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Parts and functions of the Plant
1. Petals 2. Sepals3. Stame
n4. Anther5. Pistil6. Ovary
Petals Structure: Are leaf like structurally, arranged in a circle
around the top of a flower stem, brightly colored Function: attract pollinators, protect the insides of the
flower.
Why are most flowers bright colors?
Sepals
Structure: Modified leaves that surround the developing flower.
What is the purpose of the Sepals?To protect and support the flower and prevent it from drying out!
Stamen Structure: tube like filament. Is the MALE
reproductive part of a flower. Function: Produces pollen.
Anther
Structure: It is located on the top of the stamens.
Function: Holds the pollen
Pistils
Structure: Is the FEMALE reproductive structure of a flower. It also is a tube like filament.
Function: It produces the egg.
One or More Pistil
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Ovary Structure: Is the bottom portion of the pistil, contains an egg
Function: To grow and protect the seed When pollen from the male portion of the plant reaches the
ovary and fertilization occurs the ovary grows into the fruit or vegetable.
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Video Questions
1. Do all flowers have bright colored petals? Give an example of a flower without bright petals.
2. How is a seed created?3. What is the purpose of fruit?4. Name 3 ways that seeds can be
distributed away from the original mothering plant.
5. Why does a bee dance in their hive?