NEET BIOLOGY

REPRODUCTION

SEXUAL REPRODUCTION IN FLOWERING PLANTS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
A multicarpellary, syncarpous gynoecium is found in
A
Papaver
B
Michelia
C
Hibiscus
D
More than one option is correct
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Hibiscus and papaver are the plants that contain multicarpellary and syncarpous gynoecium. So, the correct answer is option D, More than one option.

Detailed explanation-2: -Multicarpellary means the gynoecium consists of more than one pistil and apocarpous means the pistil is free and not attached.

Detailed explanation-3: -When a flower has more than one carpel, it can be fused or unfused. The ovary with free carpels is apocarpous. The ovary with their carpels fused is termed syncarpous.

Detailed explanation-4: -A given flower can have one to many carpels. If two or more carpels are present, they may be separate from one another (distinct), termed apocarpous, or fused together (connate), termed syncarpous. Because of the frequent fusion of carpels, additional terms are useful in describing the female parts of a flower.

Detailed explanation-5: -In Papaver, gynoecium consists of many carpels (multicarpellary) and the carpels are fused together (syncarpous pistil). While in Michelia also, gynoecium consists of many carpels (multicarpellary) but the carpels are free (apocarpous pistil).

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