The Life Cycle of Plants

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Objective

I can identify the main stages of a plant's life cycle.

Part 1 of 3

Key concepts

3 concepts

  1. 1

    The plant life cycle begins with a tiny seed, which is like a small package with a baby plant inside.

  2. 2

    When a seed gets water and warmth, it starts to sprout, a process called germination.

  3. 3

    After growing, a plant makes flowers, which help it create new seeds to start the cycle again.

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Practice

3 questions

1

What is the very first stage of a plant's life cycle, before it starts to grow?

2

After a seed gets water and warmth, what is the process called when a little root grows down and a tiny shoot grows up?

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List the main stages of a plant's life cycle in the correct order, starting with a seed.

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