§6.5 Flashcards
Why are flowers really important for plants?
They are the plants reproductive organs
Why are flowers important to animals?
For example many insects depend on their food for instance
What is nectar and for what is it used?
It is a sweet liquid and it helps to create honey
What is the nectary?
The nectary contains nectar
What is the function of a stalk?
To carry the flower
What are the sepals and what is their function?
Kind of leaves, they protect the flower against diseases, cold and dehydration
What are the petals?
The coulourful parts of a flower, they attract insects.
What is the stamen?
The male reproductive organ of a slower, they produce pollen grains
Inside the pollen (grains)…
Are the male sex cells
Each stamen consist a…
Anther and a filament
What does the anther?
The anther has four sacs with pollen and if the pollen are ripe the anther opens to give away the pollen grains
What is the filament?
Like a stalk that holds the anther
What is the carpel?
The female reproductive organ
A carpel consist of…
Stigma, style and ovary
What are collected on the stigma?
The pollen grains with male sex cells
