Answer by Isha Agarwal. The flower is said to be a modified shoot because flower has nodes and inter nodes similar to the vegetative shoot. But the inter node are condensed and the number of appendages arising from the nodes are numerous.

What is modified condensed shoot?

A flower is a modified condensed shoot specialised to carry out the function of sexual reproduction in angiosperms. Like a branch, it arises in the axil of a small leaf-like structure called bract.

Is a highly condensed shoot meant for reproduction?

Flower is highly condensed and modified shoot meant for sexual reproduction (Dr. Goethe; 1790). During the course of evolution, the nodes of the axis of shoot came in contact so, that internodes got reduced, and leaves got modified and specialized to form floral leaves.