From Flower to Seed
How do flowers reproduce?
Pollen from an anther is caught by the stigma, travels through style to the ovules in the ovary. This is called cross pollination. This turns into a fruit; an ovary containing seeds.
Flower
A reproductive
structure of angiosperms;
produces pollen in the
anthers of stamens and
seeds in a fruit; the mature
ovary of a pistil.
Structure of a Flower
Stamen
male
reproductive structure
Pistil
female
reproductive structure
Stigma: sticky tip; traps
pollen
Style: slender tube;
transports pollen from
stigma to ovary
Ovary: contains ovules;
ovary develops into fruit
Ovule: contains egg
cell which develops into
a seed when fertilized
