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Mystery #2Tier 2biology / plants

Why do plants make flowers?

Flowers are beautiful, but plants didn't grow them just to look pretty for us. A meadow bursts into colour and scent every spring for a reason. So what is a flower actually for?

A honeybee hovering over white blossom, its legs and body dusted with yellow pollen.
Photo: Matteo.Valerio, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via Wikimedia Commons

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