Consider the following plants: 1. Groundnut 2. Horse-gram 3. Soybean. How many of the above belong to the…
Consider the following plants: 1. Groundnut 2. Horse-gram 3. Soybean. How many of the above belong to the pea family?
Only one
Only two
All three
None
Solution
All three — groundnut (Arachis hypogaea), horse-gram (Macrotyloma uniflorum) and soybean (Glycine max) — belong to the family Fabaceae (Leguminosae), commonly known as the pea/legume family.