Which term denotes the female sex organ in flowering plants?

• A. Ovary
• B. Stamen
• C. Petal
• D. Pollen

Answer: (A)

In flowering plants, the female reproductive part is the pistil, which includes the stigma, style, and ovary. The ovary is the female sex organ because it houses ovules, and after fertilization these ovules develop into seeds and the ovary often becomes fruit. The stamen is the male organ that produces pollen, petals are for attraction rather than reproduction, and pollen itself is the male gamete, not an organ. So the ovary is the term that denotes the female reproductive organ.