Student Blog Post Assignment #10

These are the Brassica Oleracea flowers we plan

to dissect  

This is an image of some of the male and female portions of the plant. This picture shows the male part of the flower, the anthers. Anthers are a part of the stamen and they are the sac where meiosis happens. This image also shows the stigma which is a part the female portion of the flower. The stigma  is where the pollen is typically collected.

 

This is another picture of the anthers

This is a closer view of the stigma

This is a picture of the ovary of the flower which

holds the unfertilized seeds

 

 

The Brassica Oleracea have a very interesting method for fertilization. The flowers of this plant have a male set of reproductive organs along with the female reproductive organs. The male reproductive organ named has two parts, anthers and filaments. The anther is responsible for producing the flower’s pollen. The female reproductive organ is called carpel. Carpel has ovaries, where the seeds are produced, and a sticky part called the stigma which collects pollen grains. Then on the outside of the flower there are petals to attract pollinators.