Why do plants have flowers?

In this lesson, we are going to learn about the different parts of a flower. We will also learn about the stages of a life cycle of a flowering plant as well as some different methods for pollination and seed dispersal.

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Why do plants have flowers?

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Q1.What part of the flower is the arrow pointing to?

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Q2.Which of these does a seed not need to germinate?

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Q3.Which of these does not help in the process of pollination?

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Q4.Which of these is a way in which seeds are dispersed?

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This quiz includes images that don't have any alt text - please contact your teacher who should be able to help you with an audio description.

Unit quizzes are being retired in August 2023

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Quiz:

Why do plants have flowers?

Don’t worry if you get a question wrong! Forgetting is an important step in learning. We will recap next lesson.

Q1.What part of the flower is the arrow pointing to?

1/4

Q2.Which of these does a seed not need to germinate?

2/4

Q3.Which of these does not help in the process of pollination?

3/4

Q4.Which of these is a way in which seeds are dispersed?

4/4

Lesson summary: Why do plants have flowers?

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