Q. When the floral appendages are in multiple of 3, 4, 5, they are respectively called
A) Trimerous, tetramerous, pentamerous
B) Penatmerous, tetramerous, trimerous
C) Tripinnate, tetrapinnate, pentapinnate
D) Tetrapinnate, tripnnate, pentapinnate
Explanation
A flower may be trimerous, tetramerous or pentamerous when the floral appendages are in multiples of 3, 4 or 5 respectively. Flowers with bracts, reduced leaf found at the base of the pedicel, are called bracteates and those without bracts are called ebracteate
Reviewed by Dr. Abubacker
Physics Educator & NEET/JEE Specialist
Ph.D. in Physics with 19+ years of teaching experience.