Science - Power of Flowers (Grade 3)

If you take a flower's pollen and then put it on that SAME flower's stigma, will that make a seed pod grow? Why or why not?

• Yes, that will make a seed pod grow because pollen is getting on the stigma.

• No, that will not make a seed pod grow because the pollen has to come from a different flower.

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Why do bees like crawling into flowers?

• The bees like to drink the nectar.

• The bees like to land on the sticky stigma.

• The bees like to brush up against the pollen dusters.

• The bees like to look at the beautiful colors of the flower.

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How do bees help flowers make seeds?

• Bees clean off the pollen dusters.

• Bees move the pollen from flower to flower.

• Bees keep the colors of the flowers bright and beautiful.

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What is a yummy 'container' for seeds?

• leaf

• sticky stigma

• petal

• fruit

Why do plants grow fruit?

• So that animals will eat the seeds and move them around

• So humans can enjoy the fruit's sweetness

• So there is a place to protect the seeds

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How could you tell if something is a “science fruit?”

• If it does NOT have seeds

• If it does have seeds

How can you tell whether two different fruits are just varieties of one kind of fruit, or if they’re completely different fruits? Choose THREE.

• See if the fruits have similar insides.

• See if the fruits have similar flowers.

• See if the fruits have similar heights.

• See if the fruits have similar leaves.

• See if the fruits have similar taste.

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What process do plant growers use to make new varieties of plants?

• pollination

• traits

• selection

• fruits

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