Plant Reproduction

• Stamen


  The male reproductive organ of the flower.
• Carpel


  The female reproductive organ of the flower.
• Stigma


  Where the pollen lands.
• Style


  Stalk that connects the stigma and the ovary.
• Ovary


  Where the egg cells are produced.
• Filament


  Stalk that supports the anther which produces pollen.
• Anther


  Where the pollen is produced (male part of the flower)
• Pollen


  A fine powdery substance produced by flowering plants.
• Ovule


  The organ that forms the seeds of flowering plants.
• Sepal


  For protection of the flower before it opens and is still in bud.
• Petal


  Brightly coloured and scented usually in order to attract insects for pollination.
• Wind Pollinated


  Wind pollinated plants let their pollen blow in the wind and hope that their pollen grains reach another plant for pollination.
• Insect Pollinated


  Insect pollinated plants use insects and other animals to carry their pollen grains to other plants.
• Pollination


  The act of transferring pollen grains from the anther to the stigma.