Transplanting Seedlings

What is a life cycle?

• A pattern of growth and development

• A place where living things live and get their basic needs

• A way that plants and animals are able to survive and live within the habitat where they live

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Which of these happens FIRST in the life of a plant?

• A seed sprouts.

• A seedling begins to grow.

• Flowers bloom on an adult plant.

• A seedling grows into a young adult plant.

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What happens after a plant is pollinated?

• Mature plants grow

• The roots begin to grow

• Seeds are produced and are stored in fruits

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What do seeds contain?

• mature plants

• tiny undeveloped plants and food

• roots of plants that have not grown yet

What do seeds need in order to grow?

• pollen

• seedlings

• water and warmth

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What is the second stage of a plant’s growth?

• seed

• seedling

• mature plant

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What do seedlings produce?

• The mature plant

• They produce water and warmth so the seeds can germinate

• The parts of the plant that are needed for the adult plant to survive in its habitat

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What happens after the seedlings produce?

• They produce fruit

• The roots begin to grow

• The stems begin to grow toward the light

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What job do the roots of the plant do?

• They help the plant make its food

• They take in nutrients and water from the habitat

• They produce water and warmth so the seeds can germinate

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What happens after the roots begin to grow?

• Fruit is produced

• The mature plant is grown

• The stem starts to grow toward the light and the first leaves form on the stem

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