NEET BIOLOGY

STRUCTURAL ORGANISTION OF PLANTS AND ANIMALS

ANATOMY OF FLOWERING PLANTS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The stalk that supports the pistil of a plant is the ____
A
stamen
B
stigma
C
style
D
ovary
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Pistil: The ovule producing part of a flower. The ovary often supports a long style, topped by a stigma.

Detailed explanation-2: -Pistil is the female reproductive organ of a flower which comprises three parts, i.e., stigma, style and ovary.

Detailed explanation-3: -Pistil (female reproductive part) is made up of one or more carpels. The swollen base of car[el is known as the ovary, which contains the ovule. The swollen base elongates upwards into a tube-like structure known as style. The tip of style is known as the stigma, which acts as a platform for receiving pollen grains.

Detailed explanation-4: -Stigma is the sticky, swollen tip of the carpel. Style is the thin elongated, tube-like structure. Ovary is the swollen base and has ovules containing eggs.

Detailed explanation-5: -Styles are generally tube-like-either long or short. The style can be open (containing few or no cells in the central portion) with a central canal which may be filled with mucilage. Alternatively the style may be closed (densely packed with cells throughout).

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