Morphology Of Flowering Plants Root Stem And Leaf Question 365
Question: Read the assertion and reason carefully:
Assertion : Actinomorphic flowers show radial symmetry. Reason : Zygomorphic flowers have bilateral symmetry.
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: A
Solution:
A cyclic flower which can be divided into two equal vertical halves or mirror images by any vertical plane is said to be actinomorphic.
The actinomorphic flower has, therefore special symmetry.
A flower which can be divided into two equal vertical halves by one plane only, is termed as zygomorphic.
A zygomorphic flower has bilateral symmetry.
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