Page 3 - Assignment-Morphology of flowering plants

9. Which type of venation do you observe in dicot leaf?
10. In pea flower, the aestivation in corolla is known as vexillary. Give reason.

C. Short Answer Questions-II (2 marks each)

11. Flower is a modified shoot. Justify.
12. Name the type of root for the following :
(a) Roots performing the function of photosynthesis.
(b) Roots come above the surface of the soil to absorb air.
(c) The pillar like roots developed from lateral branches for providing
mechanical support.
(d) Roots coming out of the lower nodes of the stem and provide the support to
the plant.

13. Fill up the blank spaces (a), (b), (c) and (d) in the table given below :

14. Provide the scientific terms for the following :
(i) The leaf without a petiole (stalk)
(ii) The flat and expanded portion of a leaf
(iii) Orderly arrangement of leaves on the node
(iv) Lateral appendages on either side of the leaf

15. Observe the given figure showing various types of placentation. Identify the
type of plancentation. Give one example of each.