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Flower is a modified shoot. Which of the following statements is incorrect with respect to the formation of flowers?
Flower is a modified shoot. Which of the following statements is incorrect with respect to the formation of flowers?
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The correct option is D Floral appendages arise from internodes
Shoot has nodes and internodes. Leaves arise from the nodes. The region between two successive nodes is called internode.
The region in the growing shoot containing meristematic cells is known as the shoot apical meristem. During flower formation, the shoot apical meristem changes into floral meristem. When a shoot modifies into a flower, floral appendages( sepals, petals, stamens and carpels) arise from the nodes instead of leaves.
The internodes, which are usually elongated in a shoot, do not elongate during flower formation. In fact, the axis gets condensed. Hence, all the floral appendages seem to arise from a common point.
Shoot has nodes and internodes. Leaves arise from the nodes. The region between two successive nodes is called internode.
The region in the growing shoot containing meristematic cells is known as the shoot apical meristem. During flower formation, the shoot apical meristem changes into floral meristem. When a shoot modifies into a flower, floral appendages( sepals, petals, stamens and carpels) arise from the nodes instead of leaves.
The internodes, which are usually elongated in a shoot, do not elongate during flower formation. In fact, the axis gets condensed. Hence, all the floral appendages seem to arise from a common point.
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