NEET Biology question

BiologyMorphology of Flowering PlantsNEET

Read the following columns and match them correctly.

Column-I: (A) Gall flowers (B) Sympodial axis (C) Achlamydeous (D) Cauliflory Column-II: (1) Theobroma (2) Bougainvillea (3) Ficus (4) Euphorbia (5) Hemelia

Answer: (A)

Solution

Gall flowers (sterile, abortive flowers) occur within the hypanthodium of Ficus (A-3). A sympodial branching axis, where growth is taken over repeatedly by a lateral bud, is seen in the cymose inflorescence of Bougainvillea (B-2).

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