Question

The diagram shows the process of fertilization in flowering plants. Observe it carefully it carefully and answer the questions.
Name the parts labeled A, B, C and D in the diagram given above.

Answer 1

• A shows a pollen grain which is germinating as pollen tube is emerging from it.
• B shows stigma which is the part of flower on which pollen grain germinates.
• C shows style which is the part of flower through which pollen tube travels and reaches the ovary.
• D shows embryo sac which is a 7-celled 8-nucleate structure consisting of synergids, antipodal cells, egg cell and central cell (two polar nuclei).