PLANTS
PLANT REPRODUCTION
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to make the flower more showy and attractive to pollinators
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to make the flower attach to the stem more securely
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to hold the flower petals open when blooming
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to protect the flower bloom before it opens
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Detailed explanation-1: -Sepals protect both flowers and fruits by producing chemicals that would ward off predators. In some rare plant species, sepal serves as thorns and functions by protecting the flower. They form a protective cover for a flower at its bud stage as they cover around it until they are ready to bloom.
Detailed explanation-2: -The sepal is a defensive organ that encloses and protects the developing reproductive structures. At maturity, the sepal opens when the flower blooms.
Detailed explanation-3: -The sepals are the small green leaves which protect the flower before it opens. All the sepals together are the calyx.
Detailed explanation-4: -Sepals are the structure beneath the petals. Sepals can look like the petal but function as the protective layer around the unopened flower.
Detailed explanation-5: -Sepal: The outer parts of the flower (often green and leaf-like) that enclose a developing bud.