Label the parts of the flower.

c

d

e

b

a

stamen

sepal

pistil

ovary

petal

Describe the role of the sepal:

• protects the bud before it blooms

• attracts pollinators to the flower

• collects and transfers pollen to the ovary

• makes the pollen

Describe the role of the petal:

• attracts pollinators to the flower

• collects and transfers pollen to the ovary

• makes the pollen

• holds and protects eggs

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Describe the role of the pistil:

• collects and transfers pollen to the ovary

• makes the pollen

• holds and protects the eggs

• protects the bud before it blooms

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Describe the role of the stamen:

• makes the pollen

• holds and protects the eggs

• protects the bud before it blooms

• attracts pollinators to the flower

Describe the role of the ovary:

• holds and protects the eggs

• protects the bud before it blooms

• attracts pollinators to the flower

• collects and transfers pollen to the ovary

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Match the correct definition to each vocabulary word.

• classify

• tiny cells that will grow into a new plant

• reproduce

• when a plant begins to grow

• spores

• to group things that are similar together

• conifer

• to make more of the same kind

• germinate

• plants that grow seeds inside pinecones

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There are two ways that plants can reproduce. They are __________________ and __________________.​ (a)   ​ (b)  

• seeds
• spores
• ferns
• mosses

One way a plant makes seeds is inside a pinecone. These kinds of plants are called:

• ferns

• flowering plants

• mosses

• conifers

Use the word bank to place the correct words into the graphic organizer to show how plants are grouped.

f

e

b

a

c

d

mosses

spores

seeds

conifers

flowering plants

ferns