question_answer 74)

  The statements given below describe certain features that are observed inthe pistil of flowers. I. Pistil may have many carpels. II. Each carpel may have more than one ovule. III. Each carpel has only one ovule. IV. Pistil have only one carpel. Choose the statements that are true from the options below. (a) I and II                            (b) I and III                          (c) II and IV                         (d) III and IV

Answer:

                  (a) A pistil, (one a many carpels) has three parts ,i.e., stigma, style and ovary. Ovary, the swollen part of the pistil contains an angiospermic, ovoid and whitish structure called ovule. Inside ovary it is attached to a parenchymatous cushion called placenta, either singly or in cluster.