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5.Morphology of Flowering Plants
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Parachute mechanism is found in
A
Cruciferae
B
Compositae
C
Solanaceae
D
None of these
Solution
(b) In members of the family Asteraceae, sepals are modified in to tufts of hairs called pappus.
The pappus is persistant and hence found attached to even small, single seeded fruits.
It acts like a parachute that allows the wind to carry them to great distances.
Standard 11
Biology
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