Flower part functions

Contains pollen

• Filament

• Anther

• Fruit

Short stalk portion of the stamen

• Filament

• Anther

• Fruit

After fertilization the ovary grows to become this

• Filament

• Anther

• Fruit

Female eggs (ovules) develop here

• Ovules

• Petal

• Ovary

Female sex cells (eggs)

• Ovules

• Petal

• Ovary

Brightly colored to attract insects for pollination

• Ovules

• Petal

• Ovary

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-4

Female reproductive part of the flower made up of the stigma, style and ovary

• Pistil

• Style

• Pollen

A tube that connects the stigma and the ovary

• Pistil

• Style

• Pollen

Green leaf-like parts of the flower that cover and protect the flower bud before it opens

• Stamen

• Stigma

• Sepal

Male reproductive part of the flower made up of the filament and anther

• Stamen

• Stigma

• Sepal