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PBHS Flower
Parts of a Flower
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Collective term for all of the petals | corolla |
| Calyx | collective term for all of the sepals |
| stamen | male structure |
| "spores" or the "sperm" of a flower | pollen (pollen grains) |
| female structure | pistil |
| stigma | top, sticky part of the pistil |
| anther | top part of the stamen that contains the pollen |
| "neck" of the pistil | style |
| ovary is the bottom part of the | pistil |
| "stalk" of the stamen | filament |
| complete flowers contain | male and female structures and sepals and petals |
| incomplete flowers | missing one of the 4 major structures |
| perfect flowers | male and female parts |
| imperfect flowers | male or female |
| Cell that can be fertilized to become a seed | ovule |
| A fertilized ovule is a/an | seed |
| leaf-like structure directly beneath the petals | sepal |
| stem directly attached to the sepals (flower) | peduncle |
| pollen is contained and produced by the | anther |
| When the peduncle branches out to smaller flowers instead of one, each branch of the peduncle is a | pedicel |