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A question to think about…

What are the stages in the life cycle of a plant?

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What are the stages in the life cycle of a plant?

• Most flowering plants, like the bean plant, go through the same stages in their life cycle.

Life cycle of a bean plant

Seed

Adult plant

Young plant

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What are the stages in the life cycle of a plant?

• Most plants grow from seeds.

Do you know which part of the plant will

grow first?

A bean seed

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Life cycle of a bean plant

• As a seed grows, the roots grow out first.

• After some time, the shoot appears.

• The seed grows into a young plant.

• When leaves appear, the young plant is able to make its own food.

shoot

root

leaf

A young bean plant

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Life cycle of a bean plant

• As the young plant grows into an adult plant, more leaves develop to help make food.

• More roots grow to take in water and minerals from the soil.

Adult bean plant

What do you see before the adult bean plant bears

fruits?

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• Flowers appear on the plant after the young plant grows into an adult plant.

• The flowers develop into fruits filled with seeds.

Life cycle of a bean plant

Flowers on the bean plant

Bean pods

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