Viola (plant)

High school (ages 12+)
Environment & Earth

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/viola-plant

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the scientific name?Viola
2. What is the diet?Autotrophic; synthesizes nutrients via photosynthesis
3. What makes Viola plants special compared to other flowers?Viola plants are a huge family of flowering plants, with many different shapes and colors. Some look like little pansies, while others have unique petal patterns that help attract pollinators.
4. How do Viola plants make sure they have seeds even if no bees visit?Many Viola plants grow two kinds of flowers. One type opens up to invite bees, and the other stays closed and self‑pollinates, so they can still produce seeds.

Angiosperms: Flowering plants that produce seeds enclosed within a fruit.
Chasmogamy: The condition of having flowers that open, allowing for cross-pollination by external agents.
Cleistogamy: A type of self-pollination where flowers do not open, ensuring seed production.
Myrmecochory: Seed dispersal facilitated by ants, often involving specialized seed appendages.