Flower Parts & Reproduction (Study Jams)

Which part of a flower is female?

• petal

• sepal

• stamen

• pistil

Which part of a flower is male?

• petal

• sepal

• stamen

• pistil

Where are the male and female parts of a flower located?

• Inside the pistil

• Inside the petals

• Inside the sepal

• Inside the anther

What is pollination?

• when a pollen grain from a flower's stamen reaches a flower's sepal

• when a pollen grain from a flower's stamen reaches a flower's stigma

Why do bees like nectar?

• They eat it and make honey.

• They use it to sting people.

• It makes them fly.

• They use it to make a buzzing sound.

What does a pollen grain have to do in order to fertilize an egg?

• travel from the pistil to the stamen

• germinate in the soil around the flower

• fall through the filament to the anther

• fall from the stigma down the style to the ovary

What do the pollen grain and the egg become during fertilization?

• They become honey.

• They form a sepal.

• They become a seed.

• They form a new pistil.

A

• stigma

• anther

• receptacle

• stem

B

• style

• filament

• sepals

• ovary with ovules

C

• stem

• stigma

• sepals

• petal