NEET BIOLOGY

REPRODUCTION

SEXUAL REPRODUCTION IN FLOWERING PLANTS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What is an ovary?
A
the female part of the flower that becomes a fruit
B
the female part of the flower that accepts the pollen
C
the male part of the flower that produces pollen
D
another name for the stem of the plant
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The ovary is the expanded base of the pistil, a flower’s female organ. Ovules are found in the ovary, and when fertilized, they become seeds. The ovary will develop into a dry or meaty fruit that will enclose the seeds. The female reproductive part of a flower that generally develops into fruit is called the ovary.

Detailed explanation-2: -Ovary: The enlarged basal portion of the pistil where ovules are produced.

Detailed explanation-3: -The ovary contains ovules which contain the female gametes. After fertilisation, ovary enlarges considerably in size and becomes the fruit.

Detailed explanation-4: -Ovary is the female reproductive organ found in flowering plants. It is found in the gynoecium of the flower. It forms a part of the pistil, it contains the ovules and is situated at the base or point of meeting of sepals and petals. The pistil may have a single carpel or several carpels fused together.

Detailed explanation-5: -A fruit is a mature, ripened ovary, along with the contents of the ovary. The ovary is the ovule-bearing reproductive structure in the plant flower. The ovary serves to enclose and protect the ovules, from the youngest stages of flower development until the ovules become fertilized and turn into seeds.

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