NEET BIOLOGY

REPRODUCTION

SEXUAL REPRODUCTION IN FLOWERING PLANTS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Sepals are the soft parts of the flower that most people think of as the flower itself.
A
True
B
False
C
Either A or B
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Petals: The soft and coloured part that attracts bees, butterflies, insects, and other pollinators. The varying colours, form, and size of the petals help distinguish one flower from another. Sepals: Sepals are green in coloured located beneath the petals to protect the rising buds.

Detailed explanation-2: -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 group of sepals is called calyx. Calyx are the sepals of a flower, typically forming a whorl that encloses the petals and forms a protective layer around a flower in bud.

Detailed explanation-4: -Sepals are always present in a complete flower of angiosperms. Sepals are the non-reproductive part of the flower and hence are neither male nor female. They are a type of modified leaves and is a vegetative structure. They have chlorophyll and can perform photosynthesis.

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