why does petals and stamens of the flower fall off after the fertilization?

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Solution

The ovary after fertilization starts to grow in size while developing into a fruit and this causes petala and stamens to whither and fall down as they have served their purpose and do not have any nutritional supply now.

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What happens to the following after fertilization?
(a) Ovules
(b) Calyx
(c) Petals
(d) Stamens

After fertilization, all the parts of a flower usually fall off, except___ in few cases.

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