Plant Structure

LO’s:
•Recall the parts of a flower (L4)
•Describe the function of parts (L5)
•Explain how a part is suited to its
function (L6)
 Starter!
• List as many plant parts as you can
remember.

You have 2 minutes!!

 Parts of a flowering plant
Can you name all the parts of this plant? Click
on the arrows to see if you are correct!

Did you get flower

them right!

leaf
stem

roots
 What is a Flower?

Have you ever

wondered why plants
have flowers?
You have probably all
seen flowers before.
But do you know what
the different parts of a
flower are for?
This lesson will help
you find out!

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 What is a Flower?
The flower’s job is to create seeds so that new plants can be grown.
Flowers are made up of lots of parts that work together to make seeds.
 All about flowers
• Flowers are vital to the reproduction
of flowering plants.
• Flowers are made up of several
different parts.
• Each part is important in it’s own
special way.
Dissect a Flower
 Parts of the flower
Now we are going to look more closely at the
flower. Click the arrows to find the names.
You can click on the
names to find out petal
more information.
stigma
anther
style
filament
ovary
sepal
About pollination
Task 1:Label the parts of
a flower
Labelled parts of a flower
 What Jobs Do They Do?
Each part of the flower has a special job to do in order to make seeds.
The video on the website below will help you remember the different parts
of the flower. Try to remember what each part does.

Once you have watched the video, complete

your Parts of a Flower Activity Sheet.

Click to go to the video.

 Functions
• Using the function descriptions ,
• Match them to the correct part.

You have 5 minutes!

Filament leads down to ovary

Anther receives the pollen from visiting

insects
Ovary Protects the bud.

Petal Attracts insect to visit the flower

Sepal Eggs stored here, join with pollen

Stigma Part of stamen, contains pollen.

Style Supports & holds anther.

Part of stamen.
Filament Supports & holds anther.
Part of stamen.
Anther Part of stamen, contains pollen.

Ovary Eggs stored here, join with pollen

Petal Attracts insect to visit the flower

Sepal Protects the bud.

Stigma Receives the pollen from visiting

insects

Style leads down to ovary

 Petal
• The petal attracts insects
to visit the flower.
• The colours that we see in
the flower petals are quite
different to those seen by
insects, with their
specialised eyes.

Click here to go back to ‘The Parts of a Flower’

 Stigma
• The stigma receives the pollen from
visiting insects. stigma
• It is one of the
female parts of a
flower. The others
are the style and
the ovary.

Click here to go back to ‘The Parts of a Flower’

 Style
• The style leads down to ovary.

style
• It is another of the
female parts of a
flower.

Click here to go back to ‘The Parts of a Flower’

 Ovary
• The ovary is located at the base of the
flower
• The three female parts of a flower
are, together, called the pistil or
the carpel.
• The female parts of a flower make
the seeds.

ovary

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 Filament
• The filament is one of the male parts of a
flower.

• The other male part is

called the anther.
• Together they are filament
called the stamen.

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 Anther
• The anther is one of the male parts of a
flower.
• The shape and size of the anther will
attract the correct insects.

• The anther and

filament make the
pollen. Together, they
anther
are called the stamen.

Click here to go back to ‘The Parts of a Flower’

 Sepal
• The sepal is usually green.

• It is the part of the flower that protects the bud.

• It is not part of the pollination

process.

sepal

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Presentation by Emeka Okereke, 2020,

Grange School, Lagos.