Teaching the reproduction of flowering plants is a central topic in general botany courses, yet students are often confused about the role of flowers and fruits in the process.  In addition, pollination, double fertilization and seed dispersal are often entangled in students’ minds.  Having students develop a functional model of flowering plant reproduction requires them to identify the challenges of reproduction, and then list potential solutions accomplished by both flowers and fruits.  Students then test their model by considering various unusual flower and/or fruit examples.  When the new examples cannot be explained by their model, students must modify it to account for the new examples.   Biology concept cartoons can also be used to enhance instruction on this topic by encouraging small group discussion, followed by deciding which character in the cartoon is correct.  These cartoons provide the practice that students need in thinking about the topic to go beyond memorization to meaningful learning.