Flower Reproduction Flashcards
What is the role of the stigma?
Where pollen enters the female part of the flower.
What two parts of the flower are male reproductive cells?
Anther and filament
What is the name for all the male reproductive cells?
Stamen
What are the two female reproductive cells on a flower?
Ovary style and stigma
What is the female reproductive parts of a plant known as?
Carpel
What does an anther do?
Produces pollen
What does the filament do?
Holds up the anther
What does the style do?
Holds up the stigma
How does pollination happen?
Can be done two ways, either by wind blowing nectar from the top of a plant onto another or insects collecting pollen from one plant, going to the next and it rubs off onto that plant.