Parts of a Flower Crossword

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Parts of a Flower Crossword

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  • Carpel
  • Corolla
  • Nectar
  • Ovary
  • Pedicel
  • Perianth
  • Pistil
  • Receptacle
  • Sepal
  • Stigma

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Answer key: Parts of a Flower Crossword

1P2RE3CEPTACLEOD4PERIANTHIOC5SEPALETL6NLI7CARPELGCM8PISTILAA9OVARY

Across 2 RECEPTACLE · 4 PERIANTH · 5 SEPAL · 7 CARPEL · 8 PISTIL · 9 OVARY

Down 1 PEDICEL · 3 COROLLA · 5 STIGMA · 6 NECTAR

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Flower Parts 18

  • Anther Tip of the male part, where pollen is made
  • Calyx All the sepals of a flower together
  • Carpel One unit of the female part, holding ovules
  • Corolla All the petals of a flower together
  • Filament Thin stalk that holds up the pollen head
  • Nectar Sweet liquid that rewards visiting insects
  • Nectary Gland that makes the sweet liquid insects drink
  • Ovary Swollen base of the female part that ripens to hold the seeds
  • Ovule Tiny egg-holding part that becomes a seed
  • Pedicel Stalk of a single flower
  • Perianth The petals and sepals together, the non-reproductive part
  • Petal Colorful part that attracts insects
  • Pistil Female part in the center, shaped like a vase
  • Receptacle Thickened tip of the stalk that holds the flower's parts
  • Sepal Small leaf-like part that wraps the bud
  • Stamen Male part: a pollen-making head on a thin stalk
  • Stigma Sticky top of the female part that catches pollen
  • Style Neck that joins the sticky top to the swollen base

Pollination and Seeds 17

  • Angiosperm A flowering plant
  • Bee Buzzing insect that visits flowers for a sweet drink
  • Bloom To open into a flower
  • Butterfly Insect with scaled wings that sips from flowers
  • Cotyledon Seed leaf that feeds the young plant
  • Dispersal Spreading seeds away from the parent plant
  • Embryo Baby plant inside a seed
  • Fertilization Joining of a male cell and an egg cell
  • Fruit Ripened flower base that holds the seeds
  • Germination When a seed begins to grow
  • Hummingbird Tiny bird that hovers to drink from flowers
  • Pollination Moving pollen from the male part to the female part
  • Pollinator Animal, such as a bat or a beetle, that carries pollen
  • Scent Smell that draws insects to a flower
  • Seed coat Tough outer covering that protects a seed
  • Sprout Young shoot just out of the ground
  • Wind What carries pollen for grasses and many trees

How this list was compiled: 35 clues written for this site in two sets: the parts of a flower clued by their job, and the words for pollination, seeds and fruit. Facts were checked against Wikipedia's articles on the flower and its parts. No clue was copied from a published puzzle. Licence: own work

How it works

This parts of a flower crossword draws from 35 clues: each part clued by the job it does, from Sepal to Receptacle, then the words for pollination, seeds and fruit.

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Two sets

Flower Parts asks for the male parts (Stamen, Anther, Filament), the female parts (Pistil, Stigma, Style, Ovary) and the rest, from Calyx to Nectary. Pollination and Seeds covers Pollinator, Fertilization, Dispersal and Germination. All mixes both.

For a science lesson

Print it: the answer key sits on the final sheet. On a tablet, tap a square and type. Hide the word bank under More options once the names are known.

  • Sort the parts before you start: male parts make pollen, female parts catch it and become the fruit and seeds.
  • Calyx is every sepal together and Corolla every petal, so learn them as pairs.

Questions and answers

Is there a parts of a flower crossword with answers?

Yes. The final printed sheet is the key, and Show all clues and answers, under the grid, lists the 35 flower clues with their answers.

What grades is it for?

Flower Parts suits grades 3 to 6 with the word bank on, and older pupils with it off. Pollination and Seeds suits grades 5 to 8. The bands are our suggestion, not a standard.

How is it different from the flower diagram?

The flower diagram asks you to find each part by its place on a drawing. This crossword asks you to recall and spell it from what it does, and adds pollination and seed words that a drawing of one flower cannot show.

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