Flowers Flashcards
most common plant organ for sexual reproduction
Flower
produce gametes(sex cells)
play a key role in pollination
Flowers
Transfer of pollen from ____ of a flower to the ______ of the same/diff flower
anther
stigma
both stamen&pistil
Perfect flower
Either of stamen&pistil
pistillate or staminate
Imperfect flower
Give examples of Perfect flower
Apple
Cherries
Legumes
Give examples of Imperfect flower
Squash
Corn
Cucumber
male&female are in the same plant but not in the same flower
Monoecious
Called as a single house
Monoecious
Give example of monoecious
Squash(Kalabasa)—-Cucurbita maxima
male and female in separate plants
Dioecious
Called as a double house
Dioecious
Give example of dioecious
Carica papaya
Similarly shaped petals equally spaced
Regular/Actinomorphic flower
One petals are different/whorl
Irregular/Zygomorphic
lack any symmetry
Asymmetric/Amorphic flower
Give the 11 parts of the flower
•Petals
•Receptacle
•Ovule
•Sepal
-Stamen
•Anther
•Filament
-Pistil/Carpel
•Stigma
•Style
•Ovary
Both petals and sepal
Perianth
Male parts
makes pollen grains
Stamen
Pollen bearing
Anther
contain male gametes
Pollen
bears the anther
Filament
Female part
Carpel/Pistil
receptive surface for pollen grains
Stigma
pollen tubes
Style
enlarged base
Contains the ovule
Ovary
carries female gametes
ovule
it became seeds on fertilization
ovule