Parts of a flowering plant and what they do | Science

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What is the name of the part of the plant that the line is pointing to?
- flower ✓
- leaves
- stem
- roots
Which of these is not a flower?
- A
- B ✓
- C
- D
When living things ______ they have offspring.
- 'reproduce' ✓
A parent plant is a plant that has …
- started its life cycle.
- germinated and begun to grow.
- reproduced and created offspring. ✓
- grown roots, a stem and leaves.
Pollen is …
- made inside the leaves of a plant.
- used by plants to make food.
- made by the male parts of a flower. ✓
The function of flowers is to …
- allow the plant to reproduce. ✓
- provide food for bees and butterflies.
- absorb water and nutrients from the soil.
- store water and nutrients for the rest of the plant.

Flowering plants reproduce by making ______ inside their ovaries, which grow into new plants.
- 'seeds' ✓
Plants can ______ in different ways, including with runners, tubers, bulbs and seeds.
- 'reproduce' ✓
Match the part of the flower to its name.
- A
  
  ⇔
  
  ovary ✓
- B
  
  ⇔
  
  petal ✓
- C
  
  ⇔
  
  stigma ✓
- D
  
  ⇔
  
  anther ✓
Pollination happens when pollen …
- is made by an anther.
- from the anther of a flower is transferred to the stigma of another flower. ✓
- enters a flower’s ovary and helps to make seeds.
- from a stigma from a flower is carried to an anther of another flower.
Starting with the one that happens first, put the steps of plant reproduction into the correct order.
- 1
  
  ⇔
  
  Pollen is transferred to the stigma of a flower.
- 2
  
  ⇔
  
  Pollen moves from the stigma to the ovary.
- 3
  
  ⇔
  
  The flower is fertilised when pollen reaches the ovary.
- 4
  
  ⇔
  
  Seeds are formed in the ovary.
Match the part of the flower to its function.
- petal
  
  ⇔
  
  attracting pollinators ✓
- anther
  
  ⇔
  
  producing pollen ✓
- stigma
  
  ⇔
  
  catching pollen ✓
- ovary
  
  ⇔
  
  where seeds are formed after fertilisation ✓

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Plants reproduce to make new plants (offspring) in different ways.
Flowering plants can reproduce by making seeds, which grow into new plants.
Pollination is the transfer of pollen from the anther of one flower to the stigma of another flower.
After pollination, pollen travels to the ovary and fertilises the flower.
Seed formation happens after fertilisation.

Pupils may think that plants make seeds automatically as a part of their life cycle, rather than needing pollination to take place.

Explain that flowers can only make seeds once pollination and fertilisation has happened.

Reproduce - When living things reproduce they create offspring.
Anther - An anther is a male part of a flower that produces pollen.
Stigma - The stigma is a sticky part at the top of the female part of a flower.
Ovary - Seeds are formed inside the ovary of a flower.
Pollination - Pollination is the transfer of pollen from the anther of one flower to the stigma of another flower of the same species.