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
2
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sepal
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enclose and protects the flower bud
3
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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
4
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petals
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are often colourful and fragrant, serves to attract insects and other pollinators to the flower
5
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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
6
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stamen
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consists of a stalk (filament) tipped by an anther