Q5. What are the floral appendages that the apex of a flower produces at successive nodes?
The four floral whorls on the thalamus: calyx, corolla, androecium and gynoecium (NCERT Section 5.5, page 62).
Q6. How does NCERT describe the inflorescence of the family Solanaceae?
Solitary, axillary or cymose as in Solanum (NCERT page 69).
Q7. On a plant, the first flower opens at the tip of each branch and later flowers open lower down. Name the type of inflorescence and the order of its flowers.
Cymose, with flowers in basipetal order (NCERT page 61).