Correct the following statements and rewrite them in your notebook.
(a) Stem absorbs water and minerals from the soil.
(b) Leaves hold the plant upright.
(c) Roots conduct water to the leaves.
(d) The number of petals and stamens in a flower is always equal.
(e) If the sepals of a flower are joined together, its petals are also joined together.
(f) If the petals of a flower are joined together, then the pistil is joined to the petal.

Correct Answer:

(a) Roots absorb water and minerals from the soil.

(b) The stem holds the plant upright.

(c) Stem conducts water to the leaves.

(d) The number of petals and stamens in a flower may be equal or different in different plants.

(e) If the sepals of a flower are joined together, then its petals may or may not be joined together.

(f) If the petals of a flower are joined together, then the pistil is not necessarily joined to the petal.

Explanation:

A flower consists of four main parts: petals, carpels, sepals, and stamens. 

Sepals are the leafy structures that encompass the flower bud. Petals have highlighting colors to attract insects for pollination. The androecium is a male reproductive structure that consists of stamens. It is comprised of filament and an anther which holds the pollen grains.

The gynoecium is a female reproductive structure that consists of carpels. It is consist of three structures such as style, ovary, and stigma. Pollen sticks on stigma and reaches the ovary through the way of style. The ovary consists of ovules that produce the seed.