Multiple choice

Apocarpous pistil refers to

  1. gynoecium having free carpels

  2. gynoecium having united carpels

  3. gynoecium not having fertile carpels

  4. gynoecium having three carpels

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Explanation

Apocarpous pistil refers to a gynoecium (female reproductive structure) with free, separate carpels that are not fused together. Syncarpous pistils have united carpels. The number of carpels varies by species.