Botany-(general)
NEET Botany (general) Assertion Reason Question
Type: Assertion Reason-assertion-Easy-Class 11
Assertion (A): In pea and bean flowers, the largest petal overlaps the two lateral petals, which in turn overlap the two smallest anterior petals. | Reason (R): This type of aestivation is known as valvate.
A
Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
B
Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
C
A is true but R is false.
D
A is false.
Correct Answer
Option C
Detailed Explanation
In pea and bean flowers, the described pattern of overlapping is called vexillary or papilionaceous aestivation, not valvate. Valvate aestivation occurs when sepals or petals in a whorl just touch one another at the margin without overlapping.
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