1.5 parts of a flower Flashcards
1
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sepals
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enclose and protect the flower bud
2
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petals
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are often colourful and fragrant, serve to attract insects and other pollinators to the flower
3
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stamen
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consists of a stalk (filament) tipped by an anther
4
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anther
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sacs where meiosis occur and pollen grains develop. pollen grains house the cells that develop into sperm.
5
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carpel
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consists of a long slender neck (style) with a sticky stigma at its tip. at the base of the carpel is the ovary
6
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ovary
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contains reproductive structures called ovules, each containing one developing egg and the cells that support it.