Plant reproductive parts

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  • stamen
    the male reproductive organ of the plant, can be broken into two parts (anther, filament)
  • anther
    a part of the stamen, its job is to create and hold pollen
  • pollen
    yellow particles found on the anther of the stamen, the plant sperm cell.
  • filament
    a part of the stamen, provides support for the anther
  • pistil
    the female reproductive organ of a plant, can be broken down into three parts (stigma, style, ovary)
  • stigma
    the top part of the pistil, allows pollen to stick to it so that fertilization can occur
  • style
    the center part of the pistil that leads to ovary
  • ovary
    the location of ovule fertilization, turns into fruit one fertilization occurs
  • ovule
    the egg cell of a plant, found in the ovary
  • petals
    attract pollinators
  • pollinator
    any organism that aids in the spread of pollen between plants so that fertilization can occur
  • seeds
    a result of fertilization, found in fruit, and are planted to grow new plants