Flowering Plants

What is the petal?

• part of the flower that attract insects and mammals to the flower for pollination

• protection for the flower and support for the petals when they bloom

• Contains the embryo sac

What is the sepal?

• Stores the ovule or ovules.

• Connects the stigma to the ovary.

• protection for the flower and support for the petals when they bloom.

• Male part of the flower. Contains the Filament and anthers

What is the receptacle?

• Male part of the flower. Contains the Filament and anthers

• Produces pollen grains

• holds up the anther

• the thick part of the stem

What is the ovule?

• Contains the embryo sac

• catches pollen

• holds up the anther

• makes pollen grains

What is the pistil?

• attract insects and mammals to the flower for pollination

• Male part of the flower. Contains the Filament and anthers

• The female part of the flower. Contains the Stigma, Style, and Ovary

What is an ovary?

• Connects the stigma to the ovary

• Stores the ovule or ovules

• Catches pollen

What is the stigma?

• catches pollen

• holds up the anther

• produces pollen

• connects the stigma to the ovary

What is the stamen?

• The female part of the flower. Contains the Stigma, Style, and Ovary

• Male part of the flower. Contains the Filament and anthers

• stores the ovule or ovules

What is the filament?

• catches pollen

• Male part of the flower. Contains the Filament and anthers

• holds up the anther

What is the anther?

• Produces pollen grains

• caches pollen

• holds up the ovary