NEET BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Sepals are small, leaf-shaped, green-coloured and outermost part of the flower. They are the vegetative part of a flower, which functions by protecting the rising buds and by supporting the petals when in bloom. The sepals are considered as the modified leaves.

Detailed explanation-2: -The sepals are the small green leaves which protect the flower before it opens. All the sepals together are the calyx.

Detailed explanation-3: -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. Stamen: The pollen producing part of a flower, usually with a slender filament supporting the anther.

Detailed explanation-4: -A sepal (/ˈsɛpəl, ˈsiːpəl/) is a part of the flower of angiosperms (flowering plants). Usually green, sepals typically function as protection for the flower in bud, and often as support for the petals when in bloom.

Detailed explanation-5: -The stalk of a flower is called the peduncle. It provides support for the flower and attaches to the receptacle. Oftentimes after fertilization, the receptacle becomes part of the fruit that the flower produces. Connected to the receptacle are the sepals.