Morphology Of Flowering Plants Root Stem And Leaf Question 317
Question: Read the assertion and reason carefully:
Assertion : Compound umbel is branched. Reason : In compound umbel, both involucre and involucels are present.
Options:
A) If both the assertion and the reason are true and the reason is a correct explanation of the assertion
B) If both the assertion and reason are true but the reason is not a correct explanation of the assertion
C) If the assertion is true but the reason is false
D) If both the assertion and reason are false
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Answer:
Correct Answer: B
Solution:
Compound umbel is branched umbel, where several small or daughter umbels arise from a common point in an umbellate fashion.
A whorl of bracts, called involucre is present at the base of the daughter umbels are called involucels.