Flowers and Seeds

What is pollination?

• The creation of pollen.

• When pollen is found on the petals of a flower.

• The creation of a seed.

• When pollen travels from the anther to the stigma of a flower.

What is a pollinator?

• A living thing that carries pollen from the anther to the stigma of a flower.

• A living thing that carries pollen from the seed to the stigma of a flower.

• A type of non-flowering plant.

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What is nectar?

• Nectar is found of the leaves of non-flowering plants.

• A sweet substance flowers make.

• It is a type of pollinator.

What does pollinate mean?

• It's a verb, telling us about the process of moving seeds from fruit to help them grow.

• It's a verb, telling us about the process of moving pollinators to flowers.

• It's a verb, telling us about the process of moving pollen from an anther to the stigma of a flower of the same kind.

When something has been adapted, what does that mean?

• It has been changed to fit a special purpose or function.

• It hasn't been changed.

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What is adaptation?

• This describes how something has been changed to best meet the needs or conditions in its environment.

• This describes how something does not need to be changed for it's environment.

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What is fertilisation?

• The process that joins pollen and eggs in flowers to make seeds.

• It is when pollen travels from the anther to the stigma.

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