Pollination Notes Grade: 5 Parts of A Flowers

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POLLINATION NOTES GRADE: 5

PARTS OF A FLOWERS
CALYX – Outermost whorl of a flower.

FUNCTION- Protect the flower in bud stage. Prepare food for the plant.

COROLLA – The second whorl of the flower.

FUNCTION- TO attract insects for pollination due to its brightly coloured petals

and scented smell.

ANDROECIUM- The third whorl of a flower. Male Reproductive part of a flower.

(Collection of stamens)

STAMEN- It has a long slender stalk called filament. An anther is present at the

tip of the stamen. Anthers produce dust like particles called pollen grains that

contain male reproductive cells or male gamete.

FUNCTION- Anther produces pollen grains.

GYNOECIUM – Located at the centre of a flower. Female reproductive part of

the flower. Collection of these units are called carpel or pistils.

Pistil – Pistil has three parts stigma, style and ovary.

Stigma- Sticky, swollen tip that receives pollen grains.

Style- Thin long tube that connects the stigma to the ovary.

Ovary- Swollen base of the pistil. It contains ovules. Ovules contain eggs or the

female gametes.

BISEXUAL AND MONOSEXUAL FLOWERS:

BISEXUAL FLOWERS: These flowers contains both male and female reproductive
parts in the same flower. They are also called complete flower eg. Tulip, Rose,
Hibiscus
MONOSEXUAL FLOWERS: These flowers contain either male reproductive part
or female reproductive part . They are also called incomplete flowers. eg.
Papaya, cucumber, watermelon and pumpkin.

POLLINATION:

Transfer of pollen grains from anther to the stigma by various agents is called
pollination.

AGENTS OF POLLINATION: Wind, water, birds, insects.

KINDS OF POLLINATION

 Self Pollination

 Cross Pollination

SELF POLLINATION: Transfer of pollen grains from the anther of one flower

The to the stigma of the same flower or another flower in the same plant.

CROSS POLLINATION: Transfer of pollen grains from the anther of one flower

to the stigma of another flower on different plant of the same kind.

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