Question

The swollen basal part of the pistil is the _____ which bears the _____.

Answer 1

The female reproductive part of a flower:

1. The pistil is the female portion.
2. The stigma, style, and ovary are the three sections of the pistil, which are normally found in the centre of the flower.
3. The stigma is a sticky knob on the pistil's top.
4. It is attached to the style, which is a long, tube-like structure.
5. Ovules are found inside the ovary, which is the female reproductive portion of a flower.
6. After fertilization, the ovary becomes a fruit, while the ovules become fruit seeds.
7. The ovary is reached through the tubular pathway of the style of the flower.
8. Ovules are formed in the expanded basal part of the pistil.
9. Ovules are female egg cells found in the ovary.

Final answer: The swollen basal part of the pistil is the ovary which bears the ovules.