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Classify the inflorescence based on the branching pattern.

Important Questions on Morphology in Flowering Plants

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Describe the flower of Musa paradisiaca in technical terms.
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(a) Flowers appear to have arisen from the same point of peduncle (i) Corymb
(b) The sessile flowers are arranged on peduncle in acropetal manner (ii) Umbel
(c) The sessile unisexual and neuter flowers arranged in acropetal succession protected by a modified bract (iii) Spike
(d) Unisexual and/or bisexual sessile flowers develop centripetally on a condensed peduncle (iv) Capitulum
    (v) Spadix

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The head inflorescence is reduced to single flower in:
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The inflorescence found in Jasmine is a
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Match the following lists:
  List-I   List-II
(A) Musa, Cocos, Colocasia (I)

Corymb
(B) Crotalaria, Mangifera (II)

Spike
(C) Cassia, Cauliflower (III)

Umbel
(D) Achyranthes, Grasses (IV) Spadix
    (V) Raceme

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In catkin inflorescence, the flowers are _____.
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Inflorescence is the arrangement of flowers on the _____.
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_____ are of the same length in a compound umbel.
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In which inflorescence sessile flowers develop from the base to apex and the axis is not terminated by a bud?
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The inflorescence of sunflower is called _____. (cyathium, verticillaster, capitulum, spadix)

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In Oryza, the type of inflorescence is _____. (strobile, spike, spikelet, corymb)

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Each spikelet may bear one to several flowers or florets attached to a central stalk known as a _____.
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In polychasial cyme, _____ terminates into flower.
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The family Labiatae, the type of inflorescence is _____. (hypanthodium, cyathium, umbel, verticillaster)

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Compound raceme is also called _____.
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In the case of spadix inflorescence, the entire inflorescence is covered by large green or white petaloid bract is called _____.
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Arrangement and opening of flowers in simple raceme is _____ manner.
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Hypanthodium type of inflorescence is found in _____. (Leucas, Dorstenia, Anthocephalus, Ficus)

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Simple cyme is also called _____.
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In _____, a pair of simple cymes are borne acropetally at each node on an indefinitely growing axis.