Flower Parts Practice

Flower Structure Review Watch the video then answer the questions below. Sort the flower parts between Female and Male Female Stigma Style Ovary Ovule Pistil Male Pollen Anther Stamen Filament Match each flower part with their description. Hint: Press "command" + "-" to make the text smaller so it all fits on one screen. This will make it easier for you to match the terms. Fertilization to combine the sperm grain with an egg to form a seed Sepal one of the leaf-like parts that protects a flower and it is usually green Petal colorful and often scented part of the flower that attracts insects Stamen parts of the flower that makes pollen, this includes filament and anther Anther a structure located at the end of the stamen that contains and releases pollen Pistil female part of a flower; it includes the stigma, style, and ovary Ovary The structure at the base of the pistil that contains the ovules or eggs Ovule An individual female egg cell housed in the ovary that can be fertilized by pollen in order to make a seed Pollen An individual grain of male genetic material released from the anther Pollination the process of moving pollen from an anther to a stigma Fill in the blanks in the paragraph below. For plants to make seeds, the pollen from the anther of one flower needs to fertilize the ovule of another flower. The seeds are produced in the flower’s ovary, at the base of the pistil. A variety of animals collect pollen while harvestingnectar to feed themselves and their young. These animals then carry pollen from one flower to another and are called pollinators. pistil stamen style stigma How many different types of pollination can you think of?