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प्रश्न
Observe the figure below. Write functions of the labelled parts.

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उत्तर
- Gynoecium (Carpel): It is an essential whorl. It is consists of stigma, style and ovary. It acts as a female reproductive part of the flower. It is responsible for the production of female gametes.
- Androecium (Stamen): It is an essential whorl. It is consists of anther and filament. It acts as a male reproductive part of the flower. It is responsible for the production of male gametes.
- Calyx and corolla: Calyx and corolla are accessory whorls. They are responsible for the protection of inner (essential) whorls.
- Pedicel: Pedicel is a small stalk which supports the flower.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Match the following:
| Column A | Column B |
| (i) Stigma | (a) Neuron |
| (ii) Pepsin | (b) Carpel |
| (iii) Dendrites | (c) Protein |
| (d) Stamen |
Name the parts A, B and C shown in the diagram and write their functions.

What is pollination?
How does fertilisation occur in flowers? Name the parts of the flower that develop into (i) seed, and (ii) fruit after fertilisation.

(i) Name the part marked 'A' in the diagram.
(ii) How dose 'A' reachese part 'B'?
(iii) State the importance of the part 'C'.
(iv) What happens to the part marked 'D' after fertilisation is over?
A student while observing an embryo of a pea seed in the laboratory listed various parts of the embryo as given below:
Testa, Tegmen, Radicle, Plumule, Micropyle, Cotyledon.
On examining the list the teacher remarked that only three parts are correct. Select three correct parts from the above list:
(a) Testa, Radicle, Cotyleddon
(b) Tegmen, Radicle, Micropyle
(c) Cotyledon, Plumule, Testa
(d) Radicle, Cotyledon, Plumule
State the function of flowers in the flowering plants.
State the name of the functional unit concerned with sexual reproduction.
What is the function of a flower?
Fill in the following blank with suitable word :
Ovules contain ......... gametes of a plant.
Fill in the following blank with suitable word :
The ovary of a flower becomes ....... after fertilisation.
Fill in the following blank with suitable word :
The female organ of reproduction in the flower is the...........
Fill in the following blank with suitable word :
The male organ of reproduction in the flower is the.......... .
Fill in the following blank with suitable word :
The name of the structure in the flower in which the male gamete is formed is...........
Draw a neat sketch of the carpel of a flower. Mark in it stigma, style and ovary.
Give some examples of different modes of fertilisation in nature?
Name the part of a seed which contains stored food.
In tobacco plant, the male gametes have 24 chromosomes.
What is the number of chromosomes in the female gamete?
One of the following occurs in the reproductive system of flowering plants as well as that of humans. This is :
(a) vas deferens
(b) anther
(c) ovary
(d) style
The correct sequence of reproductive stages occurring in flowering plants is ______
Fill in the blanks:
A stamen consists of ______ and ________.
Mention the function of Stigma.
Draw a diagram of the longitudinal section of a flower exhibiting germination of pollen on stigma and label (i) ovary, (ii) male germ-cell, (iii) female germ-cell and (iv) ovule on it.
A student is asked to study the different parts of an embryo of pea seeds. Given below are the essential steps for the experiment :
(I) Soak the pea seeds in plain water and keep them overnight.
(II) Cut open the soaked seed and observe its different parts.
(III) Take some pea seeds in a petri dish.
(IV) Drain the excess water. Cover the seeds with a wet cotton cloth and leave them as it is for a day.
The correct sequence of these steps is
(A) III, I, IV, II
(B) III, IV, I, II
(C) III, I, II, IV
(D) III, II, I, IV
Answer the following question.
How does suitable pollination lead to fertilization?
What is cleistogamy? Write one advantage and one disadvantage of it, to the plant.
What is meant by pollination?
Answer the following question.
List two agents of pollination?
__________ is present in unisexual flower.
Write the events involved in the sexual reproduction of a flowering plant.
Discuss the first event and write the types.
Which of the following is the outermost protective layer of anther?
Identify the female gametophyte in angiosperms.
Length of pollen tube depends on the distance between ______
Draw the diagram of a flower and label the four whorls. Write the names of gamete producing organs in the flower.
Trace the path a male gamete takes to fertilise a female gamete after being released from the penis.
What are the agents for pollination?
The figure below shows the concept of double fertilization. Complete the flow chart showing the progress at each step:

Consider the following three flowers namely X, Y and Z. Which flower(s) would develop into a fruit?
| Flower X | Flower Y | Flower Z |
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State the post-fertilisation changes that lead to fruit formation in plants.



