1. Parts of a Flower

2. Flowering Plants A flowering plant has both male and female parts.
The female part is called the pistil.
The male part is called the stamen.

3. Stamen: The male reproductive structure of a flowering plant
Includes the anther & filament

4. Anther: the structure located on top of the stamen and carries the pollen

5. Pollen
Pollen is the male sex cell that donates half of the DNA to make a seed.
It is a powdery substance, usually orange or yellow in color, that gets carried by pollinators.

6. Filament: a thread-like part that holds up the anther

7. Pistil: the female reproductive structure of a flowering plant
Includes the Stigma & Style

8. Stigma: the sticky surface on the top of the pistil; it traps and holds the pollen

9. Style: the tube-like structure that holds up the stigma

10. Ovary: the plant part at the bottom of the flower that has ovules inside (this turns into the fruit and seeds we eat)

11. Ovules: the female sex cells inside the ovary that donate half the DNA to become the seed
A baby seed! 

12. Petal: the colorful flower parts that surround the reproductive structures

13. Sepal: the green petal-like parts at the base of the flower; they help protect the bud when it develops

14. Do all flowering plants male and female structures?
contain both
male and female structures?
NO!

15. Perfect: flowers that have both male and female parts (ex
Perfect: flowers that have both male and female parts (ex. Roses, lilies, and pea plants)

16. Imperfect: flowers with male or female parts (ex- cucumbers, pumpkins, and melons)

17. Pollination: when pollen moves from the male parts to the female parts
Pollination is the step before fertilization in plants.
Fertilization is when the male and female gametes join to form an embryo.