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Morphology of Flowering Plants
Coiling of garden pea tendrils around any support is an example of
thigmotaxis
thigmonasty
thigmotropism
thermotaxis
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thigmotropism
Thigmotropism movements are due to contact with a foreign body. In twiners and lianas, there is less growth of the idea of contact and more growth on the side of branch away from the contact. Coiling of garden pea tendrils around any support is an example of thigmotropism
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Define the following terms:
perigynous flower
Define the following terms:
epipetalous stamen
Define the following terms:
(a) Racemose and cymose inflorescence
Define the following terms:
(b) Fibrous root and adventitious root
Define the following terms:
(c) Apocarpous and syncarpous ovary
Draw the labelled diagram of the following:
(i) Gram seed (ii) V.S. of maize seed
Describe modifications of stem with suitable examples.
Take one flower each of the families Fabaceae and Solanaceae and write its semi-technical description. Also draw their floral diagram after studying them.
Describe the various types of placentations found in flowering plants.
What is a flower? Describe the parts of a typical angiosperm flower
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