DENDROLOGY AND SOCIETY
MORPHOLOGY AND IDENTIFICATION
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Question
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What is the function of the flower?
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To absorb water and nutrients
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To take in sunlight and make food
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To hold the plant upright
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To attract pollinators and help the plant reproduce
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -After fertilization, the ovary of the flower develops into a fruit containing a seed. The most important function of flowers is reproduction. They help in the union of male and female gametes. Flowers provide nectar to certain birds and insects, which in turn help in the transfer of pollen from one flower to the other.
Detailed explanation-2: -Petals. The colorful, thin structures that surround the sexual parts of the flower. Not only attract pollinators, but also protect the pistil and stamen.
Detailed explanation-3: -Bees. Bees are perhaps the most important pollinator of many garden plants and most commercial fruit trees. The most common species of bees are bumblebees and honeybees.
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