NOCTI 6157 Pennsylvania Applied Horticulture Practice Test

In flowering plants, reproductive roles are split between male and female parts. The male reproductive part is the stamen, which carries the structures that produce and deliver pollen. The stamen consists of a filament, the stalk, and an anther, the pollen-producing tip. Pollen holds the male gametes needed for fertilization. The pistil is the female part, made up of the stigma, style, and ovary, which receives pollen and houses the developing seeds. Petals are mainly for attracting pollinators and aren’t involved in reproduction. Anther is the part that makes pollen, but it’s just one component of the stamen. So the term for the male reproductive part of a flower is the stamen.