Plant Families (Fabaceae, Solanaceae, Liliaceae) — NEET Biology MCQs with Solutions
Free NEET Biology Plant Families (Fabaceae, Solanaceae, Liliaceae) MCQs with step-by-step solutions (6 questions). Part of Morphology of Flowering Plants. Practise online on Prepizo — no login needed.
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Q1 — Plant Families (Fabaceae, Solanaceae, Liliaceae) · easy · theory
The Fabaceae (pea family) is characterised by a fruit that is a ______ and ______ aestivation:
A. Capsule; twisted
B. Berry; valvate
C. Drupe; imbricate
D. Legume; vexillary ✓ Correct
Solution: Fabaceae (papilionoideae) have a legume/pod and vexillary (papilionaceous) corolla aestivation.
Q2 — Plant Families (Fabaceae, Solanaceae, Liliaceae) · easy · theory
Onion, garlic and lily belong to which monocot family?
A. Liliaceae ✓ Correct
B. Solanaceae
C. Fabaceae
D. Poaceae
Solution: Liliaceae is a monocot family; its flowers are trimerous with a perianth of six tepals.
Q3 — Plant Families (Fabaceae, Solanaceae, Liliaceae) · medium · theory
The androecium of Solanaceae is ______, attached to the petals:
A. Absent
B. Diadelphous
C. Epipetalous (5 stamens fused to the corolla) ✓ Correct
D. Free from petals
Solution: In Solanaceae the 5 stamens are epipetalous (attached to the corolla tube).
Q4 — Plant Families (Fabaceae, Solanaceae, Liliaceae) · medium · theory
The gynoecium of Fabaceae is:
A. Bicarpellary, inferior
B. Tricarpellary, axile
C. Multicarpellary, free
D. Monocarpellary, superior, with marginal placentation ✓ Correct
Solution: Fabaceae have a single carpel (monocarpellary), superior ovary and marginal placentation (single locule).
Q5 — Plant Families (Fabaceae, Solanaceae, Liliaceae) · hard · theory
A nitrogen-fixing symbiosis (root nodules with Rhizobium) is a hallmark of which family, giving it agricultural importance?
A. Fabaceae ✓ Correct
B. Solanaceae
C. Liliaceae
D. Brassicaceae
Solution: Many Fabaceae form root nodules with Rhizobium and enrich soil nitrogen; they also yield pulses, oils and dyes.
Q6 — Plant Families (Fabaceae, Solanaceae, Liliaceae) · hard · theory
Which correctly matches family and a diagnostic feature?
A. Solanaceae — marginal placentation
B. Fabaceae — axile placentation
C. Liliaceae — legume fruit
D. Solanaceae — axile placentation, bicarpellary; Liliaceae — perianth of 6 tepals, axile placentation ✓ Correct
Solution: Solanaceae: bicarpellary, axile; Liliaceae: trimerous with 6 tepals, tricarpellary syncarpous, axile placentation.