Grade 6: Chapter 2

The Flower
 Keywords
Pedicel
Thalamus
Calyx
Corolla
Androecium
Gynoecium
 FLOWER
Most attractive and colourful
rt of the plant
Reproductive part of a
wering plant
 PARTS OF A FLOWER
a) PEDICEL
b) THALAMUS

i) CALYX
ii) COROLLA
iii) ANDROECIUM
iv) GYNOECIUM
 a) PEDICEL

A stalk by which
flower borne.
PARTS OF A FLOWER
 b) THALAMUS
Terminal swollen
part of the pedicel
Holds the four
whorls of the flower.
 i) CALYX

Outermost whorl of
flower.
Individual segments or
units are called sepals.
FUNCTION

Protects the inner

floral whorls during
the bud formation.
Take part in
photosynthesis.
Coloured petals
are called Petaloid
Petaloid
 COROLLA
Second whorl of the flower
Individual segments petals
Brightly coloured with sweet
smell and have nectar which
attracts insects.
 ANDROECIUM
Third whorl of the
flower

Individual segments
are called stamens
STRUCTURE
STAMEN , male part consist
of thin stalk or filamentand
bilobed structure called anther
FUNCTION:
Male part of the flower
produces pollen grains which
take part in reproduction
GYNOECIUM
Fourth central whorl of
the flower
Individual segments are
carpels or pistil.
May be one or more in a
flower.
 STRUCTURE OF GYNOECIUM
Terminal receptive part stigma.
Long middle tubular part style.
The basal swollen part ovary.
Ovary contains ovules which fuse
with pollen grains during the
process of fertilisation.
Female part of thflowerproduces
ovules which ripen in to seed.
UNISEXUAL FLOWERS

Flowers with only androecium or

gynoecium.
Eg: Papaya, Palm, Gourd

BISEXUAL or HERMAPHRODITE
Flowers which have both
androecium and gynoecium.
Eg: China Rose, Mustard, Pea
 Fill in the following
1. The flower is born on a stalk called
_________________
2. Male part of a flower is ___________

3. Female part of a flower is

4. _______ is the collective term for sepals

5. _______ is the collective term for petals

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