Flower Structure

• Flowers are the reproductive organs of angiospermophytes and contain male and female structures
• What is it called when a flower contains both male and female structures?

  Monoecious
• What is it called when a flower contains only one sex structure?

  dioecious
• What is the male part of a flower called?

  stamen
• What is the pollen producing organ of the flower?

  Anther
• What is the slender stalk supporting the anther?

  Filament
• What is the female part of the flower called?

  Pistil
• What is the sticky, receptive tip of the pistil that is responsible for catching the pollen?

  Stigma
• What is the tube-shaped connection between the stigma and ovule?

  Style
• What is the structure that contains the female reproductive cells?

  Ovule
• Petals are brightly coloured modified leaves, which function to attract pollinators
• The sepal is the outer covering which protects the flower when in bud
• The peduncle is the stalk of the flower