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Sexual Reproduction in Plants

Thalamus is .

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Thalamus is _____________.

A

Base of flower

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B

Base of ovary

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C

Modification of pollen

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D

Modification of petal

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Solution

The correct option is A Base of flower
The base of the flower which is at the tip of the pedicel swells to form a cone-like structure called the thalamus. The thalamus consists of nodes and highly reduced internodes.
Thus, the correct answer is option A.

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