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The Flower — Question 11

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Question 1(xi)

Soumya tried to match the floral whorls with their constituting units.
She tabulated the pairs as follows:

UnitFloral whorl
PPerianth
QAndroecium

Identify P and Q

  1. P — Petals, Q — Carpels
  2. P — Tepals, Q — Stamens
  3. P — Sepals, Q — Petals
  4. P — Carpels, Q — Stamens
Answer

P — Tepals, Q — Stamens

Reason — When calyx and corolla are indistinguishable, they are known as tepals. Group of tepals is known as perianth. Group of stamen is known as androecium.

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