Flowers, Fruits, and Seeds

Special type of leaf that protects the flower bud.

• petal

• stigma

• style

• sepal

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-4

Movement of pollen from a stamen to a pistil.

• fertilization

• pollination

• germination

• seed dispersal

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-4

The transport of seeds away from the parent plant.

• fertilization

• pollination

• germination

• seed dispersal

What is the purpose of fruit?

• To be sweet and delicious

• To give us nutrients

• To protect the seeds

• To look pretty on the plant

The purpose of seed dispersal is for the seeds to __________.

• germinate at the same time

• move to the same place and grow

• move further away from the parent plant

• compete with one another for minerals in the soil

State the characters ideal for dispersion by wind.

• Small, light and hair-like

• Small, light and sharp hooks

• Big, light and fibrous husk

• Big, light and explode

This fruit category has skin covering a soft flesh that surrounds a singular hard pit

• berries

• drupes

• pomes

• pepo

This fruit category has thick rinds with thin membranes inside that separate the flesh into segments.

• hesperidium

• aggregate

• pomes

• drupes

This fruit category has a central seeded core surrounded by flesh of the fruit.

• drupes

• pomes

• hesperidium

• berries

This fruit category has small and juicy thin skinned fruits.

• hesperidium

• pomes

• berries

• drupes