NEET Previous Year Question
Given below are two statements: One is labelled as Assertion A and the other is labeled as
Reason R:
Assertion (A): A flower is defined as modified shoot wherein the shoot apical meristem changes to floral meristem.
Reason (R): Internode of the shoot gets condensed to produce different floral appendages laterally at successive nodes instead of leaves.In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Topic: NEET PYQ
Answer: B. Full step-by-step solution below.
- A is false but is true.
- BBoth and are true and is the correct explanation of .
- CBoth and are true but is NOT the correct explanation of .
- DA is true but is false.
Correct answer: B
Solution
(b) A flower is a modified shoot wherein the shoot apical meristem changes to floral meristem. Internodes do not elongate and the axis gets condensed. The apex produces different kinds of floral appendages laterally at successive nodes instead of leaves.More Morphology of Flowering Plants PYQs
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