Plants Life Cycle

A young plant is called a :

• seed

• embryo

• fruit

• flower

What are the functions of a seed?

• To help an embryo survive

• To hold stored food that the embryo uses to grow.

• To provide a tough covering that protects the embryo

• All of the above

To germinate means:

• to spread germs from one plant to another

• begin to grow

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• all of the above

What is needed for a seed to germinate?

• Water, nutrients, and the right temperature

• Water, grass, fruit

• Pollen, water, photosynthesis

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What causes a seed to swell up and the embryo to break through its covering?

• Soil

• Fertilizer

• Water

• None of the above

What is the correct order for the life cycle of a plant

• Seed, seedling, growing tree, mature tree with fruit containing seeds

• Seedling, seed with leaves, mature tree with fruit that contain seeds, growing tree

• Seed, pits from fruit fall to the ground, seedling, mature tree

When __________and an _____________ come together, a seed can form.

• flower, seed

• pollen, flower

• pollen, egg

• cone, pollen

How do seeds travel?

• Water, animals, wind, planting

• Water, animals, pollen

• Planting, animals,

• Wind, water, pollen