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11 Biology Morphology of Flowering Plants - Set No : 50 Question No :8

Question No : 8
               In which of the following aestivation of sepal’s/petals one margin covers the other and its margin is covered by previous one?     

                a)          Valvate          b)          Twisted     

                c)          Imbricate          d)          Quincuncial     

Answer No : 8
     (b)In twisted aestivation, sepal/petals edges are overlapping each other (i.e., on margin cover the other and its margin is covered by previous one), whereas in valvate the margins of sepals and petal’s only touch to each other.     

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