Stop and smell the roses with us! Why do they have so many petals? What purpose do they serve for the plant? Learn how to dissect a rose in this video, which also covers its external and internal anatomy and physiology. In this simple dissection of a rose, you’ll learn various parts of its anatomy, various parts of plant physiology, and why roses actually don’t have much of a smell.

A rose is a very interesting structure to dissect because it can tell us a lot about flowers in general! They may be ubiquitous in flower shops, but the knowledge that they can give us is just as ubiquitous in plant biology. Also, did you know that roses have too many petals for bees? In this video, you’ll learn general information about roses, which will be tied into their anatomical structures.

This dissection lab is for anyone who is curious about rose anatomy, wants to cover flower anatomy for a botany course, missed the flower dissection during biology class, or just wondered, “What’s inside a flower?” The video will teach you how to dissect a rose step by step, and review the external and internal anatomy of the rose.

In this video, we’ll cover the following structures:
Pigments (anthocyanins)
Leaves
Stem
Thorns (prickles)
Sepals (calyx)
Petals (corolla)
Stamens
Pistils
Anther
Stalk
Stigma
Style
Ovule
Ovary

If you want to learn more about flower anatomy, here’s a link to a website with more detailed information, as well as diagrams:
https://www.amnh.org/learn-teach/curr...

If you have any questions regarding rose anatomy, dissection methodology, or general biology, feel free to leave a comment. We'll try our best to reply.

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