Complete the following paragraph to explain the location and function of the par

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Complete the following paragraph to explain the location and function of the parts of a flower. Flowers are attached to plants by their _____, or their ______ If there only a solitary flower. The tip of the peduncle is typically swollen into a small pad called a______, which is the structure the four floral whorls are attached to. The outermost whorl is composed of _______ and is collectively cal led the . While unopened, this wheel protects the flower from harmful environmental conditions. The next whorl is called the . Made up of . it is often showy in order to attract pollinators like bees, moths or birds. Nested inside these two whorls ere . the male portion of the flower. These structures are composed of two parts: an anther (the pollen-bearing part), and a ________ (the slender, rigid stalk that supports the anther). The innermost whorl of the flower is the female portion, commonly called the . It is made up of three pads: a _______ (the pollen receptive areas), a style and an _______ (the enlarged portion of the pistil that contains ovules and will eventually develop into a fruit). [ calyx ] [ pistil] [ corolla ] [stamens] [pedicel ] [ stigma ] [ peduncle ] [ filament] [sepals ] [ petals ] [ ovary ] [ receptacle ]

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Missing words in the order of appearance

1) penducle

2) receptacle

3) pedicel

4) sepals

5)calyx

6)corolla

7) petals

8) stamen

9) filament

10) pistil

11) stigma

12) ovary

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