Flower Structures and Pollination

These flashcards cover key vocabulary related to flower structures, plant reproduction, and examples of monoecious and dioecious plants.

Monoecious

A plant that has separate male and female flowers on the same individual.

Dioecious

A plant that has male and female flowers on separate individual plants.

Gynoecium

The female reproductive part of a flower, consisting of the ovary, style, and stigma.

Androecium

The male reproductive part of a flower, consisting of stamens and anthers.

Sterile Flower

A flower that lacks both male and female reproductive parts.

Zea mays

The scientific name for corn, an example of a monoecious plant.

Papaya

An example of a dioecious plant, where male and female flowers are on separate plants.

Pollen

The male gamete in plants, produced by the male flower.

Stigma

The part of the female flower that receives pollen.

Style

The slender stalk that connects the stigma to the ovary in the female flower.