Lab 5 - Angiosperms

Peduncle

Flower stalk

Receptacle

Base where flower parts attach

Sepal

Protects flower bud

Petal

Attracts pollinators

Stamen

Male part of flower

Anther

Makes pollen

Filament

Holds anther

Pollen

Male gametes

Carpel

Female part of flower

Stigma

Receives pollen

Style

Tube to ovary

Ovary

Holds ovules

Ovule

Becomes seed

Vegetative structures

Leaves stems roots

Reproductive structures

Flowers fruits seeds

Pericarp

Fruit wall

Exocarp

Outer layer (skin)

Mesocarp

Middle fleshy layer

Endocarp

Inner layer (pit/shell)

Drupe

Fleshy fruit with hard pit (peach)

Berry

Fleshy fruit with many seeds (tomato)

Hesperidium

Berry with thick rind (orange)

Pepo

Berry with hard rind (pumpkin)

Pome

Fleshy fruit from receptacle (apple)

Aggregate

Many carpels one flower (strawberry)

Multiple

Many flowers fused (pineapple)

Legume

Splits on two sides (bean)

Capsule

Splits in many ways (poppy)

Nut

Hard shell on