Question

Observe the given diagram:
i) Draw the diagram and label the parts.
ii) What happens to the parts labelled ‘E’ and ‘F’, after the process of fertilization?

Answer 1

Flowers are a plant's reproductive organ. They are not only involved in reproduction, but also serve as a food supply for other living things. They produce a lot of nectar. Flowers come in a variety of forms: complete and incomplete. The sepals, petals, stamens, and pistils all make up a whole flower. An incomplete flower is one that lacks one or more of these structures.

Complete answer:
(i) A: Petals
B: Stigma
C: Style
D: Filament
E: Ovary
F: Ovule
G: Sepals

(ii) The fertilised ovule develops into a seed, which includes a food store as well as an embryo that will grow into a new plant later. To safeguard the seed, the ovary develops into a fruit.

Additional information:
A flower's vegetative component consists of the following:
Petals: The brightly coloured parts of the flower that attract bees, insects, and birds. Petal colour varies from plant to plant; some are vivid, while others are pale.
Sepals: The green-coloured region under the petals that protects emerging buds is known as a sepal. Some flowers have merged petals and sepals, whereas others have petals and sepals that are separated.
A flower's reproductive parts include the following:
Stamen. It is made up of two parts: anther and filaments. The anther is a yellowish sac-like structure that is responsible for pollen production and storage. The filament is a thin, threadlike structure that serves to sustain the anther.
Pistil: A flower's deepest component and female reproductive organ, consisting of three parts: stigma, style, and ovary. The uppermost component or receptive tip of carpels in the gynoecium of a flower is called the stigma. The stigma and the ovary are connected by a long tube-like thin stalk. Ovary is the section of the plant where the seeds are produced.

Note:
Flowers are the distinguishing feature of flowering plants, also known as angiosperms, which account for the vast bulk of the plant kingdom. Sepals, petals, stamens, and carpels are the four primary components of most flowers. The stamens are the male component of the flower, while the carpels are the female component. The majority of flowers are hermaphrodites, meaning they have both male and female components. Others may be masculine or female and contain one of the two parts.