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Morphology of Flowering Plants
Divisions characteristic of korper-kappe theory are:
anticlinal
T-type
periclinal
irregular
B.
T-type
The Korper-Kappe theory was put forth by schuepp (1917). The root apex cells divide as T type (i.e., a cell first devide transversaly and there after one of its daughter cell divide longitudinaly).
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What is meant by modification of root? What type of modification of root is found in the:
(a) Banyan tree
(b) Turnip
(c) Mangrove trees
Justify the following statements on the basis of external features:
(i) Underground parts of a plant are not always roots.
(ii) Flower is a modified shoot.
How is a pinnately compound leaf different from a palmately compound leaf?
Explain with suitable examples the different types of phyllotaxy.
Define the following terms:
(a) aestivation
Define the following terms:
(c) placentation
Define the following terms:
(c) actinomorphic
Define the following terms:
(d) zygomorphic
Define the following terms:
(e) superior ovary
Define the following terms:
perigynous flower
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