Flowers are a fascinating organ of Angiosperms. Flowers are considered the object of aesthetic, ornamental, social and cultural value. Biologically flower is a_______________.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → Modified shoot
A flower grows from a bud, like a branch. Its stalk and thalamus are a shortened stem axis, and the sepals, petals, stamens and carpels are leaves changed for reproduction, borne at its nodes. So the flower as a whole is a modified shoot.
Option (1) Modified root — Incorrect. Roots bear no leaves or buds; a flower arises from a bud on a stem.
Option (2) Modified shoot — Correct. A shoot is a stem with its leaves, and the flower is just that, condensed.
Option (3) Modified leaf — Incorrect. The flower’s parts are modified leaves, but the flower as a whole includes its axis too.
Option (4) Modified tuber — Incorrect. A tuber is a swollen underground stem for storage, as in potato.