Plant Parts Worksheet Taproot- A straight tapering root growing

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Plant Parts Worksheet

Taproot- A straight tapering root growing vertically downward and forming the center from which subsidiary rootlets spring

Fibrous Root- Fine, threadlike or slender roots.

Petal- The segment of the flowers, usually colored.

Anther- The part of a stamen that contains the pollen

Filament- The slender part of a stamen that supports the anther

Stamen- The male fertilizing organ of a flower, typically consisting of a pollen-containing anther and a filament

Ovule- A part of a flower. Part of the female part of the flower and is an unpollinated, immature seed.

Once pollinated, the ovule will develop into seeds.

Sepal- the outermost parts of a flower which cover and protect the flower when it is in bud. They are usually green.

Receptacle- The part of a flower stalk where the parts of the flower are attached.

Ovary- the part of the pistil which holds the ovule(s) and is located above or below or at the point of connection with the base of the petals and sepals.

Style- the style is a structure found within the flower. It is a long, slender stalk that connects the stigma and the ovary.

Stigma- the receptive tip of a carpel, or of several fused carpels, in the gynoecium of a flower .

The stigma receives pollen at pollination and it is on the stigma that the pollen grain germinates

Pistil- Female reproductive part of a flower

Blade- the broad portion of a leaf as distinct from the petiole

1. Petiole- the stalk that joins a leaf to a stem

Stipules-

Midrib- The central or principal vein of a leaf

Vein- the vascular tissue of the leaf

Small Netted Vein-

Stomata- One of the tiny openings in the epidermis of a plant , through which gases and water vapor pass. Stomata permit the absorption of carbon dioxide necessary for photosynthesis from the air, as well as the removal of excess oxygen.

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