Question

What is the difference between ovary and ovule?

Answer 1

Hint: Higher organisms' female reproductive structures include the ovary and the ovule. While the ovary is the female reproductive organ, ovules contained within the ovary play an important role in seed formation after the fertilisation process is complete.

Complete answer:
The female organ of a flower is the ovary, which is located at the base of the pistil, which is the combined portion of the ovary, stigma, and style. Ovules are found inside the ovary of all flowering plants. There may be one or more ovules, which remain attached to the ovary wall via funiculus. The anther, which is located inside the flower, is where male reproduction occurs.

When anther matures, it splits, releasing pollen. This pollen is transferred to the pistil by the action of the wind or by an insect or animal. Pollination is the transfer of pollen from the anther to the pistil. As previously stated, a pistil is made up of an ovary, stigma, and style. When pollen on the pistil matures and ruptures, sperms are released, causing ovule and ovary.

Ovary	Ovule
A pair of female reproductive organs found in humans and other vertebrates that produce eggs.	Part of the ovary of seed plants that contains the female germ cell and after fertilization becomes the seed.
Occurs in both animals and plants	Occurs only in plants
Animals have a pair of ovaries and a single ovary per flower.	Plants have one to several ovules inside the ovary depending on the species.
In plants, the ovary produces and matures female gametes.	The ovule develops into a female gamete.
After fertilisation, the ovary becomes the fruit.	After fertilisation, the ovules become the seeds.
Animal ovaries secrete hormones that coordinate various events of sexual reproduction in females. The ovary secretes two types of hormones: oestrogen and progesterone.	No such hormones are secreted.

Note: Ovules mature at the same time as the ovary and develop into seeds, while the ovary develops into a mature fruit. You've probably noticed that there are many seeds inside a watermelon but only one seed inside a peach. It means that in the case of watermelon, there were many ovules inside the ovary, whereas in the case of peach, there was only one ovule inside the ovary.