WARM – UP 03/05

•Using complete sentences, explain one situation in the movie that you had previously knew about from lecture. Then, explain one situation in the movie that you had no prior knowledge before watching the movie.

Parts and functions of the Plant

1. Petals 2. Sepals3. Stame

n4. Anther5. Pistil6. Ovary

Petals Structure: Leaf like, colorful, arranged in a

circle around the top of the flower’s stem. Function: Protection, Attract pollinators

Why are most flowers bright colors?

Sepals Structure: Modified leaves that surround the developing

flower,. Usually are green in color

Function: To support and protect the flower also prevent it from drying out!

Stamen

Structure: A stalk-like filament Function: Provides the nutrients and water to

produce pollen.

Is the MALE reproductive structure of a flower.

Anther

Structure: It is located on the top of the stamens.

Function: Produce pollen – that holds the sperm

Pistils

Structure: centrally located, stalk-like tube filament

Function: To collect pollen and lead it to the ovary for pollenation

Is the FEMALE reproductive structure of a flower

One or More Pistil

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Ovary

Structure: Is located at the bottom portion of the pistil Function: Each ovary contains an egg When pollen from the male portion of the plant

reaches the ovary and fertilization occurs the ovary grows into the fruit or vegetable.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O7eQKSf0LmY

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O1iqdHgIAig

Video Questions

1. Do all flowers have bright colored petals? Give an example of a flower without bright petals.

2. How is a seed created?3. What is the purpose of fruit?4. Name 3 ways that seeds can be

distributed away from the original mothering plant.

5. Why does a bee dance in their hive?