Biology: The Unity and Diversity of Life (Looseleaf)
Biology: The Unity and Diversity of Life (Looseleaf)
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ISBN: 9781337408417
Author: STARR
Publisher: CENGAGE L
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Introduction: A flower is the reproductive part of the modified thick shoot of an angiosperm plant. Carpels are the female reproductive parts of a flower. They usually consist of a style, stigma, and ovary. A structure in which many carpels are fused together is known as a pistil.  Some species consist of one carpel while others contain many carpels.

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