Swapping out G5 startup into Mac Pro

I wanted to swap out the G5 OS 10.4.4 start-up drive into the new mac pro. It will not see it. The only reason is that I want all my G5 applications in my mac pro.
Do I need to remove the mac pro start-up, place it in the G5 and clone all my applications onto the mac pro drive?
Thank you all

None of the above. You have to reinstall your G5 PPC applications.
Use Migration Assistant for data files and prefs.
Intel requires Universal Binaries and different OS (you might have seen Apple updates for PPC and separate for Intel).
Altering the System and Library cause problems. So don't alter those.
Mac Pro requires a minimum 10.4.7 or later, currently 10.4.9 or even 10.4.10.
You don't need to remove your Mac Pro drive. You do however want to clone and create a backup before you start making changes. Your G5 drive can work as data, but you should reformat it (Partitions -> Options...) from APL to GUID type.
Use installers. If something is just a "drag and drop" those should work but make sure to have the latest compatible versions.

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