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Differentiate between sepals and petals.
Differentiate between sepals and petals.
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Sepal: This is the green-colored cover outside the floral bud.
Petal: It is the coloured leaf-like structure inside the sepal.
Sepal
Petal
1. It is the outer green-coloured leaf-like structure protecting the young floral bud. 1. It is the most attractive part of a flower having bright colours and is called petals. 2. It protects the other whorls of the flowers including petals, androecium, and gynoecium. 2. It is the second whorl of the flower after the sepals. 3. This does not attract anything. 3. The corolla acts as a tool for attracting pollinators for successful pollination.
Sepal: This is the green-colored cover outside the floral bud.
Petal: It is the coloured leaf-like structure inside the sepal.
Sepal | Petal |
| 1. It is the outer green-coloured leaf-like structure protecting the young floral bud. | 1. It is the most attractive part of a flower having bright colours and is called petals. |
| 2. It protects the other whorls of the flowers including petals, androecium, and gynoecium. | 2. It is the second whorl of the flower after the sepals. |
| 3. This does not attract anything. | 3. The corolla acts as a tool for attracting pollinators for successful pollination. |
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