Question

Flower is a modified stem give reason

Answer 1

Answer:

flower is modified stem

Explanation:

i)Position of flower bud & shoot bud is same in plant body , both are terminal & axillary in position

ii) In some plant flower bud modified into vegetative bud , ex :- Onion, Agave

iii) In some plant thalamuss elongate to form vegetative branch of another flower above the first flower Ex :- Rose 

iv) In Lymphia (water lily) flower show all transitional stage b/w sepal to petal & petal to stamen

v) In Cynandropsis , Thalamus elongate show internode b/w petal & Stamen . the internode b/w petal & stamen called androphore & internode stamen & carpel called gynophore

vi) in case of rose sepal having similar to morphology to leaf

vii) In degeneria stamen are expended like leaf, carpel appear like folded leaf with differenting into stigma & style

viii) Anatomy of thalamus , pedicel , stem show close similarity in case of vascular supply & other thing, floral part also show some vascular supply like ordinary leaf