Parts of Flowers and Leaves

Question 1

Peduncle

Answer 1

The stalk of a flower.

Question 2

Receptacle

Answer 2

The part of a flower stalk where the parts of the flower are attached

Question 3

Sepal

Answer 3

The outer parts of the flower (often green and leaf-like) that enclose a developing bud.

Question 4

Petal

Answer 4

The parts of a flower that are often conspicuously colored.

Question 5

Stamen

Answer 5

The pollen producing part of a flower, usually with a slender filament supporting the anther.

Question 6

Anther

Answer 6

The part of the stamen where pollen is produced.

Question 7

Pistil

Answer 7

The ovule producing part of a flower. The ovary often supports a long style, topped by a stigma. The mature ovary is a fruit, and the mature ovule is a seed.

Question 8

Stigma

Answer 8

The part of the pistil where pollen germinates.

Question 9

Ovary

Answer 9

The enlarged basal portion of the pistil where ovules are produced.

Question 10

carpels

Answer 10

the female reproductive organ

Question 11

style

Answer 11

a tube on top of the ovary

Question 12

perfect flowers

Answer 12

have both male and female reproductive organs

Question 13

imperfect flowers

Answer 13

have only male reproductive organs or only female reproductive organs

Question 14

Complete flowers

Answer 14

stamens, a pistil, petals, and sepals.

Question 15

Incomplete flowers

Answer 15

lack either stamens, a pistil, petals, or sepals

Question 16

cuticle

Answer 16

the waxy, water-repelling layer on the outer surface of a leaf that helps keep it from dying out

Question 17

epidermis

Answer 17

the protective, outler layer of cells on the surface of a leaf.

Question 18

mesophyll

Answer 18

the chlorophyll-containing leaf tissue located between the upper and lower epidermis.

Question 19

stoma (plural stomata)

Answer 19

a pore (or opening) in a plant’s leaves where water vapor and other gases leave and enter the plant.