In racemose inflorescence, __________________.
1. the main axis terminates in a flower
2. the growth is limited
3. flowers are borne in an acropetal succession
4. flowers are solitary
Subtopic:  Inflorescence |
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Given below are two statements. One is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R):
Assertion (A): A flower is defined as a modified shoot wherein the shoot apical meristem changes to floral meristem.
Reason (R): Internode of the shoot gets condensed to produce different floral appendages laterally at successive nodes instead of leaves.
In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below:
1. (A) is False but (R) is True.
2. Both (A) and (R) are True and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
3. Both (A) and (R) are True but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
4. (A) is True but (R) is False.
Subtopic:  Inflorescence |
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