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Flowering Plant Parts

Flowers are survival machines! Each part has a job that helps the plant move pollen and make the next generation of seeds.
🌱The Parts of a Plant
Flower — the reproductive part; it makes seeds 🌸
Leaves — soak up sunlight to make food for the plant 🍃
Stem — holds the plant up and carries water & food 🌿
Roots — anchor the plant and drink up water from the soil 🪵
🌸Inside a Flower
🔍 Two teams in every flower:
FEMALEThe Pistil = Stigma (sticky tip) + Style + Ovary (where seeds form).
MALEThe Stamen = Anther (makes pollen) + Filament (the stalk).
EXTRAPetals attract pollinators; green Sepals protect the bud.
🐝From Pollen to Seeds
1. Anther makes pollen 2. Pollination pollen → stigma 3. Fertilization sperm + egg 4. Seeds form ovary → fruit the seeds grow into new plants 🌱
🔑Key Terms
🌸Petal Colorful leaf-like parts that attract pollinators.
♂️Stamen Male part: the anther + filament. The anther makes pollen.
♀️Pistil Female part: stigma + style + ovary.
🎯Stigma The sticky tip of the pistil that catches pollen.
🐝Pollination Moving pollen from the anther to the stigma.
🥚Ovary Base of the pistil where seeds develop — it becomes the fruit.
⭐ Remember: a flower is a plant's seed-making machine — petals attract pollinators, pollination carries pollen to the stigma, then fertilization makes seeds grow in the ovary!
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