Question

Describe the structure of a flower in detail.

Answer 1

• A flower consists of four whorls namely – petals, carpels, sepals, and stamens.

• The androecium is a male reproductive structure while the Gynoecium is a female reproductive structure.

• The gynoecium consists of carpels that comprise three structures namely: Style, Ovary, and Stigma.

• The ovary consists of ovules that produce the seed while the stigma is the place of landing pollen and finally the ovary forms the fruit.

• Androecium is the male part of the flower which consists of stamens. It is composed of filament and anther.

• Anther holds the male gamete, pollen grains.