1. How Do Seeds Form and Grow?

2. 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.

3. 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

4. Pollination
____________________- the transfer of pollen from the anther to the pistil.
View pollination in the segment A Trip on a bee

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

6. 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 ______________

7. 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.
Anther
Anther