Is it a male or female flower part?
Name the flower part. anther
What is produced by meiosis at "A"? male spores (microspores)
Part 2 - The Flower - Microscopic views - KEY
Photos by Dr. Rob Bowker, Glendale Community College,
Glendale, Arizona
(These photos are protected
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This is a cross section of a flower part.
Is it a male or female flower part? Name the flower part. anther What is produced by meiosis at "A"? male spores (microspores) |
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This is the same flower part, mature.
What will be released through the opening at "B"? pollen grains The structures released are what stage of the plant life cycle? male gametophyte What structure is "C"? filament |
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This is a cross section through the central structure
in a flower.
Is this a male or female
flower part?
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