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In the female reproductive organ of flower, the swollen bottom part is the ______, middle elongated part is the ______ and the terminal part that may be sticky is the stigma.
style, ovary
ovary, style
bud, style
zygote, pollen tube
ovary, style
In a flower, the female reproductive organ is the pistil or carpel. It consists of three parts: a swollen bottom part called the ovary (which contains ovules), a middle elongated part called the style, and a terminal sticky part called the stigma which receives pollen grains.
In a flower, the female reproductive organ is the pistil or carpel. It consists of three parts: a swollen bottom part called the ovary (which contains ovules), a middle elongated part called the style, and a terminal sticky part called the stigma which receives pollen grains.
Think of the pistil like a funnel or a delivery pipe: the wide bottom container holds the precious seeds (ovary), the long tube guides shipments down (style), and the sticky top catches incoming packages (stigma).
O-S-S: Ovary (Bottom), Style (Middle), Stigma (Top).
The pistil forms the central female reproductive structure. The swollen base (ovary) houses the ovules where fertilization occurs after pollen travels down the middle tube (style) from the sticky landing platform (stigma).
The pistil (or carpel) is the female reproductive organ of a flowering plant.
Ovary: The swollen basal part containing ovules.
Style: The elongated stalk connecting the ovary and stigma.
Stigma: The sticky terminal surface receptive to pollen grains.
Plant reproduction and seed formation in angiosperms.
Option A is incorrect because it lists style first and ovary second.
Option C and D contain incorrect terms like 'bud' or 'zygote'.
B is correct тАФ ovary, style
Always remember the upward order of female floral parts from base to top: Ovary тЖТ Style тЖТ Stigma.