Multiple choice

Carpels are otherwise called as:

  1. Microsporophyll

  2. Megasporangium

  3. Megasporophyll

  4. Microsporangium

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C Correct answer
Explanation

Carpels are modified leaves (megasporophylls) that bear ovules. They evolved from megasporophylls in ancestral plants. Microsporophylls bear microspores (pollen) and are part of stamens. Megasporangium is the structure that contains megaspores (ovules within the carpel).