ICSE · Grade 6

Ch. 2: Flower and Fruit

From flower to fruit to seed: structure of a flower, pollination (self & cross), agents (bee, wind, water, bird), fertilisation, fruit types and seed dispersal — with full interactive animations.

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Parts and four whorls of a flower Androecium and gynoecium Self and cross pollination Agents of pollination Fertilisation and fruit formation Types of fruits and seed dispersal
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# Flower & Fruit — Super Simple A **flower** is the plant’s **baby-making factory**. A **fruit** is what the flower becomes after success — with **seeds** inside. ### Story in one line **Flower → pollination → fertilisation → fruit → seed → new plant** ### Four layers of a flower (outside → in) 1. **Sepals** (calyx) — green protectors of the bud 2. **Petals** (corolla) — colour & perfume to call bees 3. **Stamens** (androecium) — **male** (pollen) 4. **Pistil** (gynoecium) — **female** (egg in ovary) ### Must-know words - **Pollination** — pollen travels from anther to stigma - **Fertilisation** — male cell + female cell join → zygote - **Ovary becomes fruit** · **Ovule becomes seed** > Play the **Flower & Fruit lab** above: click flower parts, watch the bee, peel fruit layers, see seeds fly!
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Topics in this chapter

  • What is a flower?
    Reproductive shoot from floral bud. Attracts pollinators. Makes gametes.…
  • Parts and four whorls
    Pedicel, thalamus, calyx, corolla, androecium, gynoecium.…
  • Androecium (male)
    Stamen = anther + filament. Pollen carries male gametes.…
  • Gynoecium (female)
    Stigma, style, ovary, ovules with egg cell.…
  • Pollination
    Self and cross. Transfer of pollen anther → stigma.…
  • Agents of pollination
    Insects, wind, water, birds — adaptations of flowers.…
  • Fertilisation to fruit
    Zygote forms; ovary → fruit; ovule → seed.…
  • Types of fruits
    Berry, drupe, pome. True vs false fruit. Pericarp layers.…
  • Seed dispersal
    Wind, water, animals, explosion. Fruit protects and spreads seeds.…

Philosophy check

  • What is this civilization?
  • Why was it advanced?
  • How did cities work?
  • Where do we still see these ideas?
  • Exams — what will be asked?