Question

Verticillihaster has?
A)A typical raceme
B)Condensed dichasial cymes
C)Condensed polychasial cymes
D)A mixed spadix

Answer 1

Hint: Students have to bear in mind the arrangement of flowers in plants. Verticillasters refer to the arrangement of flowers in order in a plant. In this type of arrangement, flowers grow on plants in a vertical arrangement and not horizontally.

Complete answer:
We are learning about the arrangement of flowers in plants and the details are discussed below:
The word refers to an arrangement of flowers in the plant. Normally flowers grow on plants either vertically or horizontally. The verticillasters refer to the arrangement of flowers in a vertical order in plants.

The word “Racemose” means the arrangement of flowers and the process is called an inflorescence. The word “Dichasial” refers to bisexuals and in bisexual plants, the flowers are arranged vertically. Normally flowers grow on plants either vertically or horizontally. The verticillasters refer to the arrangement of flowers in a vertical order in plants.

Normally in Dichasial plants, there are many flowers, and each flower blossoms at the end of the branch, since the number of flowers is many, the size of the plant remains limited. Also, the horizontal growth of the plant is higher in these types of plants. The growing point may not give a flower in a dichasial plant. In monochasial plants, the growing point certainly gives a flower. They generate many numbers of flowers. Formation of flowers called as acropetal in a racemose plant.

In cymose the growing point surely produces a flower. They generate limited flowers only.

One of the examples of a dichasial plant is our “Tulasi” Plant, they grow to a limited size but they contain a lot of branches. Each branch contains a lot of flowers.

Hence, the correct answer is option (B)

Note: Students have to be careful in remembering the difference between dichasial and monochasial plants and they must know why the dichasial plants have verticillasters arrangement. Also, they need to know the limitations of it.