Today in Science we performed a Flower dissection. It was interesting to see what a flower looked like inside. We learnt all the major components in a flower, and their purpose in reproduction and pollination. We also learnt how to identify the different anatomical components of a flower, which was very useful in understanding those components and their purposes. We removed the petals and anthers, and made an incision which ran from the stigma, through the style and ovary, and into the base of the stem. This showed the contents of the inside of the flower, and helped clarify the process which takes place in pollination. After the incision was made, the flower looked a bit like a cross-section diagram!

This is a photo of the dissected stigma and style, with the incision expertly made by MVW.

This activity and the previous few lessons have really helped us understand the process of pollination, its purpose, and the components used in it. They have also shown the correlation between the anatomy of flowers and plant reproduction. It is interesting to see how plants have adapted to the environment to ensure reproduction.

This video summarises the process of pollination.