Plant Life Cycles

How do plants grow?Seeds-structures that can grow into new plantsEmbryo-a young plant inside a seed that is

ready to growSeeds store food to help the embryo survive

and have a tough covering to protect the embryo

Germinate-begin to growSeedling-a small planthttp://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/scienceclips/ages/

5_6/growing_plants_fs.shtml

How do plants make seeds?Flower-the plant structure that makes seedsFlowering plants-plants that use flowers to make seedsSeeds have two parts: pollen-male part and egg-female

partWays that the pollen and egg get together: wind,

animals, or insectsPollination-the movement of pollen to the eggFruit-the structure that holds the seedsSeeds travel to the soil by wind, falling to the ground,

or animals (by being buried, sticking to fur, or as waste)http://www.teachersdomain.org/resource/evscps.sci.life.

seedint/

What is the life cycle of some plants?Life cycle-the stages of an organism’s lifePlant life cycle-how a plant germinates,

grows, and reproducesConifers-plants that reproduce using conesCones-plant structures that make seedsTwo types of plants-Flowering plants and

Conifershttp://www2.bgfl.org/bgfl2/custom/resources_

ftp/client_ftp/ks2/science/plants_pt2/index.htm

How do plants grow without seeds?Spores-can fall to the ground and make a new

plantSpores-cannot store foodFern is a type of plant that makes sporesPotatoes create new plants through “eyes” or

white spotsBulb-underground stem (onion is one type)