Flowers

Plants grow flowers to produce seeds. Flowers come in many different shapes, sizes, colors and smells in order to attact (and feed) birds, insects and other animals that will help the plant by moving pollen from one plant to another of the same kind.

 

   
   
   

 

What the parts of a flower are NAMED.

What the parts of a flower DO.
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Name

Function

Petal

 Attracts insects, birds and other pollenators.

Pistil - Stigma

 Traps pollen

Pistil - Style

 Pollen travels through here

Pistil - Ovary

 Contains egg cells

Stamen - Anther

 Makes pollen

Stamen - Filament

 Provides support for Anther

Sepal

 Formerly protected the flower bud

 

Traps pollen. Traps pollen. Makes pollen. Provides support for the pollen makers. Provides support for the pollen makers. Formerly protected to flower bud Contains egg cells. Makes pollen. Pollen travels through here. Attracts insects & other pollinators
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Pistil Pistil - ovary Pistil - Stigma Pistil - Style Pistil - ovary Pistil - Stigma Pistil - Style Stamen - Filament Stamen - Filament Stamen - Anther Stamen - Anther Stamen - Anther Stamen - Anther Stamen - Anther Stamen - Anther Stamen - Anther filament anther Stamen Sepal Petal