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"An embryo is one of the main parts of the seed," said Madison.

Are you sure you have the correct punctuation for a question?

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"The plants have a lot of parts, for example, a seed is a part of a plant that is very important. The seed has an embryo," said Marina.

Good sentence, Marina! Should the punctuation after the word embryo be a comma?

Mrs. Robinette

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"Guess what?" asked Ryan, "Leaves have microscopic holes to absorb sunlight."

Good quote, Garrett! I like that you attempted a split quotation!

Mrs. Robinette

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"Did you now that animals play a big part in the dispersal of seeds." said Kalista.

Are you sure you have the correct punctuation for a question?

Mrs. Robinette

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''Did you know bee keepers use bees to pollinate almond trees.'' said Ian

Ian, I like that you included such a lovely picture! Please review your sentence. You are asking a question and you are missing punctuation. Also, please reconsider the speech tag you picked. Instead of said, what could you use? Mrs. Robinette

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"Did you no that some flowers are pollinated by birds or even bats."said Connor

I like your fact and picture! Please review your sentence. If you are asking a question, what's missing? Reconsider the speech tag you picked. Instead of said, what could you use? Mrs. Robinette

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"Did you know that palm tree fruits are called coconuts and that they can float in the ocean until they reach land?" asked Miles.

Excellent quote and great picture! Thank you for sharing!

Mrs. Robinette

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"The two plant groups that reproduce with seeds are flowering plants and conifers," said Morgan.

Are you sure that you have the correct end punctuation for a statement?

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"Honeybees collect pollen and nectar,'' exclaimed Diego, "and they use it to make honey.''

Great work on a split quotation, Diego! I like that included a picture, as well. Mrs. Robinette

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"The anther holds the pollen." said Danielle.

Great fact and use of quotations, Emma! Mrs. Robinette

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Tianna asked, "Did you know the beginning of a plants growth is called germination?"

Another quote, Tianna? That's wonderful! Thank you, for sharing!

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"Did you know that tomatoes are actually a fruit and not a vegetable?"  asked Jimmy.

This looks great! I think you should double check your fact...

Mrs. Robinette

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''Did you know that seed dispersal is important?'' asked Tianna. "Without it, all plants would be in one spot and since they need space only some would survive.''

I love how you attempted a split quotation! Remember to begin the second part of a split quotation with a lower case letter.

Mrs. Robinette

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"There are many parts of a flower," exclaimed Danni," one part is the stamen."

I like that you attempted a split quotation! Well done!

Mrs. Robinette

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Zayd said, "Honeybees help spread pollen by flying from flower to flower collecting nectar."

Great quote and picture! Consider changing the word 'said' with 'explain'. Mrs. Robinette

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"Did you know that seeds can stick to a bird's feathers and the bird can carry that seed to a different place?" asked Michael.

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"Did you know that petals of a flower protect the flower bud as it grows?" Alyssa asked.

Your quotes and punctuation are correctly placed! Please recheck your fact. Look up sepal and correct your quote. Mrs. Robinette

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''Did you know that too many mites on a honey bee can make it hard for them to fly?'' asked Teagan,'' So that's the effect of so many honey bees dying.''

I love that you attempted a split quotation! Remember to begin the second part of a split quotation with a lower case letter.

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Meredith asked ,"Did you know that more and more honey bees are dying each day?" Meredith continued, '' Scientists are trying to save honey bees. Our life depends on bees!"

I really like that you attempted a split quotation, Meredith! Well done! Mrs. Robinette

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Wild bees have become as important as domesticated honeybees in pollinating food crops around the world due to the dramatic decline in number of healthy honeybee colonies over the past half century, a study has found.

The largest international survey of insect pollinators has also found that just 2 per cent of wild bee species now account for 80 per cent of global crop pollination - from apples and pears to cacoa chocolate and coffee.

The reliance on a relatively small number of wild bee species comes at a time when honeybee colonies around the world have collapsed. In the 1950s, there were about 250,000 viable colonies in the UK, compared to fewer than 100,000 today.

The scientists warned that relying on the free services of a small number of wild bee species - which they estimated carry out work equivalent to more than £1,900 per hectare of farmland - threatens the future security of food production.

"Human history is full of examples of food crises caused by an over-reliance on a single crop or a dwindling number of species," said Professor Simon Potts, director of the Centre for Agri-Environmental Research at Reading University.

"In the insect world, we have already seen how the massive decline in honeybees in Britain has led to a reliance on wild bees to do much of the pollination," said Professor Potts, a co-author of the study published in Nature Communications.

"At one time, honeybees were enough to pollinate most of Britain's crops. Now there are only enough to pollinate around a quarter of them. If we didn't have other species of bees to turn to, we would already be facing a food security catastrophe," he said.

The researchers warned that pressures on bumblebees and other species of wild pollinators due to habitat loss, climate change and the use of pesticides, could change the balance of pollinating insects and threaten food production.

"The few bee species that currently pollinate our crops are unlikely to be the same types we will need in the future," Professor Potts said.

"It is critical to protect a wide range of bees and other insects now so that, as Britain's climate, environment and crop varieties change, we can call on the pollinating species that are best suited to the task," Professor Potts said.

"We can't just rely on the current starting line-up of pollinators. We need a large and diverse group of species on the substitutes' bench, ready to join the game as soon as they are needed, if we are to ensure food production remains stable," he said.

The scientists reviewed 90 previous studies and 1,394 field trials on five continents. The scientists collected data on nearly 74,000 individual bees from 785 different species - representing about 13 per cent of the total currently known bee species.

They found that about 2 per cent of these wild species accounted for almost 80 per cent of all visits to the crops being studied, and that these species were among the most common bees, such as the red-tailed bumblebee Bombus lapidarius found in Europe.

Professor David Kleijn of Wageningen University in The Netherlands, who led the three-years study, said that conservation efforts should be directed at all bees, not just the few that are shown to be economically important for farmers today.

"Rare and threatened species may play a less significant role economically than common species, but this does not mean their protection is less important," Professor Kleijn said.

The researchers pointed out that relatively simple measures, such as maintaining wildflowers and grass strips at the side of fields and limiting or delaying the use of pesticides, could have big impacts on bee populations.

Taylor Rickets of the University of Vermont in Burlington said: "This study shows us that wild bees provide enormous economic benefits, but reaffirms that the justification for protecting species cannot always be economic. We still have to agree that protecting biodiversity is the right thing to do."

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"Did you know that the embryo is the part of the seed that grows into the new plant?" Asked Cooper.

I like that you included a picture. You quotation marks, punctuation, and capitalization are excellent!

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''Did you know that the petal on a flower attracts animals especially honey bees so the honey bees can make honey?'' asked Emma M.

Good quote and excellent fact!

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"Did you know that too many mites on a honey bee can kill it?" asked Mrs. Robinette.

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"If you sing to plants," said Emma, "they will grow".