Flowers: Beauty Is Not Their Only Role in Nature

Lesson Plan - Get It!

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Flowers are found all over the world, in every country and continent.

Learn about which flowers are found in your area.

• Do you know what flower is your state flower?

Explore this State Flowers List to find out!

• What is the role of flowers?
• Have you ever looked at a flower and thought about how pretty it is?
• Did you know there is more to flowers than just their looks?

Flowers are tools plants use to produce seeds. Take notes in your notebook and learn the parts of the flower as you watch the following video.

• What did you learn about flowers and pollination?

Pollination is the act of transferring pollen grains from the male anther of a flower to the female stigma. Every living organism has a goal to create offspring, including flowers.

Flowers have pollen and must rely on vectors (bugs that carry pollen, such as bees) to spread the pollen.

Continue on to the Got It? section to see what flowers do.