Flowers and pollination

Question 1

what inside a flower

Answer 1

the petals are brightly coloured to attract insects and undesrnesth are sepals

Question 2

sepals meaning

Answer 2

special leaves that protect unopened buds

Question 3

what does stamen contain

Answer 3

anther-produces pollen, the male gamete

filament-holds up anther

Question 4

the male reproductive part

Answer 4

stamen

Question 5

female reproductive part

Answer 5

carpel

Question 6

what does carpel contain

Answer 6

stigma-this is sticky to catch grains of pollen
style- holds up stigma
ovary- contains ovules, the female gamete

Question 7

how are new plants made

Answer 7

it begins with fertilisation when the pollen grain needs to fertilise ovule. for this to happen anther needs to transfer to stigma. this is called pollination

Question 8

how does pollination happen

Answer 8

there are two ways which are it can be transferred to the stigma by wind or insects

Question 9

features of a insect-pollinated plant:

Answer 9

brightly coloured
contain a nectar
small bits of pollen produced 
pollen is sticky 
anthers and stigma are held firmly 
sticky coating

Question 10

wind-pollinated plants

Answer 10

small petals
no nectar
pollen produced in large quantities 
pollen has a very low mass
anthers are usually attatched and dangle out of the flower
stigma hangs outside the flower