Question

The statements given below describe certain features that are observed in the pistil of flowers.

(i) Pistil may have many carpels.

(ii) Each carpel may have more than one ovule.

(iii) Each carpel has only one ovule.

(iv) Pistil have only one carpel.

Choose the statements that are true from the options below.

• A. (i) and (ii)
• B. (i) and (iii)
• C. (ii) and (iv)
• D. (iii) and (iv)

Answer 1

The correct option is (B):

Statement (i)

1. Pistil may possess more than a single carpel as the flowers can be bicarpellary and multicarpellary.
   
2. The carpel is the unit of the female reproductive structure, which is the gynoecium.

Statement (ii):

1. Each carpel may have more than a single ovule.
   
2. There can be multiple ovules enclosed inside a single carpel. ​

Statement (iii):

1. ​The carpel can have a single ovule or even more enclosed in it.
   

Statement (iv):

1. Pistil has a single carpel for monocarpellary flowers and may also possess more than one carpel.
   

Final Answer: The true statements are statements (i) and (ii).