Types of Gynoecium Depending on Arrangement of Ovaries
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Question
The ovary is described as syncarpous when the gynoecium has
A
free carpels
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B
free ovules
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C
fused carpels
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D
fused ovules
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Solution
The correct option is C fused carpels The gynoecium represents the female reproductive part of the flower. It is made up of units called carpels. Each carpel is made up of the stigma, the style and the ovary. Syncarpous ovary is a compound ovary which is formed of fused ovaries or fused carpels.
Syncarpous
Apocarpous is when the carpels are free from one another.