Flowers Dissection Preview Flashcards
A flowering plant has both ____ and ____ parts.
Male
Female
What is the female part called?
The pistil
What is the male part called?
The stamen
What is the stamen?
The male reproductive structure of a flowering plant.
What is the anther?
The structure located on top of the stamen and carries the pollen.
What is pollen?
Male sex cell that donates half of the DNA to make a seed.
Describe pollen:
Powdery substance, usually orange or yellow in color, that gets carried by pollinators.
What is a filament?
A thread like part that holds up the anther.
What is the pistil?
The female reproductive structure of a flowering plant.
What is the stigma?
Sticky surface on top of the pistil, it traps and holds the pollen.
What is the style?
The tube-like structure that holds up the stigma.
What is the ovary?
The plant part at the bottom of the flower that has ovules inside.
What are the ovules ?
Female sex cells inside the ovary that donate half the DNA to become the seed.
What is a petal?
The colorful parts that surround the reproductive structures
What is a sepal?
Green petal like parts at the base of the flower, they help protect the flower during the budding stage.
