The male reproductive part of a flower is known as _______.

petals

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sepals

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stamen

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pistil

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Solution

The correct option is C
stamen

In many plants, flowers are referred to as the reproductive parts. The flowers consists of male reproductive structures called stamens and a female reproductive structure called pistil. Stamen consists of two parts- anther and filament. Pistil consists of three parts- stigma, style and ovary.

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Q. Draw the diagram of a section of a flower showing sepals, petals, stamen and pistil.

Question 19

Fill in the blanks with the terms that are listed below. [anther, male, ovary, ovule, petals, pistil, stamen, filament].

Sepals,.....(a) ......, stamens and ... (b).... are the parts of a flower. Stamen is made up of ...(c) .... and .... (d)... and it represents the ....(e)... part of the flower. The female part of the flower is called the ...(f) ....The basal, swollen part of the pistil is called the .....(g).... which contains the ...(h)...

Monoecious, female, pedicel, sepals and petals, thalamus, torus, receptacle, male, unisexual, bisexual, dioecious.

Use the above phrases to fill in the blanks.
Flower is a condensed shoot which is specialized to carry out sexual reproduction. It is borne over a stalk called ........ (1) .............
There is a broad base called .........(2) ............
Thalamus bears four types of floral organs-sepals, petals,stamens and carpels. ................(3) ........................ have no direct function in sexual reproduction.
They are called accessory or non-essential floral organs.
Stamens and carpels are essential floral organs as they take part in sexual reproduction.
Stamens are .........(4) ........... reproductive organs while carpels are ......... (5) .......... reproductive organs.
Flowers are called ..........(6) ............. if they have either stamens (male or staminate) or carpels (female or pistillate), e.g., papaya, watermelon.
They are known as ..........(7)..........if the flowers possess both stamens and carpels, e.g.,Mustard, Hibiscus. Plants with unisexual flowers are called .......... (8) .......... if both male and female flowers occur on the same individual (e.g., Maize, Watermelon).
They are called ........... (9) ........ if male and female flowers are found on different individuals (e.g., Papaya).

Q. A flower with sepals, petals, stamens and carpels is said to be

(a) Draw a neat diagram of a flower showing its various parts. In this diagram mark stem, receptacle, sepals, petals, stamen and carpel.
(b) What name is given to (i) all the petals of a flower, and (ii) all the sepals of a flower?
(c) What are (i) stamen, and (ii) carpel, in a flower?
(d) What is the other name of carpel of a flower?
(e) What is the name of the yellow powdery substance present in the anther of a flower?

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