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
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