Male Flower Parts
What is the Stamen?
The male part of the flower.
What is the Pistil/Carpel?
The female part of the flower.
What is Fertilization? (In plants)
When Pollen travels down the Style, joins with the egg in the Ovule, and forms a Seed.
What is Pollination?
Transfer of pollen from the anther to the stigma.
What is the Anther?
A part of the stamen that produces pollen, which contains sperm cells.
What is the Stigma?
The sticky top of the Pistil that catches pollen.
What is Pollination?
Transfer of pollen from the anther to the stigma.
Name the male and female parts of a flower.
Stamen (Anther, Filament)
Pistil/Carpel (Stigma, Style, Ovary)
What is the Filament?
A part of the stamen that holds up the anther.
What is the Style?
The tube that connects the Stigma to the Ovary. A part of the Pistil.
How do plants initiate pollination?
Seed Dispersal
Fill in the blank:
1. Petals are the most colorful parts of a flower. ___ are attracted by their color and scent.
2. ___ are the male reproductive parts of a flower. ___ is produced in the anther, at the top of the stalklike filament.
3. ___ are the female reproductive parts of a flower. They consist of a sticky stigma, a slender tube called the style, and a hollow structure called the ___ at the base.
4. ___ are the small, leaflike parts of a flower. They protect the developing flower.
1. Pollinators
2. Stamens, Pollen
3. Pistils, Ovary
4. Sepals
What is the Ovary?
The part of the Pistil that contains ovules.
What is Seed Dispersal?
The spreading of seeds to reduce competition.
What is an Ovule?
The egg cell inside the ovary
What are some types of Seed Dispersal and which plants use each type?
1. Wind dispersal: Seeds carried by wind. (Dandelions)
2. Water dispersal: Seeds carried by water. (Coconuts)
3. Animal dispersal: Seeds eaten or carried by animals. (Berries, Burns)
4. Mechanical dispersal: Seed pods burst or explode to release seeds. (Pods Exploding)