Morphology Of Flowering Plants Root Stem And Leaf Question 36

Question: A flower is actinomorphic when it is divisible into two [DPMT 1983]

Options:

A) Halves having equal number of sepals and petals

B) Similar halves by a vertical division in any plane

C) Similar halves by a vertical division in one plane only

D) Halves having similar parts by a transverse division

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Answer:

Correct Answer: B

Solution:

A flower that can be vertically divided in two equal halves by any vertical division passing through centre.

Such flowers are also called radially symmetrical, e.g., Brassica.