1. FLOWERING PLANTS A BIOLOGY LESSON BY MS. KYLE CHAMBERLAIN HIGH SCHOOL

2. PURPOSE Students will investigate the reproductive cycle of a flowering plant.

3. INTRODUCTION Flowers play an important role in the reproduction of plants.

4. LESSON ONE Why do plants have flowers? To answer this question, click on the flower below.

5. LESSON TWO Click on the flower below and read about plant parts.

6. LESSON THREE Pollination is a major process in the reproduction of flowering plants. To watch a great movie on the pollination process, click on the following link: POLLINATION MOVIEPOLLINATION MOVIE Watch the movie and complete the online quiz.

7. FLOWER PARTS Can you name the parts of a flower?

8. Anther Filament Peduncle/Stem Sepal Ovary Style Stigma Petal

9. LESSON FOUR Flower Anatomy Study the picture of the flower on the worksheet provided. Notice the different parts that you previously learned about. Click on FLOWER PARTS for more information. Fill in the names of the parts on your worksheet. After checking your answers, color the flower.FLOWER PARTS

10. LESSON FIVE Click on the following site to unlock the mysteries of plant life: THE GREAT PLANT ESCAPE MYSTERY

11. FLOWER PARTS DEFINITIONS Stamen: the male reproductive part of a flower Anther: located at the top of the stamen and contains the pollen Filament: the part of the flower that holds the anther Pistil: the female reproductive part of a flower Ovary: contains the ovules and located at the base of the pistil Stigma: the uppermost part of the pistil where the pollen grains land during pollination Style: a tube that connects the stigma to the ovary Petal: one of the leafy, usually colored, sterile parts of a flower Sepal: small, sterile leaves at the base of a flower

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