Question

Which of the following terms constitute the female part of the flower :

• A. sepals, petals and stamen
• B. ovary, style and stamen.
• C. stigma, style and ovary
• D. ovary, stamen and stigma

Answer 1

The correct option is C

stigma, style and ovary

The correct option is C.

Explanation of the correct option:

• A complete flower is a structure that is made up of four different parts namely sepals, petals, stamens and carpel which are arranged in four whorls.
• Carpel is the female reproductive part of a plant that consists of three parts- an ovary at the base, a narrow thread-like style, and a terminal stigma.
• The ovary is a swollen structure located at the base of a carpel in a flower.
• Style is a middle narrow thread-like structure located in the carpel, a female reproductive part of a flower.
• Stigma is the terminal expanded part of the carpel.
• Stamens are the male reproductive part of a flower consisting of two main parts— hair-like filaments and a broad sac-like anther at its tip.

Final answer: Stigma, style, and ovary constitute the female part of the flower.