1.5. The Pistil, Megasporangium (ovule) and Embryo sac
Across
- 2. Inside the ovary is the ovarian cavity (locule). The ....... is located inside the ovarian cavity.
- 5. Located in the nucellus is the embryo sac or .....gametophyte.
- 8. When there are more than one pistils present, the pistils may be fused together called as .......... or may be free .........s .
- 11. The body of the ovule fuses with funicle in the region called ......
- 14. Cells of the nucellus have abundant ........ food materials.
- 15. The ovule is a small structure attached to the placenta by means of a stalk called ........
- 19. The gynoecium may consist of more than one pistil called as
- 20. Hilum represents the ....... between ovule and funicle.
Down
- 1. The ........ part of the pistil is the ovary.
- 3. Integuments encircle the nucellus except at the tip where a small opening called the ......... is organised.
- 4. Each pistil has three parts the stigma, style and ......
- 6. Enclosed within the integuments is a mass of cells called the ........
- 7. Each ovule has one or two protective envelopes called ............
- 9. The ..... is the elongated slender part beneath the stigma.
- 10. The number of ovules in an ovary may be ....(wheat, paddy, mango) to .... (papaya, water melon, orchids).
- 12. The gynoecium may consist of a single pistil called as
- 13. The megasporangia, commonly called .......
- 16. Opposite the micropylar end, is the ......... , representing the basal part of the ovule.
- 17. The ...... serves as a landing platform for pollen grains.
- 18. ........ represents the female reproductive part of the flower.