The Flower Flashcards
Male parts of the flower
*Called the stamen
*it consists of a filament on which lies the anther which houses the pollen grain
*Stamen=Filament + anther
What’s pollen grain
The reproductive part of flower that houses the sperm (male gamete)
Staminate flowers
*vThey are flowers that have only the male reproductive parts , apart from the other somatic parts d the flower
*Or better described as flowers that lacks the female reproductive part
Female parts of the flower
*Called the pistil
*Consist of the stigma, which is present on a rod (style),
*Right below the style and connected to it, is the ovary
*Pistil = stigma+ style+ ovary
What’s the ovary in flower
*It is the part of the flower that houses the egg (female gamete)
What’s a pistillate flower
*A flower that only have the female reproductive part, in addition to the other floral parts
*Also defined as the flower that lacks the male reproductive part (stamen)
What are the parts of a flower
*Stamen
*Pistil
*Petals
*Sepals
*Stalk
What’s petals
*The colourful, mostly widely out spread, part of a flower
*It attracts pollinators
*Also, perform the act of photosynthesis in its budding phase
*Exists in whorls of 3, 4, or 5
*The petals whose whorls are fuse together, such fusion is called ‘corolla’
Perfect and imperfect flower
*The flower that have both male and female parts is called ‘perfect flower
*Flowers that lack either male or female floral part are referred to as ‘imperfect flowers’
*Imperfect flowers can be staminate or pistillate, depending on the part they’re missing
Complete and Incomplete flower
*Complete flowers have: sepals, petals, stamen, and pistil
*Incomplete flowers are flowers that lack one or more of those
How to recognize if a plant is monocot or dicot from its flower
*Monocots have the floral parts present in groups of 3
*Dicots have the floral parts present in groups of 4 or 5
What’s the pedicel
*Also called the flower stalk
*It holds the flower and…
*connects it to the stem
*Provide water and nutrients to the flower
