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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 main function of flowers is | reproduction of plants |
| Flower | have 4 parts/organs -carpals, stamens, sepal and petal. |
| corolla | all the petals together |
| caylx | all the sepals are the green area under the petal and they are refereed to as the ? |
| perianth | the corolla & the calyx make the------------ of the flower. |
| pistil | is the pear shaped or flat part of the flower. It is considered female. |
| Flower Parts | stigma style ovary anther ovule filament pedicel receptacle |
| stigma | is where the pollen grains attach when the flower is pollinated. |
| style | is the long tube then that runs up and down the pistol. |
| pistol | at the base of thee ------- we have two very important parts they are the ovule and the ovary. |
| ovules | eventually become the seed of the plant. |
| receptacle | is the end of the branch that supports the flower. |
| peduncle | A pedicel is also refereed to as a? |
| Stamen | The male part of the plant. The stamen has two parts, the anther & filament. |
| Anther | produces pollen. |
| carpel | the ovule and the ovary are inside the? |
| Carpel Structure | can have a compound carpel (3carpels) or a simple carpel. (one opening) |
| complete flowers | have all four organs |
| incomplete flower | would lack one of the organs. |
| tepals | is a term used when you cannot identify a sepals from a petal. |
| regular flowers | can be equally divided. |
| Irregular Flower | cannot be equally divided. |
| perfect flower | - has stamens and pistils |
| imperfect flowers - lack stamens or pistils - dioecious or monoecious | - lack stamens or pistils - andcan be dioecious or monoecious |
| monoecious | the plant has both male & female flowers on the same plant. |
| dioecious | the plant has male & female flowers on separate plants. They cross fertilize. |
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