Study the specimens A and B carefully and answer the questions that follow.
Study the specimens A and B Below carefully and answer the questions that follow.
a) Identify the part of a plant illustrated in the diagram A.
Answer:
- Fruit
b) Name the parts labelled I to VIII
Answer:
- I : funicle
- II : seed
- III : fruit
- IV : fruit stalk
- V : petal
- VI : locule
- VII : seed coat
- VIII : pericarp
c) State the functions of parts labelled I, IV, VII and VIII.
Answer:
- I: Attaches the seed to the placenta/fruit wall
- IV: Attaches the fruit to the stem of the plant
- VII: Protects the seed
- VIII: Protects the fruit
d) Identify the type of sections illustrated in diagrams A and B
Answer:
- A: Longitudinal section
- B: Transverse section
e) Which parts of the plant developed into the parts labelled IV, VII and VIII, respectively?
Answer:
- IV: Flower stalk/pedicel
- VII: ovule
- VIII: ovary wall
f) Which type of placentation is shown in specimen A? Give reasons for your answer.
Answer:
- Marginal placentation
Reasons:
- Ovules are arranged along a placenta near the ventral margin
- Has one carpel with
- several ovules in a single ovary
g) Describe the process that leads to the formation of the plant part labelled in Specimens A and B?
Answer:
