A rose has bright petals around the center of its flower. What job can petals do when the plant is making new plants?

A lily releases yellow pollen inside its flower. What is pollen's job in making new plants?

A sunflower has stamens that hold powdery pollen. What does the stamen do for reproduction?

In an apple blossom, the pistil is in the center of the flower. What job does the pistil have in making a new plant?

A bean seed is planted in moist soil. What job does the seed have in reproduction?

A peach has soft fruit around a hard seed. What is one job of the fruit in making new plants?

A pine tree makes cones instead of showy flowers. What job can a cone do in reproduction?

A squash flower has large orange petals. What do these petals help the plant do for reproduction?

Corn tassels make pollen that can fall onto silk. What job does pollen do for the corn plant?

A pea pod grows after a pea flower is pollinated. What job does the pod, a fruit, have?

The sticky top of a flower's pistil catches pollen from a visiting insect. Why is that important?

A maple seed has a tiny young plant inside a hard coat. What is the seed's role in reproduction?

A bee crawls into an apple blossom for nectar and leaves with yellow dust on its body. Why does this help the apple tree?

Grass flowers are small and dull, with no scent, and their pollen is very light. What most likely moves this pollen to other grass flowers?

A hummingbird visits a long red flower and gets pollen on its beak. What process can happen as it visits another flower?

Some water plants release pollen that floats on the water surface. How can that pollen reach another flower?

A moth visits a pale flower at night because the flower has a strong scent. How can the scent help reproduction?

A flower has a tube shape that fits a butterfly's long mouthpart. How can this shape help the plant reproduce?

A beetle crawls across a magnolia flower and brushes against pollen. What may happen when the beetle enters another magnolia flower?

A bright flower is easier for bees to find than a dull flower nearby. What is the bright color most likely helping the plant do?

A gardener gently moves pollen from one tomato flower to another with a small brush. What plant process is the gardener helping?

This plant's tiny flowers hang out in the open and release huge amounts of light pollen. Why does it make so much pollen?

A burdock seed has hooks that catch on a dog's fur. How does this help the plant make new plants?

A maple seed spins like a tiny wing as it falls from the tree. How is this seed most likely spread?

A bird eats berries and later drops seeds in its waste far from the plant. Why can this help the plant reproduce?

A coconut falls into seawater and floats away from the palm tree. What seed-travel method is shown?

A dandelion seed has a fluffy top that catches moving air. How does that structure help reproduction?

A squirrel buries acorns and forgets some of them. Why can this help oak trees make new plants?

A seed pod dries in the sun and suddenly splits open, throwing seeds outward. Why is throwing seeds away from the parent useful?

A raspberry is eaten by a fox, but its small seeds are not chewed. How can the seeds spread?

A cocklebur fruit has stiff hooks around the seeds inside it. What is the best reason this helps reproduction?

A plant's seeds all fall directly under the parent plant. Why might fewer young plants survive there?

An apple tree opens flowers in spring. What event must happen before apples with seeds can form?

A pumpkin flower has been pollinated. What stage usually comes next in making a new pumpkin plant?

A bean seed lands in soil with water and warmth. What stage can happen next in the plant life cycle?

A peach pit is found inside a ripe peach. What had to happen earlier for that seed to develop?

A tomato plant has yellow flowers before it has tomatoes. What stage should come after pollination if reproduction is successful?

A milkweed flower receives pollen from an insect. What must form before a new milkweed plant can grow later?

A cherry seed is carried to a sunny patch of soil. What stage comes next if conditions are right?

A bee flies to a flower and drinks from deep inside it. What sweet liquid does the flower make that draws the bee in?