HORTICULTURE

HORTICULTURE SCIENCE

PLANT BIOLOGY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The ovary, style, and the stigma make up the female part of a plant called the?
A
stamen
B
petals
C
stem
D
carpel (pistil)
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The female part is the pistil. The pistil usually is located in the center of the flower and is made up of three parts: the stigma, style, and ovary. The stigma is the sticky knob at the top of the pistil. It is attached to the long, tubelike structure called the style.

Detailed explanation-2: -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. Stigma: The part of the pistil where pollen germinates.

Detailed explanation-3: -Carpel and pistil both are the female reproductive part of a flower. A carpel consists or is made up of parts like ovary, stigma, and style, whereas pistil consists of several carpels or it can consist of a single carpel. Naturally, the ovary is the extended basal portion of the carpel, which contains the placentas.

Detailed explanation-4: -Carpel refers to the female reproductive organ present in flowering plants. They are present in the innermost whorl of the flower and each flower may contain one or more carpels. It consists of three distinct parts-the stigma, style, and ovary.

Detailed explanation-5: -Carpel is the ovule-bearing female reproductive organ of flowering plants and is required to ensure its protection, an efficient fertilization, and the development of diversified types of fruits, thereby it is a vital element of most food crops.

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