Question

Question 5
Sketch the reproductive parts of a flower.

Answer 1

Flower

1. A flower is the reproductive part of a plant.
2. A flower consists of different parts and they are either directly or indirectly involved in reproduction.
3. It is made up of four whorls and out of them, two outer whorls are the calyx and corolla.
4. The inner two whorls are the androecium or the male part of the flower and the gynoecium or the female part of the flower.
5. The reproductive parts of a flower are the stamen and pistil. The stamen (male part)of a flower includes an anther and filament. The pistil(female part) of a flower includes the stigma, style, and ovary.
6. Anther is a yellowish, sac-like structure, involved in producing and storing the pollens.
7. The filament is a slender, threadlike object, which functions by supporting the anther.
8. Pistil comprises three parts -stigma, style, and ovary.

1. Stigma: It is the topmost part or receptive tip of carpels in the gynoecium of a flower.
2. Style: It is the long tube-like slender stalk that connects the stigma and the ovary.
3. Ovary: It is the part of the plant where the seed formation takes place.