A flower that has a single flower per stalk is described as what?

A flower that has a single flower per stalk is described as what?

• A. Simple
• B. Compound
• C. Inflorescence
• D. Petal

Answer: (A)

Think about how flowers are arranged on the plant. If a stalk carries only one flower by itself, the arrangement is described as simple—a single bloom on its own peduncle. A compound inflorescence would have many flowers on a branched or multi-flowered axis, which isn’t the case here. Inflorescence is the general term for any flower cluster, so that describes more than one bloom. A petal is part of a flower itself, not about how many flowers sit on a stalk. So a lone flower on its stalk best fits the term simple.

Think about how flowers are arranged on the plant. If a stalk carries only one flower by itself, the arrangement is described as simple—a single bloom on its own peduncle. A compound inflorescence would have many flowers on a branched or multi-flowered axis, which isn’t the case here. Inflorescence is the general term for any flower cluster, so that describes more than one bloom. A petal is part of a flower itself, not about how many flowers sit on a stalk. So a lone flower on its stalk best fits the term simple.