Question

A flower always has bilateral symmetry while a flower has radial symmetry.

• A. apocarpous
• B. actinomorphic
• C. zygomorphic
• D. polyandrous

Answer 1

Answer: (B), (C)

zygomorphic

Based on symmetry, flowers are classified as actinomorphic and zygomorphic.
When a flower can be divided into two similar halves only in one particular vertical plane, it is zygomorphic, e.g., pea, gulmohur, bean, Cassia.
When a flower can be divided into two equal radial halves in any radial plane passing through the centre, it is said to be actinomorphic, e.g., mustard, datura, chilli.