Question

What are the functions of the four main parts of a flower?

Answer 1

The 4 parts are calyx, Corolla, androecium and gynoecium.

Answer 2

Question

• What are the functions of the four main parts of a flower?

Solution

Parts of a Flower

The typical flower has four main parts :- Calyx, Corolla, Stamen and Carpel

• The outermost whorl of the flower or the Calyx contains small leaf-like generally green coloured structures called Sepals. The Calyx protects the flower when it is a bud.

• The Corolla is made up of petals which are usually brightly-coloured and scented. The attractive petals and the scent help to attract insects, which is turn pollinate flowers.

• The stamen is the male part of the flower. It is made up of a stalk called filament with a yellow or orange knob called anther. When pressed, the anthers release small pollen grains. The pollen grains are essential for reproduction.

• The carpet or pistil is the female part of a flower. It consists of a stigma, style and ovary.

$\pink\bullet$ The ovary holds one or more egg cells or ovules.

$\pink\bullet$ The stigma, which is at the tip of the style, receives and pollen.

$\pink\bullet$ The style connects the ovary and the stigma.

The flower is attached to the stem by a stalk or pedicel. The upper part of the pedical is usually swollen and the different whorls aries from this. The swollen part is called the thalamus.

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