Q.4. Observe three different flowers and complete the following table:
Name of the Number of
Sepais
Number of
Petals
flower
sepals
Petals
Free/United
Free/ United
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Answer:
Three floral diagrams are given here. Their respective families are assigned in the answer key. Find out the families to which these diagrams belong to
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Explanation:
Diagram A is showing, small 5 sepals, 5 petals in valvate aestivation, 5 stamens in epipetalous condition (stamens are fused with petals) and ovary with basal placentation. These characteristics match with flower of family Asteraceae.
Diagram B is showing, large 5 united sepals in valvate aestivation, 5 united petals in valvate aestivation, 5 stamens in epipetalous condition (stamens are fused with petals), bicarpellary ovary with many ovules. These characteristics match with a flower of family Solanaceae.
Diagram C is showing, 4 sepals in two whorls with imbricate aestivation, 4 petals in valvate aestivation, 6 stamens in two whorls in tetradynamous condition (4 stamens longer than other two), bicarpellary ovary with false septation showing two locules. These characteristics match with a flower of family Brassicaceae.
Thus, the correct answer is option B.
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