What is difference between anther and filament?

Answer 1

The anther and the filament are the same because they are both part of the stamen. The stamen in a flower is the male reproductive organs.

Although these are both part of the Stamen, they both have a different function in the plant.

Filament: The stalk of the Anther.

Anther: Contain pollen sacs. The sacs release pollen on to the outside of the anthers that brush against insects on entering the flowers. The pollen once deposited on the insect is transferred to the stigma of another flower or the same flower. The ovule is then able to be fertilised.

Answer 2

Anther makes pollen grains which are carried away so they can pollinate other flowers. Filament holds the part anther which makes pollen grains.They are both included in male part stamen so they do not have huge differences.

Answer 3

The stamen and anther are both parts of a flower. The difference between them is that the stamen is the male organ of the flower and the anther is where pollen is produced.