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| Reproductive structure of angiosperms |
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| How many different parts are found in a typical flower |
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| Most flowers have 4 different parts, arranged in whorls |
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| The outermost flower part; protects the other flower parts |
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| Collective terms for all of the sepals of a flower |
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Second whorl of flower parts.
Usually highly colored, can be oddly shaped.
Used to attract pollinators. |
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| Collective term for all of the petals |
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| The stem that hold the flower |
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| The swollen end of the peduncle. The end of the flower stem; flower parts are attached to it. |
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The third part of the flower
The male part of the flower |
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The top of the stamen.
Pollen grains are made here. |
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The lower stalk of the stamen.
It holds up the anther. |
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| The fourth and central part of the flower |
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The top of the carpel.
It is used to capture pollen grains - sticky stigma. |
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The middle part of the carpel.
It connects the stigma to the ovary. |
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The bottom part of the carpel.
It contains one or more ovules. |
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Egg chambers inside the ovary.
A flower may have one or many ovules. |
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The ovule contains 8 cells:
1 egg
2 synergids - one on each side of the egg
2 polar nuclei
3 antipodals. |
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A flower that has all four flower parts:
sepals, petals, stamens, carpels. |
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A flower that is missing one flower part:
no petals OR no stamens OR no carpels. |
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A flower that has BOTH male and female flower parts;
it has both stamens and carpels. |
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A flower that has only MALE or FEMALE part, never both.
A flower may have carpels and be female;
A flower may have stamens and be male. |
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A plant that has single sex flowers on the same plant.
Both sexes can be found in the "same house".
Ex: Corn
Male flowers are the tassels at the top of the plant;
Female flowers are the immature ears of corn. |
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A plant that has one plant with only female flowers and another plant with only male flowers.
Holly plants: female plants will make red berries; male plants will not. |
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