NEETBotanySexual Reproduction in Flowering Plants
What does the term "floral primordium" refer to?
Options
- AThe final stage of flower development
- BThe initial stage of flower formation
- CThe mature flower
- DThe inflorescence
Correct answer
B. The initial stage of flower formation
Step-by-step solution
Much before the actual flower is seen on a plant, the decision that the plant is going to flower has taken place. Several hormonal and structural changes are initiated which lead to the differentiation and further development of the floral primordium . Inflorescences are formed which bear the floral buds and then the flowers. In the flower the male and female reproductive structures, the androecium and the gynoecium differentiate and develop. You would recollect that the androecium consists of a whorl of stamens re