Observe the following part of a flowering plant prepare a note. (AS5)

a. This is the structure of the female reproductive part of the flower known as pistil or carpel.

b. It consists of 3 main parts- stigma, style, and ovary.

c. Stigma is the flattened structure on the top that is sticky or hairy to receive and trap the pollen grains.

d. The style is the long stalk that connects the stigma to the ovary.

e. Ovary consists of the female gamete or egg. The ovaries consist of one or more ovules which further develop to form a 7-celled, 8-nucleated embryo sac that contains the egg cell or female gamete.