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Once a flower has been pollinated, it begins to change.
Slowly, it becomes a fruit.
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After fertilisation,
the flower loses
its petals. Then
the fertilsed
ovules become
seeds and the
ovary grows
until it gradually
becomes a fruit.
When the fruit is
ripe, and the seeds
are developed, it falls
from the plant.
Germination
takes place
when a seed
begins to grow
into a new plant.
When grains of pollen reach
the stigma, they travel down
the style until they reach the
ovary. In the ovary, the pollen
unites with an ovule. We call
this process fertilisation.
How do flowers turn into fruit and seeds?
Living things
1 How many different fruits and seeds can you describe?
Describe the size, shape and colour.
Apple seeds are small and oval. They’re black.
G E T T i N G S T A R T E D
A strawberry has about
200 seeds. Unlike other
fruits, its seeds are on
the outside!.
S C I - FACT