alleryStart learning →An ovary placed below the other flower parts is described as what?
ASuperior
BInferior
CSessile
DPerfect
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Inferior
1. The ovary may contain one or several ovules, and its position relative to the other flower parts is a taxonomic character.
2. An ovary placed above the other flower parts is superior.
3. An ovary placed below the other flower parts is inferior.
4. So the answer for a lower ovary is inferior, with the lily and the fuchsia as the two illustrations.
5. Sessile describes a leaf without a petiole, so it belongs to leaf form rather than to floral position.
_Source: OpenStax Biology (1st ed., CC BY 4.0), Ch 32 "Plant Reproduction", section 32.1 Reproductive Development and Structure_
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