Zoë Ehlert (Video)
Career Profiles
Manager, Marker Assisted Breeding
Zoë Ehlert
Career Profiles
Manager, Marker Assisted Breeding
![Bee on flower](/sites/default/files/2023-01/bee%20on%20flower.jpg)
Can you artificially pollinate a flower?
Hands-on Activities
Design and build an artificial pollinator.
![Package of seeds](/sites/default/files/styles/resource_card_image_360x300_/public/2020-07/package_of_seeds.jpg?itok=BwXsB7wg)
Seeds and Germination
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Learn what’s inside a tomato seed, how it travels, and all the things it needs to germinate and grow.
![Maturation of tomato fruit](/sites/default/files/styles/resource_card_image_360x300_/public/2020-07/tomato_fruit_maturation.jpg?itok=u72yWNxI)
The Life Cycle of a Tomato Plant
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Learn about the pollination, fertilization, germination and growth of tomato plants.
![Bee on flower covered in pollen](/sites/default/files/styles/resource_card_image_360x300_/public/2020-06/pollen-covered_bee_on_flower.jpg?itok=sdTi3kzW)
Pollinators are Important!
STEM Explained
Insects and other animals that are pollinators of plants play an important role in ecosystems.
![Seeds of a pomegranate fruit](/sites/default/files/styles/resource_card_image_360x300_/public/2019-12/pomegranate-seeds.jpg?itok=TTPg8-ln)
Plant Reproduction
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Learn about pollination and other forms of sexual reproduction in plants. And did you know that plants can also reproduce asexually?
![Fennel Seeds Fennel Seeds](/sites/default/files/styles/resource_card_image_360x300_/public/Fennel_seed.jpg?itok=k7Q96zAi)
Plants: Seeds
Picture Collections
6 images of some seeds which are the fertilized part of a plant used for germinating new plants such as fennel, kiwis and pumpkins
![Seed Germinating Seed Germinating](/sites/default/files/styles/resource_card_image_360x300_/public/Seed_germination.jpg?itok=wV7-g9v7)
Plants: Germination
Picture Collections
6 images of some seedlings sprouting as one of the stages towards full plant growth
![Water Lily Water Lily](/sites/default/files/styles/resource_card_image_360x300_/public/waterlily.jpg?itok=nnvmuAjZ)
Flowers: Cup Shape
Picture Collections
8 images of some flowerheads such as roses and water lilies whose outer petals are longer than the petals in the centre of the flower
![Iris Iris](/sites/default/files/styles/resource_card_image_360x300_/public/blueiris.jpg?itok=dvud8S14)
Flowers: Irregular Shape
Picture Collections
3 images of some asymmetrical flowerheads such as an iris and an Orchis Sima or Monkey Orchid
![Sunflower Sunflower](/sites/default/files/styles/resource_card_image_360x300_/public/sunflowers.jpg?itok=pmiRVO51)
Flowers: Radial Shape
Picture Collections
7 images of some symmetrical flowerheads such as asters and sunflowers whose petals radiate from the centre of the flower
![Petunias Petunias](/sites/default/files/styles/resource_card_image_360x300_/public/petunias.jpg?itok=yMPRRNyK)
Flowers: Trumpet Shape
Picture Collections
5 images of some flowerheads such as petunias and lilies that start as a narrow base and widen to an open shape
![bees on frame held by beekeeper](/sites/default/files/styles/resource_card_image_360x300_/public/2019-11/Bees_at_work.jpg?itok=eCBFpn4d)
How are the World's Bee Populations Doing?
STEM Explained
Bees are important for agriculture. But bee populations face threats. This resource looks at Colony Collapse Disorder, herbicides & pesticides, and more.