Ncert Exercises & Solutions

In a typical complete, bisexual and hypogynous flower, the arrangement of floral whorls on the thalamus from the outermost to the innermost is

1. calyx, corolla, androecium and gynoecium

2. calyx, corolla, gynoecium and androecium

3. gynoecium, androecium, corolla and calyx

4. androecium, gynoecium, corolla and calyx

(a) In atypical complete, bisexual and hypogynous flower the arrangement of floral whorls on the thalamus from the outermost to the innermost

(i) The calyx, a whorl of sepals (outermost).

(ii) The corolla, a whorl of petals (inside the calyx).

(ii) The androecium, a whorl of stamens(inside the corolla).

(iv) The gynoecium, a whorl of pistils (in the center of the flower forming innermost whorl).