The parts of a flower | Science | Quizalize & Oak National Academy

Starter quiz

This part of a plant is called a ______.
- 'flower' ✓
True or false? Every plant produces flowers.
- True
- False ✓
Which of these pictures show seeds?
- A
- B ✓
- C ✓
- D
Which of these parts of the plant is called a petal?
- A ✓
- B
- C
A life cycle is …
- the way a living thing is born.
- the way seasons change over time.
- the way a living thing changes as it ages. ✓
What is the function of flowers on a plant?
- making food for the plant
- making seeds ✓
- absorbing water
- taking in sunlight

The brightly coloured parts of flowers that attract insects towards them are called ______.
- 'petals' ✓
Flowers play an important part in the life cycle of a flowering plant. Match the name to the correct part of the flower.
- A
  
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  petal ✓
- B
  
  ⇔
  
  stigma ✓
- C
  
  ⇔
  
  anther ✓
- D
  
  ⇔
  
  ovary ✓
Pollen is a dusty substance which is …
- made inside the leaves of a plant.
- made by the male parts of a flower. ✓
- used by plants to make food.
- made by the female parts of a flower.
Which female part of the flower is sticky to catch pollen?
- anther
- stigma ✓
- ovary
- petal
In which part of the flower are seeds made?
- anther
- stigma
- ovary ✓
- petal
Which of these statements is incorrect?
- Petals are brightly coloured to attract insects.
- Anthers are male parts of the plant.
- The stigma is part of the stamen. ✓
- Anthers hold pollen.

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Flowers play an important part in the life cycle of a flowering plant.
The anther is a part of the stamen that produces and holds the dusty pollen. Anthers are male parts of the flower.
The stigma is a female part of the flower and is sticky.
The ovary is where seeds are formed.
Petals are brightly coloured to attract animals, such as insects and birds, to carry pollen to another flower.

Pupils may think the function of flowers is to make plants look nice or that they are there for the benefit of humans.

Explain that flowers are the reproductive parts of a plant that allow it to make more seeds.

Stamen - The male parts of a flower are called the stamen.
Anther - The anther is a part of the stamen that produces and holds pollen.
Stigma - The stigma is a sticky part at the top of the female parts of a flower.
Ovary - Seeds are formed inside the ovary of a flower.
Petal - A petal is a part of a flower which is often colourful and attracts insects to pollinate the flower.