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5.Morphology of Flowering Plants
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Identify the type of petals in the given diagrams $(A, B$ and $C)$
A
$A-Wings, B-Keel, C-Standard$
B
$A-Keel, B-Wings, C-Standard$
C
$A-Standard, B-Wings, C-Keel$
D
$A-Standard, B-Keel, C-Wings$
Solution
In pea and bean flowers, there are five petals, the largest (standard) ovarlaps the two lateral petals (wings) which in turn overlap the two smallest anterior petals (keel); this type of aestivation is known as vexillary or papilionaceous
Standard 11
Biology
