The female reproductive part of a flower is:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → Gynoecium
A flower has a male part and a female part.
(1) Androecium — Incorrect. The androecium is the whorl of stamens. It is the male part.
(2) Gynoecium — Correct. The gynoecium is the female reproductive part of the flower. It is made of one or more pistils, and each pistil has a stigma, a style and an ovary.
(3) Exine — Incorrect. The exine is the hard outer layer of the wall of a pollen grain.
(4) Tapetum — Incorrect. The tapetum is the innermost layer of the anther wall. It nourishes the developing pollen grains.
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Pre-fertilisation: Structures and Events – …
