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The Parts of a Flower

Teacher's Notes

Four parts of a flower -> arranged in rings inside each other.

Sepal - Protected the flower when it was in bud. The sepal is often green.

Stamen - The male part of the plant which produces the pollen (yellow, dust like). (anthers -> tops of stamen, filaments -> bottom part)

Petals - Brightly coloured in insect pollinated plants. Small (or non-existent) in wind pollinated plants.

Carpel -The female part of the plant which produce fruit once pollination has taken place. The fruit contains seeds. (Carpels. stigma -> top where it gets pollen, style -> pollen travels down, ovary -> where fruit is formed)

Pollination - When pollen is passed from the stamen to the carpels either by.
insects -> insects go to feed on nectar of flower. Brush against stamens and collect pollen. Brush against carpel and pass on pollen.

Wind -> Pollen is blown by the wind. Wind pollinated flowers usually have small or non-existent petals. Light pollen.


The parts of a flower

Copy and label the diagram. Then copy and complete these sentences.

A flower is usually made up of _____ parts which are arranged in ______ inside each other.

The sepal is the outermost ring. It _____ the flower when it was in bud.

The petals of a plant are often ________ __________ to attract _______.

The stamens are the ____ parts of the plant which produce the yellow, dust-like ______.

The carpel is the ______ part of the plant which produces the _______ once ________ has taken place.

A flower can be pollinated either by ______ or by _______.

When a flower is pollinated by ______ the _____ go to feed on the ______ of the flower. They brush against the ______ and collect the _______. Then they brush against the _______ of the same or different flower and pass on the pollen that way.

When a flower is pollinated by ________ the _______ blows the pollen. In this case the flowers usually have small or non-existent petals.

The pollen reaches the carpel at the place called the _____. It travels down the _____ until it reaches the ______ where a _____ is formed.

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The parts of a flower

Copy and label the diagram. Then copy and complete these sentences.

A flower is usually made up of f____ parts which are arranged in r_____ inside each other.

The sepal is the outermost ring. It pr_____ the flower when it was in bud.

The petals of a plant are often b_______ c______ to attract in_____.

The stamens are the m____ parts of the plant which produce the yellow, dust-like p_____.

The carpel is the f_____ part of the plant which produces the f______ once p________ has taken place.

A flower can be pollinated either by in_____ or by w_______.

When a flower is pollinated by in_____ the in_____ go to feed on the n_____ of the flower. They brush against the s______ and collect the p_______. Then they brush against the c______ of the same or different flower and pass on the pollen that way.

When a flower is pollinated by w_______ the w_______ blows the pollen. In this case the flowers usually have small or non-existent petals.

The pollen reaches the carpel at the place called the s______. It travels down the s______ until it reaches the o_______ where a f_______ is formed.

brightly, carpels, coloured, female, four, fruit, fruit, insects, insects, insects, insects, male, nectar, ovary, pollen, pollen, pollination, protected, rings, stamen, stigma, style, wind, wind, wind