Inflorescence (Class XI/XII)
Types and characteristics of flower inflorescence in plants
Questions
Which inflorescence is exhibited by oak flowers?
- Capitulum
- Spikelet
- Amentum
- Spadix
What is the abnormal placement of organs which happens due to unequal growth during inflorescence called?
- Merosity
- Metatopy
- Metastasis
- Metaphyte
The axis of inflorescence is known as
- pedicel
- peduncle
- petiole
- rachis
Which of the following is a characteristic of cymose inflorescence?
- The growing point seldom ends in a flower.
- Formation of flowers is indefinite.
- The floral axis is sympodial or multipodial.
- The arrangement of flowers is acropetal.
In which inflorescence do flowers not have pedicel?
- Corymb
- Terminal solitary
- Spike
- Umbel
What does concaulescent condition refer to?
- Placement of bract
- Arrangement of petals
- Organisation of inflorescence
- Arrangement of leaves on the stem
In which inflorescence is a flower enclosed by bracteoles, named lemma and paleae?
- Spike
- Spikelet
- Catkin
- Spadix
Which modified capitulum bears an apical pore called ostiole?
- Cyathium
- Verticillaster
- Hypanthodium
- Mixed spadix
Pollinator-attracting bract spathe is found in
- spike inflorescence
- spadix inflorescence
- spikelet inflorescence
- hypanthodium
In which of the following flowers is the main axis flattened?
- Onion
- Sunflower
- Maize
- Ixora
Which of the following is a wrong pair?
- Uniparous scorpioid cyme - Cotton
- Biparous cyme - Jasmine
- Polychasial cyme - Nyctanthus
- Solitary terminal - Argemone
_________ is a type of raceme with a short axis and multiple floral pedicels of equal length that appear to arise from a common point.
- Capitulum
- Corymb
- Umbel
- Spadix
Which of the following is a characteristic feature of family Asteraceae?
- Spikelets
- Calathid
- Synconium
- Cyathia
Spike of spikelets is a
- mixed inflorescence
- special inflorescence
- compound inflorescence
- simple inflorescence
A mixed inflorescence of cymose and corymb is seen in
- lingustrom
- banana
- ixoma
- lantana