Reproductive Organs Flashcards
All flower parts are
Modified leaves
Flower function
Development and exchange of sperm(pollen) and eggs(ova)
Types of flowers (sex)
- Perfect bisexual hermaphrodite
- Imperfect unisexual (male or female)
Types of flowers ()
- monoecious (on 1 plant)
- dioecious (on 2 plants)
Bisexual
Dvoupohlavní
Unisexual
Jednopohlavní
Stamen
Tyčinka
Pestil
Pestík
Monoecious
Jednodomá rostlina
Dioecious
Dvoudomá rostlina
types of flowers symetry
- zygomorphic - 1 axe
- actinomorphic - more axis
parts of a flower
sepals and petals or perianth
sepals
green, surrounds and protect the unopened flower bud = calyx
petals
attract pollinators, may be brightly colored, usually large, scented, nectaries at the base = corolla
nectaries
produce sugary nectar which attracts insects
perianth
only petals, no sepals - nothing green
calyx
kalich
sepals tr
lístky kališní
corolla
koruna
petals
lístky korunní
stamen
- the main parts of the flower
- consisting of the anther held up on the filament
- anther - produce male sex cells (pollen grains)
anther
prašník
pollen grains
pylové zrno
filament
nitka
pistil
- stigma - the top of the female part of the flower which collects pollen grains
- style - bears the stigma
- ovary - produces the female sex cells (ovules)
stigma
blizna
style
čnělka
ovary
semeník
types of flowers
- solitary / simple flower
- inflorescences flower
- racemose type
- cymose type
raceme
hrozen
compound raceme
složený hrozen
spike
klas
catkin
jehněda
spandix
strboul
umbel
okolík