sexual reproduction in flowering plants
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Sexual reproduction in flowering plants involves the production of male and female gametes, the transfer of the male gametes to the female ovules in a process called pollination. After pollination occurs, fertilization happens and the ovules grow into seeds within a fruit.
→In a flower, four different sets of whorls or floral members are attached to a central axis called thalamus.
→The outermost and the first accessory whorl is of sepals and is called calyx.
→The second accessory whorl is of petals and is called corolla.
→Next to the corolla, is the male reproductive whorl of stamens called androecium.
→The female reproductive whorl is of carpels and is called gynoecium or pistil.
→Calyx and corolla are the non-essential whorls while androecium and gynoecium are the essential whorls.