Botany MCQs for NEET — Practice Questions with Answers

The 'eye' of a potato is an axillary bud. These buds are located at the nodes, or 'eyes,' on the tuber and can sprout to form new shoots and eventually new potato plants. This is a common method of asexual reproduction in potatoes.

In raceme inflorescence, if the main axis branches and each branch bears flowers in a racemose manner, it is called a panicle. A panicle is essentially a branched raceme.

Opposite decussate phyllotaxy is where pairs of leaves are arranged at right angles to each other along the stem. This pattern is found in plants like Calotropis.

In the banana plant, a brightly coloured, leaf-like structure called a 'spathe' surrounds the inflorescence. The spathe protects the flowers and facilitates pollination by attracting pollinators.

Inflorescence refers to the arrangement of flowers on the floral axis (peduncle). It describes how the flowers are organized and attached to the main stem of the plant. This arrangement can vary widely among plant species and is important for the reproductive process.

Catkins are elongated inflorescences found in certain plants, and they are typically unisexual. Mulberry (Morus) is known to have catkins that bear unisexual flowers.

A flower is a modified reproductive shoot. It is specialized for reproduction and consists of modified leaves known as sepals, petals, stamens, and carpels.

Flowers are always present in angiosperms (flowering plants). Angiosperms are characterized by the presence of flowers and fruit enclosing the seeds.

A floral formula is a symbolic representation of the structure of a flower. It indicates the number and arrangement of various floral parts such as sepals, petals, stamens, and carpels. This helps in understanding the morphology of the flower in a concise manner.