AP BIOLOGY

PLANTS

PLANT REPRODUCTION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Flowers form on the swollen tip of a floral branch in an area known as the ____
A
receptacle
B
stamen
C
pistil
D
ovary
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Pedicel supports the flower. Its tip enlarges to form receptacle on which the other parts of the flower are borne. Q.

Detailed explanation-2: -Receptacle: The part of a flower stalk where the parts of the flower are attached. Sepal: The outer parts of the flower (often green and leaf-like) that enclose a developing bud. Petal: The parts of a flower that are often conspicuously colored.

Detailed explanation-3: -The swollen part of the pistil is known as ovary.

Detailed explanation-4: -Flower is attached to the main stem of the plant with the help of stalk called pedicel. The other end of the pedicel is swollen and is known as the receptacle. It bears all the whorls of the flower like the sepal, petals, androecium and the gynoecium. The stalk of the leaf is known as the petiole.

Detailed explanation-5: -The stigma is a specially adapted portion of the pistil modified for the reception of pollen. It may be feathery and branched or elongated, as in such wind-pollinated flowers as those of the grasses, or it may be compact and have a sticky surface.

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