NEET 2000 Biology question

Hair found in the inflorescence of Zea mays are the modification of :

(1)StyleCorrect
(2)Stigma
(3)Spathe
(4)Filaments

Answer: (1)

Solution

The female inflorescence of maize (the cob) bears long, silky, tassel-like threads called corn silk. Each silk is the very long style (with its stigma at the tip) of a single pistillate flower - there is one thread for each ovary

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Question ID VK-088658