The flower is attached to the stem through the stalk known as the ______.
A
receptacle
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B
style
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C
pedicel
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D
petiole
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Solution
The correct option is C pedicel Flower is attached to the main stem of the plant with the help of stalk called pedicel. The other end of the pedicel is swollen and is known as the receptacle. It bears all the whorls of the flower like the sepal, petals, androecium and the gynoecium.
The stalk of the leaf is known as the petiole. The female reproductive part of the flower is made up of carpels. A carpel consists style, stigma and ovary.