alleryStart learning →The individual unit of the gynoecium consists of which three parts?
AAnther, filament and stigma
BStigma, style and ovary
CSepal, petal and receptacle
DOvule, integument and style
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Stigma, style and ovary
1. The gynoecium is the innermost group of structures in the flower and holds the female reproductive components.
2. Its individual unit is the carpel.
3. A carpel has a stigma, a style and an ovary, and a flower may have one carpel or several.
4. Anther and filament belong to the stamen, which is part of the androecium instead.
_Source: OpenStax Biology (1st ed., CC BY 4.0), Ch 32 "Plant Reproduction", section 32.1 Reproductive Development and Structure_
Keep practising Plant Reproduction
Browse all Plant Reproduction questions for ICAR JRF, or explore more Plant Sciences topics.
Related questions
In Bryophyllum and kalanchoe, new plants develop from which structure?What happens to the components of a leaf that a tree is about to shed?Which characteristic of senescence explains the yellowing of leaves?How long may the vegetative period last in some bamboo species before flowering?Bamboo and yucca flower only once in their lifetime. Such plants are called what?A carrot, which completes its life cycle in two seasons, is which kind of plant?In plant tissue culture, the undifferentiated mass from which plantlets later grow is callWhich propagation method bends a stem that is still attached to the parent and covers it w