Flowers

Question 1

Functions of Flowers

Answer 1

Reproduction, seed formation, attraction for pollinators

Question 2

External Anatomy of Flowers

Answer 2

Petals, Sepals, Penduncle(pedicel), Receptacle

Question 3

What are petals?

Answer 3

The colored parts of the flower to attract animal pollinators.

Question 4

What are sepals?

Answer 4

The outermost part, leaf-life structures that are located at the base of the flower. Protects the flower bud before it ooens

Question 5

What us the penduncle(pedicel)

Answer 5

The stem or the stalk that supports the flower and connects it to the plant.

Question 6

What are receptacle?

Answer 6

Thickened part of the stem at the base of the flower that holds the floral organs together.

Question 7

What are the internal anatomy of a flower?

Answer 7

Stamen and Carpel or Pistil

Question 8

What is a stamen and its parts?

Answer 8

It is the male reproductive system. Anther and Filament

Question 9

What is a Carpel and it is also known as? and its parts

Answer 9

It is also known as pistil and it is the female reproductive part. Its parts are stigma, style, ovary, and ovule

Question 10

Located at the top of the stamen, it produces and holds pollen, which contains the male gametes (sperm cell)

Answer 10

Anther

Question 11

The thin stalk that holds up the anther, positioning it so that pollinators or wind can carry the pollen away

Answer 11

Filament

Question 12

What is a stigma?

Answer 12

The sticky top of a pistil where pollen lands and adheres.

Question 13

Why is the stigma sticky?

Answer 13

Its stickiness helps capture pollen grains for fertilization

Question 14

What is a style?

Answer 14

A long, slender stalk that connects the stigma to the ovary.

Question 15

Which part allows the pollen tube to grow down to the ovary for fertilization?

Answer 15

Style

Question 16

Which part contains the male gametes?

Answer 16

Anther

Question 17

Which part holds the flower upright to make it accessible to pollinators and also provides nutrients and water to the flower?

Answer 17

Penducle (pedicel)

Question 18

It provides structural support to the flower particularly during growth

Answer 18

Receptacle

Question 19

What is an ovary?

Answer 19

The rounded base of the pistil, which contains one or more ovules

Question 20

After fertilization, what will happen to the ovary?

Answer 20

It will develop into a fruit, protecting the seeds inside

Question 21

Which part contains the female gametes?

Answer 21

Ovule

Question 22

What is an ovule?

Answer 22

Located within the ovary, ovules contain the female gametes

Question 23

After fertilization, ovules becomes what?

Answer 23

Seeds

Question 24

Characteristics of a regular flower

Answer 24

Radial symmetry and it looks the same from any angle, because their petals are uniformly arranged around the center

Question 25

Irregular flower characteristics

Answer 25

Have bilateral symmetry, its petals are different in sizes, shape, and orientation

Question 26

What are monoecious plants?

Answer 26

have both male and female flowers on the same plant and can self pollinate

Question 27

Male flowers (staminate) and female flowers (pistillate) are separate but found on the same plant

Answer 27

Monoecious plants

Question 28

What are dioecious plants?

Answer 28

Have male and female flowers on separate plants

Question 29

Plants that can cross pollinate

Answer 29

Dioecious plants

Question 30

Perfect flowers have?

Answer 30

both male and female parts in the same flowers

Question 31

What are imperfect flowers?

Answer 31

have only male or only female parts, not both

Question 32

What is the outermost part of the ovary?

Answer 32

Ovary wall

Question 33

What is inflorescence?

Answer 33

It is the arrangement of flowers on a stem or branch. It refers to the way flowers are clustered or positioned on a plant

Question 34

A complete flower contains what parts?

Answer 34

Sepals, Petals, Pistils, and Stamen