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The appendage present at the base of the pedicel of a flower is known as
. (thalamus, calyx, bract, corolla)


Important Questions on Plant Morphology and Anatomy
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The appendage present in between the base of the pedicel and thalamus is called _____. (calyx, bract, bracteole, receptacle)

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The swollen upper portion of the pedicel in a flower is known as _____. (bract, calyx, ovary, thalamus, bracteole)

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The plant is said to be _____ when both male and female flowers are present in the same plant. (unisexual, dioecious, monoecious)

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The flower is said to be _____ when both androecium and gynoecium are absent. (unisexual, dioecious, neuter, monoecious)

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When staminate, pistillate and bisexual flowers develop on the same plant it is said to be _____ plant. (monoecious, dioecious, polygamous, andromonoecious)

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A flower is said to be _____ when it is divided into exactly two equal halves passing through the centre in one position only. (regular, actinomorphic, asymmetrical, zygomorphic)


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In _____ flower, the thalamus is an inverted cone with a spongy flat top. (china rose, lotus, Cucurbita, brinjal)
