Life Sciences
GATE XL Plant Systematics PYQs
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Questions 1–9 of 9. Imported answers require independent review unless marked reviewed.
Question 47
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Which one of the following plant families is characterized by the gynobasic style of female reproductive organ?
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Correctly match the names of the plant taxonomists (Group I) with the titles of the books they authored (Group II).
Group I: (P) John Hutchinson; (Q) Adolf Engler and Karl Prantl; (R) Arthur Cronquist; (S) Alfred Barton Rendle.
Group II: (1) Classification of Flowering Plants; (2) Evolution and Classification of Flowering Plants; (3) Die Naturlichen Pflanzenfamilien; (4) The Families of Flowering Plants.
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Which one of the following plant families does apple (Malus domestica) belong to?
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Phylogenetic system of classification is/are proposed by
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Which ONE of the following plant taxa contains vascular tissue (xylem and phloem) but not woody tissue?
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Which ONE of the following statements regarding spores and gametes is CORRECT?
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Indefinite stamen is a characteristic feature of which of the following plant families?
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Match the fruit characters with their families and representative plant species.
Fruit character
P. Syconus
Q. Capsule, opening by apical pores or valves
R. Legume
S. An aeterio of drupe
Family
Moraceae
Fabaceae
Papaveraceae
Annonaceae
Plant species
i. Canavalia ensiformis
ii. Artabotrys odoratissimus
iii. Ficus religiosa
iv. Papaver somniferum
v. Pistacia vera
vi. Citrus aurantium
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As per the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group (APG II, 2003) classification, which of the following plant families comprises of only single genus with single species?
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