Power of Flowers
Why are bees attracted to flowers?
Because of the sweet nectar.
Is a cucumber a science fruit or science veggie?
science fruit
Plant growers are able to make different variety of apples using this.
selection
When we use selection to change a wild plant, we call the new plant a what?
variety
What must the pollen land on for the flower to make seeds?
Sticky Stigma
This is the tiny container at the base of a flower that holds the plant's eggs.
Ovary
What do all science fruits have?
seeds
Color, size, shape and taste are all examples of this.
traits
Babies ______ most of their traits of their parents.
inherit
Any animal that helps pollen get from one flower to another is called this.
pollinator
This is the powdery stuff that has to move from one flower to another.
Pollen
Name a science veggie.
potato, carrot, celery, radish
How would you make a sweeter apple?
plant seeds from a apple, pick the tree with the sweetest fruit and plant the seeds from that apple
What three things can you look at to determine if two different fruits are just varieties of each other?
inside, leaves and flowers
Can a flower pollinate itself? Why or why not?
no, because it has to have pollen from a different flower.