Flowering Plant Reproduction

The male part of the flower that produces the pollen is called...

• the sepal

• the pistil

• the ovule

• the anther

What will happen if a flower does not get pollinated?

• It will not turn into a nut.

• It will not make seeds.

• It will not die.

• The flower will not become a bright color.

This is an example of...

• a messy sneaker

• pollination

• seed dispersal

• fertilization

Pollen must travel down the pistil for ______to occur.

• pollination

• seed dispersal

• breakfast

• fertilization

Germination begins when...

• a seed is formed

• a root begins to grow down and seed leaves grow up

• a seed is planted

• a plant makes its own food

Name the female part of the plant that pollen must land on so that fertilization can begin.

• The pistil

• The filament

• The stamen

• The petal

Choose all the ways that a flower can be pollinated.

• The wind

• By water

• By insects

• By people

What are the functions of flower petals

• To attract insects

• To look pretty

• To smell nice

• To protect the ovary

Wind blows near a maple tree. Little helicopter-like objects twirl down to the ground. What is happening?

• It is beginning to rain.

• The process of seed dispersal.

• A Tornado

• The tree is dying.

Name the two processes that are necessary in order for a flower to produce seeds.

• Fertilization

• Germination

• Seed Dispersal

• Pollination