Explain how a pollinator, like a bee, moves pollen between flowers while feeding, and how that helps the plant make seeds.
A flower's bright color and sweet nectar are not just pretty, they are an invitation. Bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds visit flowers to drink nectar for food, and while they feed, a dusty powder called pollen sticks to their bodies without them even noticing.
When that visitor flies to the next flower for more nectar, some of the pollen rubs off. Moving pollen from one flower to another is called pollinating, and it is exactly what a plant needs to make seeds. The animal gets a meal, and the plant gets help making the next generation.
Mastery looks like: They can explain how a pollinator moving between flowers to feed also moves pollen, and how that helps the plant make seeds.
Common stumbles: Thinking the bee is intentionally trying to help the plant rather than looking for its own food; not connecting the pollen transfer to seed-making.