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flower and fruit for 8th
flower and fruit for 8th
Androecium
Androecium is composed of
stamens. Each stamen which
represents the male
reproductive organ consists of a
stalk or a filament and an
anther.

Gynoecium
Gynoecium is the female
reproductive part of the
flower and is made up of
one or more carpels.
Pedicel

• The flower stem
Receptacle

• The place on the stem where floral organs
attach and originate.
Sepals

• Usually green; leaflike structures that
protect the flower, as it forms and
emerges.
• Sometimes sepals are colorful
Calyx

• The group of sepals on a flower
Petals
• Located just
inside the sepals
• Leaf-like and
often very
colorful
• Attract
pollinators
Corolla

• The collection of petals on a flower
Stamens

• Male reproductive parts of a flower
• Arranged around the female parts
Anther
• Part of the
stamen
• Produces and
holds pollen
Filament

• Stalk that holds up the anther
Stigma
• Found at the end
of the pistil
• Has a sticky
surface to catch
pollen
Style

• The neck of the
pistil
Ovary
• Part of the
pistil that
contains the
ovules
Ovule
• The part of the
flower in which
the eggs are
produced and
seeds develop
Pollination
Cross pollination
Bee goes into flower
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Bee transports into another flower
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Cross-Pollination
• Insects other than bees may also cross-pollinate
such as:
Butterflies

Mosquitos
Caterpillars
Self-pollination
Self Pollination
• Bees and other animals bring pollen from
the flower’s own anthers to its stigma.
The bees collect the pollen from the Anther
and then gives it the Stigma
fruits
There are two types of fruits
1:fleshy fruits –wall of ovary becomes flashy
and bulky in some fruits are called fleshy
fruits e..g. mango lemon
2:dry fruits: the wall of ovary becomes dry in
some fruits at their maturity e.g . Pea , green
gram
Fleshy fruit
Dry fruits
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