Name: Dispersal of Seeds
Uploaded: 2019-07-19
Duration: 3 min 53 s
Description: Exploding seeds! Flying seeds! Floating seeds! Got your attention and want to know more? This video will have answers to all your questions.

Question

What is the function of a flower on a plant?

Accepted Answer

Flowers are the reproductive part of plants that bear reproductive organs and helps in sexual reproduction. Stamen is the male reproductive organ and carpel or pistil is the female reproductive organ.

The function of a flower on a plant are:

It attracts insects and other animals for pollination.

For sexual reproduction to occur, the pollen grains from the anthers need to reach the ovules present inside the ovary of a flower. The process by which pollen grains reach the stigma of the pistil is known as pollination.

Pollination is of two types:-

Self-pollination: In this process, the pollen grains get transferred from the stamen to the stigma of the same flower. It is seen in the Hibiscus plant.

Cross-pollination: In this process, the pollen grains from the stamen of one flower get transferred to the stigma of another flower of the same kind. It is seen in papaya and mulberry.

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