Germination

Germination

Intro Quiz

Multiple Choice

What is germination?

• Germination is the growth of a plant

• Germination is the process where a plant within a seed begins to grow.

• Germination is a plant making food.

• Germination is a plant with large leaves.

Multiple Choice

What is needed for the plant within a seed to grow well?

• soil, air and water

• air, water and warmth

• sunlight. warmth and air

• warmth, air and soil

Multiple Choice

Plants cannot grow without soil.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

What happens to the seed when it is soaked overnight?

• It weighs less

• It gets smaller

• It swells and bursts

• It gets smaller and harder

Multiple Choice

Which part of the new plant appears first?

• the stem

• the roots

• the flower

• the leaves

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When conditions are right the seed starts to take in water. When there is water, air and enough warmth the process of germination is ready to start. As water is taken in, the seed swells bigger and bigger until the coat splits apart. So, the oxygen in the air helps the baby plant burn the food packed inside the seed.

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An embryo ( a plant within the seed ) will begin to sprout. This tiny plant is called a seedling.