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How Flowering Plants Reproduce
How Flowering Plants Reproduce. The female part of a flowering plant is called the carpel. The carpel is sometimes referred to as the pistil. Sitting on top of the carpel is the stigma. It is the stigma that collects the pollen left by visiting insects. Inside the stigma is the pollen tube. The pollen tube leads to the flower's ovary. The ovary...
Female Reproductive Parts
The female part of a flowering plant is called the carpel. The carpel is sometimes referred to as the pistil. Sitting on top of the carpel is the stigma. It is the stigma that collects the pollen left by visiting insects. Inside the stigma is the pollen tube. The pollen tube leads to the flower's ovary. The ovary contains the ovule. The ovule is the egg of the flower.
Male Reproductive Parts
On a flowering plant, the male section is called the stamen. The stamen can usually be found surrounding the pistil in a circular pattern. The top of the stamens are slightly larger sections called anthers. It is inside the anther that the pollen is produced. The pollen acts as the sperm for the flowering plant.
Putting It All Together
The petals and the sepals are what form the outside of the flower. This ensures the stamen and the pistil are not readily exposed. Bees and other insects gather pollen when they go from flower to flower. The insect must go past the the pistil before it can get to the stamen for more pollen. Bits of pollen from the insect are deposited onto the pistil. The pollen travels down the pollen tube to the ovary. The pollen then fertilizes the ovule. The ovule produces the seeds, which allow the plant to reproduce.
