Question

What are the parts of the carpel?

Answer 1

Carpel:

1. Carpel refers to the female reproductive organ present in flowering plants.
2. They are present in the innermost whorl of the flower and each flower may contain one or more carpels.
3. It consists of three distinct parts - the stigma, style, and ovary.
4. The stigma is the top portion of the carpel that provides the site for pollination.
5. Style is the tube-like structure that connects the stigma to the ovary.
6. The ovary is present at the base of the carpel and a carpel may possess one or more ovules that develop into seeds upon fertilization.
7. The ovary develops into the fruit while ovules form the seeds in them.