AP BIOLOGY

PLANTS

PLANT REPRODUCTION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Goats eat the fleshy part of the mango leaving behind a large piece of hard substance. Which of the floral parts in the mango tree develops into the fleshy part after fertilisation?
A
Stamen
B
Carpel
C
Ovary
D
Ovule
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -After fertilisation, the ovary grows into a fruit and other parts of the flower fall off. The fruit is the ripened ovary. The seeds develop from the ovules.

Detailed explanation-2: -The formation of fruits in flowers starts from the moment the pollen reaches the stigma followed by fertilization. Fruit formation is a post-fertilization event, after the fertilization, the ovary undergoes changes to form the fruit. The ovules after fertilization changes into seeds.

Detailed explanation-3: -The fruit of the mango plant is the edible part of the plant.

Detailed explanation-4: -The flowers are radially symmetrical, and usually have 5 petals, streaked with red. There is usually only 1 fertile stamen per flower; the 4 other stamens are sterile. The flower has a conspicuous 5-lobed disk between the petals and stamens (Figure 7).

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