What is the function of a flower pedal?

Answer 1

The basic function of the petal is to attract insects and mammals to the flower for pollination; to a certain degree they also offer a small amount of protection to the reproductive structures. Some petals play a secondary roll providing a landing platform for pollinators (mainly insects).

The petals are also called the inflorescence of the the flower.

In Dicotyledonous flowers the petals are protected when young by the calyx.

In Dicotyledonous plants the flowers either have petals in multiples of 4 or 5 (eg. 4, 8, 12 or 5, 10, 15 etc.).

In Monocotyledonous plants the flower have petals in multiples of 3 (eg. 3, 6, 9 etc.).

Some petals are brightly coloured and are pleasant for humans to look at.

Flowers that sometimes appear drab to humans are patterned in ways that are visible to animals and insects, but not us - they may contain pigments and patterns that are only visible in utraviolet light (which some insects can see).

Petals have no function in photosynthesis.

Answer 2

Flowers don't have pedals; bicycles do. The petals on a flower serve mainly to attract bees and other insects to accomplish pollenization.

Answer 3

the flower pedals are colorful to attract bees. the bees lands on it, takes it's honey and pollen, and passes the pollon on to other plants. this lets the plants reproduce.

Answer 4

Flower petals are used to protect the pollen. Their primary function is to attract pollenating insects with their bright colors.

Answer 5

A pedal is a man made construct on which to place a human foot, it has no function on a plant.