the ovule is found in gynoecium in a flower.
where is the ovule found in a flower?
gynoecium
in flowering plants, the ovule is located inside the portion of the flower called the gynoecium. the ovary of the gynoecium produces one or more ovules and ultimately becomes the fruit wall. ovules are attached to the placenta in the ovary through a stalk-like structure known as a "funiculus" (plural, funiculi). different patterns of ovule attachment, or placentation, can be found among plant species, these include:









































bullet::::- apical placentation: the placenta is at the apex (top) of the ovary. simple or compound ovary.
ovule
gymnosperms, like all vascular plants, have a sporophyte-dominant life cycle, which means they spend most of their life cycle with diploid cells, while the gametophyte (gamete-bearing phase) is relatively short-lived. two spore types, microspores and megaspores, are typically produced in pollen cones or ovulate cones, respectively. gametophytes, as with all heterosporous plants, develop within the spore wall. pollen grains (microgametophytes) mature from microspores, and ultimately produce sperm cells. megagametophytes develop from megaspores and are retained within the ovule. gymnosperms produce multiple archegonia, which produce the female gamete. during pollination, pollen grains are physically transferred between plants from the pollen cone to the ovule. pollen is usually moved by wind or insects. whole grains enter each ovule through a microscopic gap in the ovule coat (integument) called the micropyle. the pollen grains mature further inside the ovule and produce sperm cells. two main modes of fertilization are found in gymnosperms. cycads and "ginkgo" have motile sperm that swim directly to the egg inside the ovule, whereas conifers and gnetophytes have sperm with no flagella that are moved along a pollen tube to the egg. after syngamy (joining of the sperm and egg cell), the zygote develops into an embryo (young sporophyte). more than one embryo is usually initiated in each gymnosperm seed. the mature seed comprises the embryo and the remains of the female gametophyte, which serves as a food supply, and the seed coat.
gymnosperm