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Study the following pairs.

I. Modified     - Unisexual    - Chalazal

aerial stem       flowers            entry of

                            Develop           pollen tube

                            Acropetally

II. Flowers    - Pedicels of all  - Presence of

achlamydeous   the flowers     false whorl

                                are of same          

                                 Length

III. Cohesion of   - Centrifugal   - Male flowers

 Bracts                      opening of       many

 forming a cup        flowers

IV. flower            - Presence of    - terminal part

 Formation on       rachilla           of the peduncle

 One side in a                                     is flowerless

 Spiral manner

Select the correct pair of answers in which the former represents the set of characters present in poinsettia and the latter in the pair represents the set of characters present in casuarina.

a)

II and III

b)

I and II

c)

IV and III

d)

III and I



Question ID - 7205 | SaraNextGen Top Answer

Study the following pairs.

I. Modified     - Unisexual    - Chalazal

aerial stem       flowers            entry of

                            Develop           pollen tube

                            Acropetally

II. Flowers    - Pedicels of all  - Presence of

achlamydeous   the flowers     false whorl

                                are of same          

                                 Length

III. Cohesion of   - Centrifugal   - Male flowers

 Bracts                      opening of       many

 forming a cup        flowers

IV. flower            - Presence of    - terminal part

 Formation on       rachilla           of the peduncle

 One side in a                                     is flowerless

 Spiral manner

Select the correct pair of answers in which the former represents the set of characters present in poinsettia and the latter in the pair represents the set of characters present in casuarina.

a)

II and III

b)

I and II

c)

IV and III

d)

III and I

1 Answer
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Answer Key / Explanation : (d) -

(d)

In inflorescence is cyathium, in which involucre fuse to form a cup surrounding a large achlamydous, pedicellate, tricarpellary, syncarpous female flower. Numerous centrifugally arranged male flowers surround the female flower.numerous centrifugally arranged male flowers surround the female flower.

In cylindrical phylloclades are found which are modified aerial stems. Flowers are unisexual which develop acropetally and pollen tube enters the ovule through chalazal tissues chalazogamy.

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