Question

Match the columns

	List I		List II
A	Spike	1	Modified scorpiod cyme
B	Catkin	2	Sessile racemose
C	Hypanthodium	3	Branched racemose
D	Panicle	4	Inflorescence with three types of flowers
E	Rhipidium	5	Cylindrical flower structure

• A. A-2, B-5, C-4, D-3, E-1
• B. A- 1,B- 2,C- 3,D- 4,E- 5
• C. A- 3,B- 4,C- 5, D- 1, E- 2
• D. A- 4,B- 5, C- 2,D- 1,E- 3

Answer 1

The correct option is A A-2, B-5, C-4, D-3, E-1

Spikes - un-branched racemose inflorescence e.g., Malabar nut and chaff flowers.
Catkin - a cylindrical flower cluster e.g., hazel, oak, mulberry, sweet chestnut, willow and birch .
Panicle - branched indeterminate racemose inflorescence with pedicellate flowers e.g., grapes.
Hypanthodium - inflorescence with three types of flowers - male flowers at the opening of the receptacle cavity, female flowers at the base and gall flowers (sterile flowers) in between. e.g., Ficus.
Rhipidium - A type of determinate simple inflorescence called as cymose, in this form of scorpoid cyme, the successive pedicels are on the same plane and follow a zig-zag path e.g., Iridaceae.