AP BIOLOGY

PLANTS

PLANT REPRODUCTION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Becomes the fruit A flower structure that encloses and protects ovules and seeds as they develop.
A
Petal
B
Ovule
C
Stigma
D
Ovary
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -After fertilization, the ovules become the seeds, and the ovary wall becomes the fruit.

Detailed explanation-2: -A slender tube, called a style, connects the stigma to a hollow structure at the base of the flower. This hollow structure is the ovary, which protects the seeds as they develop. An ovary contains one or more ovules.

Detailed explanation-3: -An ovule is a structure inside the flower’s ovary. The plant’s ovary is the structure that contains the seed(s). The ovary develops into a fruit to protect the seed(s). Some fruits have only one seed because the ovary has only one ovule. Some fruits have multiple seeds because the ovary contains multiple ovules.

Detailed explanation-4: -Pistil: The ovule producing part of a flower. The ovary often supports a long style, topped by a stigma. The mature ovary is a fruit, and the mature ovule is a seed.

Detailed explanation-5: -The fertilised ovule goes on to form a seed, which contains a food store and an embryo that will later grow into a new plant. The ovary develops into a fruit to protect the seed.

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