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What is the main job of a flower in a flowering plant?
Its main job is reproduction — flowers help the plant produce seeds.
Which part attracts pollinators with its color and smell?
Petal.
What do petals do? Why are they important?
Petals attract pollinators with their color, shape and smell.
What is pollination?
Pollination is the transfer of pollen from the anther to the stigma.
Цветок
Flower
What is one important difference between flowering and non-flowering plants?
Flowering plants produce flowers; non-flowering plants do not.
Name the colorful part of a flower.
Petal
What is the function of sepals?
Sepals protect the flower bud before it opens.
Why do flowers need pollinators?
Pollinators help transfer pollen from the anther to the stigma.
Лепесток
Petal
A bee says: “I don’t care about flowers. I only want nectar!”
Is the bee helping the plant anyway?
Yes! While collecting nectar, the bee can transfer pollen.
Name the male reproductive part of a flower.
Stamen
What does the anther produce and why is it important?
The anther produces pollen. Pollen contains the male reproductive cells.
Where does pollen come from and where does it go?
Pollen comes from the anther and goes to the stigma.
Пыльца
Pollen
A flower has beautiful petals, but no scent. Can a bee still find it? What else could attract the bee?
Yes. Its color, shape or nectar can attract the bee.
Name the female reproductive part of a flower.
Carpel
What is the function of the stigma? Why is its surface often sticky?
The stigma receives pollen. Its sticky surface helps pollen grains stay on it.
How does a bee help a flower reproduce?
Pollen sticks to the bee when it visits a flower. The bee carries the pollen to another flower and transfers it to the stigma.
Рыльце
Stigma
A bee visits a red flower and then a white flower. What can the bee accidentally carry from the first flower to the second?
Pollen
Name all four main parts of a flower.
Petal, sepal, stamen, carpel
Why does a flower need both male and female reproductive parts?
They are needed for the production of seeds.
What could happen if there were no pollinators? Explain.
Less pollination would happen, so many flowering plants would have difficulty reproducing and producing seeds.
Опыление
Pollination