parts of a flower Flashcards

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carpel

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consists of a long slender neck (style) with a sticky stigma at its tip. at the base of the carpel is the ovary

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sepal

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enclose and protects the flower bud

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anther

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sacs where meiosis occurs and pollens grain develop. Pollen grains house the cells that develop into sperms

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petals

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are often colourful and fragrant, serves to attract insects and other pollinators to the flower

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ovary

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contains reproductive structures called ovules, each containing one developing egg and the cells that support it

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stamen

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consists of a stalk (filament) tipped by an anther

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