6.L.1.

1- Summarize the basic structures and functions of flowering plants required for survival,
reproduction and defense.

Akash Immani 3rd period

Flower Power!!
As you go through the presentation of the flower notes, please complete the following chart.

Name of structure Description of Picture of structure What does it do for

structure the plant?

Sepals Found at the base of Helps to protect the

the flower, look like developing bud
green petals

Petals Colorful part of a They attract

flower pollinators

Stamen Male reproductive Produce male sex

organs of a flower cells called pollen
cells

Filament Stalk like structure Holds up the anther

Anther Circle shaped Produces pollen cells

 Pistil Female reproductive Produces female sex
organ cells called
ovules(egg cells)

Stigma Sticky surface at the Receives the pollen

top of the pistil

Style Tube like stalk Holds the stigma up

Ovary At the base of the Holds the ovules

pistil

Perfect Flower Have both male and It looks better

female parts

Imperfect Flower Either male or female It looks weird

parts, not both

1. Do all flowering plants contain both male and female structures?

No
Part II Pollination Vocabulary
Use the BrainPop link to define the following terms.
Term Definition
Anemophily Pollination by wind

Hydrophily Pollination by water

Pollinizer A plant that generates water

Entemophily When a plant is pollinated by insects

Pollinator An agent that moves pollen, such as a bee or water

Zoophily When a plant is pollinated by vertebrates, such as birds or bats

Syngamy Cross-pollination, when pollen from one flower is delivered to

the flower of a different species of plant
Autogamy Self-pollination, when pollen moves from the male parts of a
flower to the female part of the same flower, or another flower
on the same plant
Cleistogamy Self-pollination which occurs before a flower even opens

Hybridization Pollination between plants of different species

Pollen basket The hairy area on a bee’s hind leg where pollen collects