Q. Flowers with bracts, (reduced leaf found at the base of pedicel) are called …A… and those without bracts, are called …B… Complete the given statement by choosing appropriate options for A and B
A) A-bracteate; B-ebracteate
B) A-ebracteate; B-bracteate
C) A-pinnate; B-palmitate
D) A-palmitate; B-pinnate
Explanation
A-bracteate, B-ebracteate. 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
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Ph.D. in Physics with 19+ years of teaching experience.