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Name the male and female reproductive parts in plants?


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Flowers:

  1. Flowers are the reproductive parts.
  2. It performs the function of reproduction in plants.
  3. Stamens and pistil are the male and female reproductive parts of the flower.

Male reproductive part:

  1. The stamen is the male reproductive part of flowers.
  2. They consist of an anther, the site of pollen development, and a stalk-like filament.

Function:

It transmits water and nutrients to the anther and positions it to aid pollen dispersal.

Female reproductive part:

  1. Pistils are the female reproductive organs of flowering plants.
  2. It is presented to the center and consists of a swollen base called the ovary.

Function:

The main function of the pistil is to produce ovules.


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