BOTANY

BOTANY

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: -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-2: -The swollen part of the pistil is known as ovary.

Detailed explanation-3: -The pedicel is the stalk of an individual flower within an inflorescence. The peduncle is the stalk of an inflorescence (containing one to many flowers). The receptacle is the region of the stem axis to which floral parts are attached. A flower is typically composed of four series of floral parts.

Detailed explanation-4: -Receptacle: It is that part of the flower to which the stalk is attached to. It is small and found at the centre of the base of the flower. Sepals: These are the small, leaf-like parts growing at the base of the petals. They form the outermost whorl of the flower. Collectively, sepals are known as the calyx.

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