A plant species exhibits cleistogamous flowers alongside chasmogamous flowers. What is the PRIMARY advantage conferred by the cleistogamous flowers?
Increased genetic diversity through cross-pollination
Assured seed set even in the absence of pollinators
Attraction of a wider range of pollinators
Production of larger and more nutritious seeds
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The reproductive unit of angiosperms is
Inflorescence
Floral buds
Flower
Flower meristem
Select the wrong statement.
Changing magnetic fields induce electric fields.
Changing electric fields induce magnetic fields.
Electric fields exert forces on stationary charges.
Magnetic fields exert forces on stationary charges.
Free-central placentation is found in
Citrus
Dianthus
Argemone
Brassica
An example of axile placentation is
Argemopne
Dianthus
Lemon
Marigold
Bract is a modified
leaf
stem
root
flower
Arrangement of petal and sepal with respect to each other is
Whorled or spiral
Opposite
Alternate
Basal
Perianth is the condition in which
Only sepals are present
Only petals are present
Both sepals and petals are present
Neither sepals nor petals are present
The characteristic type of placentation found in the members of Caryophyllaceae is
Parietal
Marginal
Basal
Free central
A flower has a unilocular ovary with ovules attached to its periphery. Is this an example of parietal placentation? Explain.
Yes
No
It could be, but more information is needed.
It depends on the type of flower.
Tetradynamous condition is found in
Malvaceae
Brassicaceae
Liliaceae
Solanaceae
