Question

In a raceme, the flowers are

• A. Arranged in a basipetal succession
• B. Arranged in an acropetal succession
• C. Of separate sexes
• D. Of same sex

Answer 1

The correct option is B Arranged in an acropetal succession

In a raceme, the flowers are arranged in an acropetal succession. In raceme is an unbranched, indeterminate type of inflorescence bearing pedicellate flowers flowers having short floral stalks called as pedicels along its axis. Axis means a shoot, in this case one bearing the flowers. In indeterminate inforescences like racemes, the oldest flowers are borne towards the base and new flowers are produced as the shoot grows, with no predetermined growth limit.
Therefore, the correct answer is option B.