Which one of the following statements is correct?
- In tomato, fruit is a capsule.
- Seeds of orchids have oil-rich endosperm.
- Placentation in primrose is basal.
- Flower of tulip is a modified shoot.
Answer
(4) Flower of tulip is a modified shoot.
Solution
∵ Tomato fruit is a berry ⇒ (1) is wrong.
∵ Orchid seeds are minute and non-endospermic ⇒ (2) is wrong.
∵ Primrose (and Dianthus) shows free central placentation ⇒ (3) is wrong.
As per NCERT, the flower is a modified shoot wherein the shoot apical meristem changes to floral meristem ⇒ (4) is correct.
Answer: (4)