Flowering PlantsFlowering Plants

And Their Life CyclesAnd Their Life Cycles

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What is a flowering What is a flowering plant?plant?

A flowering plant is just A flowering plant is just what is sounds like – a what is sounds like – a

plant that has a flower! plant that has a flower! These are all pictures of different flowering plants…These are all pictures of different flowering plants…

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Look at all the pictures here. Look at all the pictures here.

Click on the one that is a flowering Click on the one that is a flowering plant.plant.

Look at this one again. It does not have any flowers on it, so it could not be a flowering plant.

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This picture does not show any flowers on the plant. If there are no flowers the plant cannot be a flowering plant. Look for a plant that has flowers on it.

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Good job! This plant has flowers on it, which makes it a flowering plant. Not all flowering plants look the same, but they all need to havea flower of some kind to be a flowering plant. Can you find the flower on this plant?

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In this picture there is no plant, so there is no flowering plant. Look for the picture that has flowers on the plant.

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Flowers have many parts, just like the human body.We have arms, legs, eyes, and finger.

Flowers have stamen, pistils, petals and stems.

Parts of a flower

Stamen

Petal

Pistil

Stem

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Parts of a FlowerParts of a Flower

Petals are the bright colors on the outside of a Petals are the bright colors on the outside of a flower.flower.

The petals of a flower have two purposes:The petals of a flower have two purposes: To protect the flowerTo protect the flower

To attract insectsTo attract insects

Bright colors attract insects to the flowers

Petals protect the flowerFrom being damaged.

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Look at the picture below.Click on the arrow that points to the petals.

Remember that the petals are the bright colored part of the flower on the outside of the flower.

This part of the flower is the pistil, not the petal.

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Great job! The petal is the bright colored part of the flower.

Remember that the petals are designed to protect the flower and attract insects.

These flowers all have different colored petals.

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Remember that the petals are the bright colored part of the flower on the outside of the flower.

This part of the flower is the stem, not the petal.

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Remember that the petals are the bright colored part of the flower on the outside of the flower.

This part of the flower is the leaf, not the petal.

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The pistil is the The pistil is the femalefemale part of the plant. It part of the plant. It is used to help the flower reproduce, or is used to help the flower reproduce, or make more flowers.make more flowers.

Usually the pistil sticks up high in the Usually the pistil sticks up high in the middle of the plant. middle of the plant.

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Look at the following pictures.

Click on the one that shows the pistil.

Look at this picture again. Remember the pistil usually is the part of the flower that sticks up in the middle. This picture does not show the pistil.

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Look at this picture again. Remember the pistil usually is the part of the flower that sticks up in the middle. This picture does not show the pistil.

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Look at this picture again. Remember the pistil usually is the part of the flower that sticks up in the middle. This picture does not show the pistil.

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Great job! This is a close up picture of the pistil of a flower. Do you know what is around the outside of the pistil?

Here are some other examples of pistils.

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The stamen is the The stamen is the male male part of the flower. part of the flower. It is also used to help the flower It is also used to help the flower reproduce, or make more flowers.reproduce, or make more flowers.

The stamen are the parts of the flower that The stamen are the parts of the flower that stand up around the pistil. They are stand up around the pistil. They are circled in these pictures.circled in these pictures.

You can remember that there are many stamen because men is plural and stamen has the word “men” in it.

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Look at the following picture.

Click on the arrow that shows the stamen.

Take another look at this picture. The arrow is pointing to the part of the flower that sticks up in the middle. There is also only one of this part. It is the pistil.

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Take another look at this picture. The arrow is pointing to the part of the flower that is brightly colored and is on the outside of the entire flower. It is the petals.

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Great job! There is more than one stamen, just like men means more than one man.

Here are some more examples of stamen surrounding the pistil.

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PollinationPollination

Pollination is when a flower reproduces to Pollination is when a flower reproduces to make a new flower. The pistil and the make a new flower. The pistil and the stamen work together to pollinate, or make a stamen work together to pollinate, or make a seed that becomes a new flower.seed that becomes a new flower.

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Pollen is the powder on the end of the stamen. It is comes off of the stamen easily, so if you touch it you will usually get pollen stuck to you.

Pollen fell off the stamen and onto the petal on this

flower.

This bee has pollen from the stamen of a flower stuck to him.

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Pollen is important because it works with the pistil to create a new flower.

The pistil of a flower is sticky. When the pollen from the stamen touches the pistil, the pollen sticks to the pistil.

The pollen and the pistil combine to create a flower seed. The seed grows inside of the pistil until it comes out of the flower and falls to the ground. If it falls to the right spot, it will grow into a new flower.

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How pollination works:How pollination works:1.1. Pollen from the stamen of one flower Pollen from the stamen of one flower

touches the pistil from another flower.touches the pistil from another flower.

2.2. The pollen and pistil combine to create a The pollen and pistil combine to create a seed.seed.

3.3. The seed develops into a new flower.The seed develops into a new flower.

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Seed

Pollen can travel from one flower to another by animals or people.

Pollen can travel from one flower to another by the wind.

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Read the following sentences. Then click the one that is true.

Pollination is when bees collect nectar from

flowers and form new seeds.

Pollination is when the petals touch the pistil and a seed is formed.

Pollination is when humans pick flowers from their gardens.

Pollination is when pollen from the stamen touches the pistil and a new seed is formed.

Great job! You remembered what pollination is. When the pollen from the stamen sticks to the pistil, a new flower seed is formed. That seed will eventually grow into a new flower.

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Remember that pollination is a process that involves the pistil, the stamen and the pollen.

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What You LearnedWhat You Learned

Parts of the flower: petal, pistil, stamenParts of the flower: petal, pistil, stamen

Pollination: what is it and how does it happenPollination: what is it and how does it happen

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