Flowers

• Insect pollinated flowers


  • Structures and functions
• Petals


  Large and often brightly coloured to attract insects
• Nectaries


  Produce nectar, a sugary substance that insects feed on
• Stamen


  The male part of the flower
• Anther


  Produces pollen which contains the male gamete
• Filament


  Supports the anther
• Carpel


  The female part of the flower
• Stigma


  A sticky structure that pollen attaches to
• Ovary


  Produces the female gametes within the ovules
• Ovule


  Where the female gamete is found
• Style


  Supports the stigma and connects it to the ovary
• Stem


  Supports the flower and raises it to an elevated position
• Receptacle


  An enlarged part of the stem which connects the stem to the flower and supports the weight of the flower
• Sepals


  Protect the flower bud before the flower blooms and help support the petals after the flower has bloomed