Mystery Science - Why Do Plants Give Us Fruit?

The tall skinny structures with yellow pads on top are called.....

• pipe cleaners

• pollen sticks

• fairy wands

• stamens

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The sticky part of the flower that pollen from other "like" flowers will stick to is....

• sepal

• nectar

• stigma

• petal

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The top part of the stamen that holds the pollen is called...

• pollen pads

• anthers

• Q-tips

• antlers

All flowers become fruit.

• True

• False

A flower has eggs inside.

• True

• False

Plants produce nectar in order to...

• to keep bees away.

• because all flowers have leaks.

• attract pollinators.

• feed baby plants that come from its seeds.

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Scientists consider a tomato and a pepper a .....

• poisonous

• spaghetti sauce "in the rough"

• vegetable

• fruit

Check ALL below that can be pollinators.

• fruit bats

• butterflies

• bees

• eagles

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Fill in the blank with the word "more" or "less".

(You do not need quotes on the words)

If the bee population decreases through extermination or disease we will likely see farmers harvest ________ crops.

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Another part of the flower that is below the petals but often looks like petals is called the......

• pre-petals

• sepals

• seagulls

• blades