Flower Reproduction
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Flowers are what organs
Sexual organs
What can plants have both of in the same flower
Male and female reproductive organs
What are all the parts of the flower
Peduncle , receptacle , petals , sepals , male structures , female structures
What is a peduncle
A stem
What is a receptacle
Top part of the flower stalk where different parts attach
What are sepals
Small green leaves that protect young buds
Why can sepals photosynthesis
They are green
Why animal pollinated flowers petals brightly colored
To attract pollinators
What is the stamen ?
Male part of flower
What are the 2 parts of the male stamen
Anthers , filaments
Where do the anthers rest
On the filaments
What do anthers produce in their pollen
Male sex cells
What happens when female S cells and male S cells fuse together
This will create a seed that grows into a plant
What do filaments look like
Stalk like structures - some long , some short
What is the female organ in the flower
Pistil
What does the pistil have
Stigma , style , ovary
What do all parts work specifically to do
Receive pollen and transport it . Have it fertilized the ovules
When does the sigma receive pollen
During pollination
What is stigma on top of
Long , narrow style
What happens to stigma when receiving pollen
Becomes sticky so pollen can stick
What is the style
Long tube , connecting stigma with ovary and ovules . Supports stigma in best position to receive pollen
What happens after stigma receives pollen
Pollen tubes grow through the style , from stigma to ovules in ovary
What does the stamen produce
Pollen containing male S cells
How small are pollen grains
Small like specks of dust