Structure of a Flower

Question 1

What is the female part of a flower called?

Answer 1

• the carpel

Question 2

What does the carpal consist of?

Answer 2

• an ovary
• style
• stigma

Question 3

What does the ovary contain?

Answer 3

• the ovule/s

Question 4

What do the mature ovules contain?

Answer 4

• a female gamete

Question 5

What happens once the male gamete fertilises the female gamete in the ovule?

Answer 5

• the ovule develops into a seed
• the ovary develops into a fruit

Question 6

What is the style?

Answer 6

• the slender section connecting the stigma to the ovary

Question 7

What does the style do?

Answer 7

• holds the stigma in the most favourable position to receive pollen

Question 8

What grows along the style towards the ovary?

Answer 8

• the pollen tube carrying the male gamete grows along the style towards the ovary

Question 9

What is the stigma?

Answer 9

• the sticky part that receives pollen

Question 10

What is the male part of a flower called?

Answer 10

• the stamen

Question 11

What does the stamen consist of?

Answer 11

• anther
• filament

Question 12

What is the anther?

Answer 12

• the structure that forms pollen grains in which the male gametes are found

Question 13

What does the filament do?

Answer 13

• holds the anther in the best position for the pollen to be released