BHU PMT BHU PMT (Screening) Solved Paper-2005

  • question_answer
    Pappus is modified :

    A)  calyx                                    

    B)  corolla

    C)   bracts                                 

    D)  gynoecium

    Correct Answer: A

    Solution :

                     The fruits of Asteraceae often posses pappus (which is modification of persistent hairy calyx,) which function as a parachute for dispersal e.g., Sonchus, Tagetes, this dispersal mechanism  is   known  as  parachute mechanism. Censer mechanism for seed dispersal is found in poppy.


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