Multiple choice

The terminal flowers are older while lateral ones are younger in _______.

  1. head

  2. catkin

  3. umbel

  4. simple cyme
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Explanation

In a simple cyme, the terminal flower develops first and blooms before the lateral flowers, making it the oldest. This is characteristic of determinate inflorescences where the central flower is oldest and peripheral flowers are progressively younger. The other options (head, catkin, umbel) have different flowering patterns.

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