Botany Basics | MCQs

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During respiration, plants break down glucose to release energy (ATP), producing carbon dioxide and water as byproducts.

This process occurs in the mitochondria.

It happens day and night.

Explanation

Strawberries reproduce asexually through runners, which are horizontal stems that grow along the ground and produce new plants.

Cactus plants usually reproduce through cuttings.

Explanation

Carpel is the female reproductive part of a flower.

It consists of stigma, style, and ovary, which are essential for reproduction.

It forms the fourth and innermost whorl in a flower's structure.

Explanation

Phloem tissue transports food (sugars) from leaves to other parts of the plant.

Mesophyll tissue in leaves contains chloroplasts and performs photosynthesis.

Xylem tissue conducts water and minerals from roots to leaves.

Explanation

The radicle is the part of the seed that develops into the root.

It is located at the pointed end of the seed and grows downward into the soil.

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Photosynthesis occurs in the mesophyll tissues of leaves, where chloroplasts are present.

Other options are incorrect because:

Leaves are organs, not just cells.

Oesophagus is part of the digestive system, not respiratory.

Trachea belongs to the respiratory system, not digestive.