Functions

Cards (5)

  • Sepal: protect the flower bud.
  • Petal: brightly coloured and scented and may have nectarines which are all used to attract insects, petals in wind pollinated flowers are tiny, and used for pushing the bracts (leaf-like structures) apart to expose stamens and stigma
  • Anther: has pollen sacs with pollen grains which contain the male nucleus (male gamete).
  • Stigma: platform on which pollen grains land
  • Ovary: hollow chamber, ovules grow from the walls.