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Read the Four Floral Whorls

A typical flower is organised into four concentric whorls.

NSEB · Reproduction in Organisms & Sexual Reproduction in Flowering Plants · 1 linked question · 100% coverage
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Living-system questions are solved by matching a structure or organism to its function, process and stated condition.

Structure · The part being namedFunction · What that part doesCondition · The situation that changes the answer
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Separate sterile and fertile whorls

Calyx and corolla are accessory/non-essential whorls. Androecium and gynoecium are the essential fertile whorls.

OlympIQ exam lens

  • ✓Two accessory whorls: calyx and corolla.
  • ✓Two essential fertile whorls: androecium and gynoecium.
OlympIQ trap

Do not count calyx and corolla as the essential reproductive whorls.

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