Parts of a Flower 5 th Grade

Parts of a Flower

What does the Anther do? Holds pollen grains

What is the pistil? The female part of the plant that has the stigma, style, and ovary

What is the style? The stalklike part of the pistil

What is the stigma? The top part of the pistil

What is the ovary? The base of the pistil that contains egg cells

Where are the petals?

What are the sepals? The outer leaf-like parts

What is a stamen? The thin stalklike structures with the anther and filament

Flowers Differ Complete Flowers: have sepals, petals, stamens, and pistils Incomplete Flowers: are missing on the the flower parts above

Perfect Flowers: have both male and female parts -Male parts: stamen (with anther and filaments) -Female parts: pistils (with ovary, style, & stigma)

Imperfect Flowers: have either pistils or stamens, but not both

Examples of Complete Flowers Roses Hibiscus

Examples of Incomplete Flowers Squash Flowers & Zucchini Flowers

Seed = an embryo (immature plant) Largest seed in the world:

Why do flowers have different aromas? (smells) To attract pollinators (insects, hummingbirds, etc) who eat the flower’s sugary nectar Insects will get pollen on their bodies, and as the insect moves around the flower, it transfers the pollen to other parts of the flower so that fertilization can happen and new seeds can be created