Angiosperms

Angiosperm: A Greek word that means “seed in a vessel”

Two major characteristics of angiosperms: 1) Produce Flowers 2) Produce Fruits

Structure of Flowers

Sepals & Petals Petals: Colorful leaf-like structures you see when flowers open Sepals: Enclose and protect the developing flower bud

Male Flower Parts Stamens (2 parts): 1) Filament: the thin stalk 2) Anther: the knob at the top that produces pollen

Female Flower Parts Pistils (3 parts): 1) Stigma: the sticky tip of the pistil (collects pollen) 2) Style: slender tube 3) Ovary: hollow structure that contains the ovules

Angiosperm Seed Dispersal Fruit: a ripened ovary that contains a seed(s). Animals eat the fruits and seeds pass through the digestive system. Passion Fruit

Types of Angiosperms Monocots Dicots One Cotyledon Parallel Veins Scattered Bundles of Vascular Tissue Flower Parts in Threes Dicots Two Cotyledons Branching Veins Circle of Vascular Tissue Flower Parts in Fours or Fives