1. For the first step of the flower dissection lab, we took a closeup picture of our plant before we dissected it. My partner, Colin Sims, went to the garden to pluck 3 flowers, while I got the lab microscope. At this step, the plant is still intact and not damaged whatsoever. Iin later steps, we will proceed to remove the sepals, petals and any other parts of the plant while we analyze how the Brassica oleracea plants reproduce. 2. In this step, Colin and I removed the sepals and petals of the flower pictured above. Removing these pieces was needed to further analyze the flower and how it reproduces. Pictured below is the same flower as above, however without the sepals and petals. In this picture, we can see the anthers of the flower as the yellow tips connected to each filament. The entire filament connected to the anther is known as the stamen. The stamen is the male reproductive anatomy in the flower that produces pollen. 3. In this step, Colin and I analyzed the flowe...
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