is the floral formula of
  • Allium

  • Sesbania

  • Petunia

  • Petunia

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Minerals known to be required in large amounts for plant growth include

  • phosphorus, potassium, sulphur, calcium

  • calcium, magnesium, manganese, copper

  • potassium, phosphorus, selenium, boron

  • potassium, phosphorus, selenium, boron

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Transpiration and root pressure cause water to rise in plant by?

  • pulling it upward

  • pulling and pushing it, respectively

  • pulling it upward

  • pulling it upward

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Leaves become modified into spines in

  • Opuntia

  • pea

  • onion

  • onion

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Which one of the following human organs is often called the “graveyard” of RBCs?

  • Gall bladder

  • kidney

  • Spleen

  • Spleen

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Vascular bundles in monocotyledons are considered closed because

  • a bundle sheath surrounds each bundle

  • cambium is absent

  • there are no vessels with perforations

  • there are no vessels with perforations

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A major characteristic of the monocot root is the presence of

  • Open vascular bundles

  • Scattered vascular bundles

  • Vasculature without cambium

  • Vasculature without cambium

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Which one of the following is not an inclusion body found in prokaryotes?

  • Phosphate granule

  • Cyanophycean granule

  • Glycogen granule

  • Glycogen granule

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True nucleus is absent in 

  • Anabaena

  • Mucor

  • Vaucheria

  • Vaucheria

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