2. Justify the following statements on the basis of external features:
(i) Flower is a modified shoot.
After a certain period of growth, the apical meristem of a stem gives rise to the floral meristem. During the formation of the floral meristem, the axis of the stem gets condensed, and the internodes lie near to each other. Various floral appendages arise from the node. A flower is said to be a modified shoot because of the presence of nodes and internodes.