BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION
KINGDOM PLANTAE
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I, II and III
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I, II and IV
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II, III and IV
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I, II, III and IV
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Detailed explanation-1: -Plant Characteristics Maize (Zea mays) is a tall, deep-rooted, warm weather annual grass. A single long stalk will develop from seed. Long smooth leaves are attached at the stem nodes. Seed producing shoots originate from the base of the main stem.
Detailed explanation-2: -Maize is a monoecious plant with staminate flowers borne in a tassel and pistillate flowers in ears. (A) A pair of staminate flowers each showing a lemma, a palea, and three stamens (the two lodicules are not seen here). (B) A row of pistillate flowers showing one silk (style) each.
Detailed explanation-3: -The seven characteristics of plants are nutrition, respiration, movement, excretion, growth, reproduction, and Sensitivity.
Detailed explanation-4: -It has an erect growth form with usually 1 main stem and 1-2 lateral branches. Large leaves (0.3-1.5 m long, 5-15 cm wide) are linear (straight with parallel sides) to lanceolate (lance-shaped) with a prominent midrib. Each stem produces 8-21 leaves which occur singly on alternating sides of the stem.