Here are the answers to the questions on your worksheet.
1. Label each part of the flower:
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A: Ovary (This is the round base where seeds form)
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B: Ovule (These are the tiny circles inside the ovary that become seeds)
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C: Stamen (This is the whole male part, holding up the anther)
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D: Anther (The tip that holds the pollen)
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E: Sepal (The green leaf-like part under the petals)
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F: Petal (The colorful part that attracts insects)
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G: Style (The long tube leading down from the top)
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H: Stigma (The sticky top part that catches pollen)
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I: Pistil (The entire female part including stigma, style, and ovary)
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J: Stem (The stalk that holds the flower up)
12. Which parts of a flower produce pollen?
The
anthers (part D) produce pollen.
13. How do insects pollinate flowers?
Insects, like bees, land on flowers to drink nectar. As they move around, sticky yellow
pollen from the anthers gets stuck to their fuzzy bodies. When they fly to another flower, some of that pollen rubs off onto the
stigma of the new flower. This moves the pollen from one flower to another.
14. What is the function of the tubes that grow from pollen grains?
When a pollen grain lands on the sticky stigma, it grows a long, thin tube down through the style. The function of this tube is to carry the male reproductive cells down into the
ovary so they can reach an ovule. This allows fertilization to happen so a seed can grow.
15. List six ways that seeds can travel.
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Wind: Light seeds with wings or fluff (like dandelions) blow in the breeze.
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Water: Seeds that can float (like coconuts) drift in rivers or oceans.
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Animals (Eating): Animals eat fruits and drop the seeds far away in their poop.
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Animals (Sticking): Seeds with hooks or burrs stick to animal fur or human clothes.
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Explosion (Splitting): Some seed pods dry out and burst open, shooting seeds out.
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Gravity: Heavy seeds simply fall straight down from the parent plant and roll away.
Final Answer:
1. Labels: A: Ovary, B: Ovule, C: Stamen, D: Anther, E: Sepal, F: Petal, G: Style, H: Stigma, I: Pistil, J: Stem.
12. Anthers.
13. Insects carry pollen on their bodies from the anther of one flower to the stigma of another while looking for food.
14. To transport male cells down to the ovary to fertilize the ovule.
15. Wind, Water, Animals (eating), Animals (sticking/fur), Explosion (pods bursting), Gravity.
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