Flowers Make Fruits & Seeds

Basic Vocab! What is fertilization? The combing of a sperm and as egg to make a seed. What is an ovule? The inner part of an ovary that contain an egg What is the tiny part of a seed that can grow into a new plant? The Embryo

How do seeds and fruits form ? Flowers make seeds for the purpose of reproduction. When a flower blooms, it attracts a pollinator, depending on what kind of flower it is and what location it is in. Common pollinators are insects such as bees, wasps, flies and butterflies or birds, other animals and sometimes wind or water.

Fruits! Pollen is produced in the male part of the flower called the anther. Pollen holds the blueprints for the specific species of flowers and when the two sperm cells produced by a pollen grain meet with the ovules of the flower, it becomes fertilized and will produce its fruit. Some fruits are distinguished by their edible quality and large size such as apples, pears, strawberries or oranges - Others are small to notice

Wrap it up: Fruit is a special part of a plant; it sets out to ensure its future. Inside the ovary of a fruit, seeds develop so that they may be planted and grow another plant or tree, continuing the life of a species. You might have seen in your experiment that your apple had small dark brown seeds. These are the result of a successfully pollinated plant, and each seed contains the potential to grow into its own apple tree!