Which part of your body comes closest to serving the same function as a flower?

1. Sensory organs

   No. Plants can sense their surrounds just as well without flowers.

2. Reproductive organs

   Yes! Flowers are the reproductive organs of the plant. While most animals are either male or female, most flowers have both male (stamen) and female (pistil) reproductive organs. In this photograph, the male stamens are the green stalks with the yellow ends. The female pistil is the white structure just below the stamens.

3. Digestive system

   No. Plants make their own food, so they do not need a digestive system.

4. Skeletal system

   No. The stiff cell wall of a plant cell serves the same function as our skeleton.

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