The Biggest Flower in the World!

Squeaks wants to know more about the biggest flower in the world! So Mister Brown teaches him all about this stinky, weird plant - called Rafflesia arnoldii!
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Disciplinary Core Idea:
LS2.A: Interdependent Relationships in Ecosystems - Plants depend on water and light to grow (2-LS2-1). Plants depend on animals for pollination or to move their seeds around (2-LS2-2).
Performance Expectations:
2-LS2-1 Plan and conduct and investigation to determine if plants need sunlight and water to grow
2-LS2-2 Develop a simple model that mimics the function of an animal in dispersing seeds or pollinating plants.


SOURCES:
https://www.loc.gov/everyday-mysteries/item/what-is-the-largest-flower-in-the-world
https://necsi.edu/parasitic-relationships
http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:316069-1

Image Sources:
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:HCV_EM_picture_2.png
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Vespula_flaviceps.jpg
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-020-18898-4#rightslink
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Human_tooth_diagram-en.svg
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Morganucodon.jpg