How Do Seeds Form and Grow?

Life Cycle of a Flowering Plant ________ of all plants reproduce by making seeds. Most of these plants grow _______________. Some plants have seeds within cones. This is where the life cycle of a flowering plant begins.

Parts of a Flower ____________- powdery grains in a flower that contain its male sex cells. ______________- the part of the plant that produces the pollen _______________- the part of the plant that produces the female sex cells, the eggs. Pollen Pistil Anther

Pollination ____________________- the transfer of pollen from the anther to the pistil. View pollination in the segment A Trip on a bee http://www.unitedstreaming.com/search/assetDetail.cfm?guidAssetID=61592058-64C2-4D61-9B1A-10CB420A8AC1

The Pollinators Insects like butterflies and bees, birds, and the wind all help spread pollen from plant to plant.

From Pollination to Fertilization During pollination, pollen is moved from the anther of one plant to the pistil of another plant. The pollen sticks to the top part of the pistil called the ______________. The pollen forms a _____________ down the pistil and into the ovary, where the egg is. Pollen (male sex cells) + Egg (female sex cells) = Fertilized Egg or ______________

Fertilization _______________________- the joining of a female sex cell and a male sex cell to produce a fertilized egg. Talk with your partner: How does fertilization happen? View How Plants Reproduce to view pollination and feritlization. http://www.unitedstreaming.com/search/assetDetail.cfm?guidAssetID=D4A36B96-6F0C-48A8-A635-C1DC04A46222 Anther Anther