L2

Question 1

What are the nine parts of the flower?

Answer 1

The petal, the sepal, the anther, the filament, the stigma, the style, the ovary, the carpel, the stamen and (sometimes) the nectaries.

Question 2

What is the function of the petal?

Answer 2

It visually attracts pollinators e.g. honeybees, bumble bees and hover flies.

Question 3

What is the function of the sepal?

Answer 3

It protects the petals before the flower blooms. And at maturity, the sepal opens up as the flower blooms.

Question 4

What is the function of the anther?

Answer 4

This is a male part of the flower, and it is the part of the stamen where pollen is produced (containing male sex cell).

Question 5

What is the function of the filament?

Answer 5

This is a male part of the flower, it carries nutrients to the anther to help it develop. It also supports the anther.

Question 6

What is the function of the stigma?

Answer 6

This is where the pollen begins to grow.

Question 7

What is the function of the style?

Answer 7

This is like a thick tube attached to and supports the stigma which leads to the ovary. This is where the pollen tube goes through.

Question 8

What is the function of the ovary?

Answer 8

This is a female part of the plant, this is where the ovules are produced and contained.

Question 9

What is the carpel/pistil?

Answer 9

This is the name for all the female, ovule-bearing parts of the flower.

Question 10

What is the stamen?

Answer 10

This is the name for all the male, pollen-producing part of the flower.

Question 11

What is the function of the nectaries?

Answer 11

These can be found anywhere in a plant but they can be found in the flower, laying on the sepal, these are called ‘floral nectaries’. They produce nectar which is a solution of one or more sugars and many different compounds; it is another way plants use to attract pollinators. They use it as a reward for helping the plant pollinate.