Question

Can you name the two parts in a flower in which the two most important units of sexual reproduction develop?

Answer 1

Reproductive parts of flowers:

1. The two reproductive parts of flowers are androecium and gynoecium.
2. Androecium:
   1. The androecium is the male reproductive part. It consists of stamen, made of filament, and anther.
   2. Filament is a long and slender stalk. It is attached proximally to the thalamus.
   3. The anther is a broader knob-like fertile part of the stamen.
3. Gynoecium:
   1. Gynoecium represents the female component of a flower.
   2. The free unit of gynoecium is called the pistil. The pistil has three parts- Stigma, style, and ovary.
   3. Stigma is the terminal receptive part of acts as a landing platform for the pollen grains. Style is the elongated narrow stalk that connects the ovary with stigma. The ovary is the basal swollen part of the pistil.