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What are the four different kinds of whorls found in a typical flower?
What are the four different kinds of whorls found in a typical flower?
- Pistil, stamen, sepal, and petal
- Stigma, style, ovary, and filament
- Anther, filament, ovule, and sepals
- Calyx, corolla, androecium, and gynoecium (correct)
What is the term used for flowers like lily where the calyx and corolla are not distinct?
What is the term used for flowers like lily where the calyx and corolla are not distinct?
- Endosperm
- Perianth (correct)
- Pistil
- Pericarp
How is a bisexual flower defined?
How is a bisexual flower defined?
- Having only stamens
- Being unisexual
- Having both androecium and gynoecium (correct)
- Having only carpels
What type of symmetry is exhibited by flowers like mustard and datura?
What type of symmetry is exhibited by flowers like mustard and datura?
Which floral symmetry type can be divided into two similar halves only in one particular vertical plane?
Which floral symmetry type can be divided into two similar halves only in one particular vertical plane?
When are floral appendages described as trimerous?
When are floral appendages described as trimerous?
In a hypogynous flower, where is the gynoecium positioned in relation to other flower parts?
In a hypogynous flower, where is the gynoecium positioned in relation to other flower parts?
What distinguishes an epigynous flower from a hypogynous one?
What distinguishes an epigynous flower from a hypogynous one?
Which flower type has the ovary enclosed by the margin of thalamus growing upward?
Which flower type has the ovary enclosed by the margin of thalamus growing upward?
How is the ovary described in perigynous flowers?
How is the ovary described in perigynous flowers?
In which type of flower do the ray florets of sunflower belong to?
In which type of flower do the ray florets of sunflower belong to?
