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Flowers are the reproductive organs of a plant. They ensure that pollen reaches the flower’s ovary (usually in the base of the flower) where seeds will start to develop.

Flowers have evolved lots ways to attract pollinators. Bee orchid flowers mimic the shape of female bees to attract male bees. Banksia flowers provide pygmy possums with a food source of pollen. Morning glory flowers even attract slugs – a rare ability!

False! there are lots of plants that don’t have flowers, including conifers (like pine trees), ferns, and mosses.

Many plants use pollinators like bees to spread their pollen. But some plants just release pollen into the air and hope that it’ll spread to another plant!

Having seeds is a dead giveaway for fruits. Capsicum are full of seeds, oranges have seeds, and mangos have one big seed in the middle. Carrots are plant roots, not fruits.