One-sex and two-sex flowers
Stamens, pistil, or both.
Looking in a flower
A flower may have stamens, a pistil, or both of these parts.
What do you call a flower that has both stamens and a pistil?
What this lesson covers
The idea
Stamens and pistil are the reproductive parts of a flower; a flower with either stamens or pistil is unisexual, and one with both is bisexual.
Looking in a flower
A flower may have stamens, a pistil, or both of these parts.
What do you call a flower that has both stamens and a pistil?
- Bisexual
- Unisexual
- Sexless
Sort the flowers
Drag each card to the right group.
Reproductive parts of a flower
The stamens and the pistil are the reproductive parts of a flower, and they contain the germ-cells. If a flower has only one of them it is unisexual. If it has both, it is bisexual.
Stamens and pistil are the reproductive parts of a flower. A flower with either stamens or pistil is unisexual, and one with both is bisexual.
Notes
Stamens and pistil are the reproductive parts of a flower. Either one makes it unisexual, both make it bisexual.
Check yourself
A flower that contains both stamens and pistil is called …
Which of these has unisexual flowers, according to the book?
Which parts of a flower are its reproductive parts?
- bisexual — correct. Yes!
- unisexual. A unisexual flower has either stamens or pistil.
- sepal. Sepals are a different part of a flower. The reproductive parts are the stamens and pistil.
- Hibiscus. The book gives Hibiscus as an example of a bisexual flower.
- Papaya — correct. Yes!
- Mustard. The book gives mustard as an example of a bisexual flower.
- Sepals and petals. Sepals and petals are not the reproductive parts. The stamens and pistil contain the germ-cells.
- Only the petals. The book names stamens and pistil as the reproductive parts of a flower.
- Stamens and pistil — correct. Yes!