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Study Guide Flowers and seeds Science, Grade 5
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FLOWERS
AND
SEEDS
The
Structure
of
a
Flower
The
flower
is
the
seed
factory
of
the
plant
–
where
the
flower
produces
seeds.
Let’s
check
out
the
flower:
There
are
many
significant
parts
to
a
flower…
A
flower’s
sepals
cover
a
developing
flower
bud
in
order
to
protect
the
bud
while
it
grows.
The
petals
of
a
flower
are
often
bright
and
colorful,
which
attract
insects
and
animals
to
the
flower
and
aid
in
pollination.
The
stamen
is
the
male
part
of
a
flower.
It
includes
the
anther
and
the
filament.
The
filament
is
a
thin
structure.
Anthers
are
at
the
top
of
each
filament.
The
anther
contains
pollen
that
is
a
necessary
ingredient
to
plant
reproduction.
The
pistil
of
a
flower
includes
the
stigma,
style,
and
ovary.
Eggs
can
be
found
at
the
bottom
of
the
pistil.
The
stigma
is
at
the
tip
of
the
style
of
the
pistil.
Pollen
collects
on
the
stigma
of
flowers.
The
ovary
of
a
flower
contains
seeds.
The
ovule
is
the
part
of
the
plant
that
becomes
a
fruit.
Lesson
Checkpoint:
Where
does
pollen
collect
on
flowers?
An
Imperfect
Flower?
Can
you
believe
that
there
is
such
a
thing
as
an
imperfect
flower??
A
perfect
flower
is
a
flower
with
both
a
stamen
and
a
pistil.
An
imperfect
flower
is
a
flower
with
only
a
stamen
OR
a
pistil,
not
both.
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Flower
Pollination
& Fert
ilization
These
processes
are
the
keys
to
a
flower’s
reproduction
process.
Pollination
is
the
first
step
in
flower
reproduction.
Here
is
how
it
happens:
1.
Pollen
sticks
to
an
insect
or
animal
from
the
anthers
of
one
flower.
2.
When
that
same
insect
or
animal
goes
to
another
flower
of
the
same
kind,
the
insect
or
animal
deposits
the
pollen
onto
the
stigma
of
that
flower.
3.
Pollen
tubes
grow
from
the
pistil
of
the
flower
down
to
the
egg
cells.
4.
The
sperm
cells
from
the
pollen
go
from
the
stigma
down
the
style
through
the
pollen
tubes
to
the
ovary
of
the
flower.
5.
When
an
ovule
is
fertilized,
the
DNA
information
from
the
pollen
combines
with
the
DNA
information
of
the
ovule
and
a
seed
is
created.
Lesson
Checkpoint:
How
does
pollination
occur?
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Two
types
of
pollination
Cross-pollination
is
the
transfer
of
pollen
from
the
anther
of
one
flower
to
the
stigma
of
another
flower.
Self-pollination
is
the
transfer
of
pollen
from
anther
to
stigma
on
the
same
flower
or
to
the
stigma
of
another
flower
on
the
same
plant.
The
Structure
of
a
Seed
Seeds
have
three
main
parts:
a
seed
coat,
embryo,
and
endosperm.
The
seed
coat
(the
outer
layer
of
the
seed
–
like
a
coat
you
wear
when
it’s
cold
outside)
protects
the
seed
until
it
is
ready
to
germinate.
The
embryo
is
the
new
plant
waiting
to
grow
inside
the
seed,
and
the
endosperm
is
stored
food
inside
the
seed.
How
do
seeds
get
around?
Seeds
are
dispersed
in
several
different
ways.
Seeds
sometimes
just
fall
from
the
parent
flower
onto
the
soil
nearby
the
parent
plant.
Other
seeds
are
dispersed
by
animals
moving
them
from
one
place
to
another.
Still
others
are
eaten
by
animals
and
then
go
through
the
animal’s
digestive
system.
When
the
animal
rids
its
body
of
waste,
the
seeds
are
then
dispersed
in
soil
where
the
seeds
can
germinate
when
the
conditions
are
right
–
talk
about
instant
fertilizer!
Lesson
Checkpoint:
What
are
two
ways
plant
seeds
are
dispersed?
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Germination
When
the
conditions
are
right,
a
seed
will
germinate.
Roots
will
grow
out
from
the
seed
and
down
into
the
soil.
The
stem
of
the
plant
will
then
grow
upwards.
Ta
da…
a
new
plant
is
growing!!
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