The Flower
Assertion : Flowers of Datura are zygomorphic.
Reason: Flowers of mustard can be cut into two equal halves on any radial plane.
In the families brassicaceae (mustard) solanaceae (datura and chillies) and liliaceae (onion, garlic, Gloriosa), the flowers can be cut into two equal parts on any radial plane. Such flowers are described as actinomorphic. A zygomorphic flower is cut into two equal parts on only one radial plane.
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Match Column I with Column II
| Column I | Column II | ||
| a. | Bracts | i. | Appendages present on either side of leaf base |
| b. | Petiole | ii. | Reduced leaf found at the base of the pedicel |
| c. | Stipules | iii | Stalk of a flower |
| d. | Pedicel | iv. | Hold the leaf blade and directs it towards light |
| a | b | c | d | |
| 1. | i | iv | ii | iii |
| 2. | ii | iv | i | iii |
| 3. | ii | iv | iii | i |
| 4. | ii | i | iv | iii |
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