1. The Parts of a Flower This lesson is from Virginia Tech and has not been edited by the Georgia Curriculum Office.

2. Parts of a Flower Sepal Petals Stamen Pistil Receptacle

3. Sepal Green, leaf-like structure Fold back when flower opens

4. Sepals Usually green; leaflike structures that protect the flower, as it forms and emerges.

5. Petals Located just inside the sepals Leaf-like and often very colorful Attract pollinators

6. Stamen Male reproductive parts Consists of a filament & anther Produces pollen Pollen contains male sex cell

7. Pistil Female reproductive part 3 main parts –Stigma –Style –Ovary

8. Receptacle The place on the stem where floral organs attach and originate.

9. Pollination Pollen transferred from anther to stigma Transfer take place via –Animals –Wind

10. The reproductive parts Found at the center of the flower

11. Anther Part of the stamen Produces and holds pollen

12. Filament Stalk that holds up the anther

13. Style The neck of the pistil

14. Stigma Found at the end of the pistil Has a sticky surface to catch pollen

15. Ovary Part of the pistil that contains the ovules

16. Ovule The part of the flower in which the eggs are produced and seeds develop

17. Fertilization Pollen fuses with the egg Forms a new plant Self-pollination Cross-pollination

18. Cross-Pollination Used to develop new cultivars Occurs between closely related plants

19. Review Flowers have 5 main parts –Sepals, Petals, Stamen, Pistil, & Receptacle Stamen is the male part Pistil is the female part Fertilization is where the pollen fuses with the egg Cross-pollination occurs between two different plants