Question

Draw a bisexual flower and label the following a) Sepal b) Ovary

Answer 1

Bisexual flower:

1. It is a flower, which comprises both female and male reproductive organs.
2. The female reproductive organ is known as the gynoecium, and the male reproductive organ is known as the androecium.
3. A sepal is a unit of the calyx. Sepals are green in color and are found above the stalk of the flower.
4. The gynoecium is the female reproductive part of the flower and is known as the carpel, the parts of the carpel are stigma, style, and ovary.
5. The gluey knob at the top of the pistil is the stigma, which is associated with the long, tube-like composition called the style.
6. The style reaches the ovary, which comprises the female egg cells known as ovules.
7. The enlarged basal part of the pistil, that is, the female part of a flower is the ovary. It comprises ovules, which develop into seeds.