Carpels

Flowers have one or several carpels, each with a sticky stigma to capture pollen grains

The ovary contains ovules which undergo meiosis to form a haploid female gametophyte

A diploid zygote forms when male and female gametophytes join in an ovaryFlowers have one or several carpels, each with a sticky stigma to capture pollen grains

The ovary contains ovules which undergo meiosis to form a haploid female gametophyte

A diploid zygote forms when male and female gametophytes join in an ovary

filament anther stigma style ovary fi 0 stamen e carpel f—Afl r—Afi carpel structure (Vii ,\ / ,7 \ varies \ \ l / \ ‘+, o petal (all petals combined form the corolla) e sepal ' ovule (all sepals combined ‘ Gn ovary) form the calyx) o receptacle ovary position varies ovule position varies within ovaries