The life cycle of flowering plants

Why are flowers important to a plant?

• They help a plant with germination.

• They give pleasant scents.

• They are brightly colored and look beautiful.

• They help a plant with reproduction.

All plants have flowers.

• True

• False

Flowers form fruits and seeds come from fruits. That's the way a plant reproduces a new plant.

• True

• False

What helps protect the seeds and spread the seeds?

• A seed coat

• A flower

• A shoot

• A fruit

Seeds can grow well into plants when they are close to each other.

• True

• False

Humans and animals such as birds, monkeys, elephants and so on disperse seeds.

• True

• False

Coconuts can be dispersed by water because...

• they are water-proof.

• they are light enough to float.

• they have a spongy covering that helps them float.

Which of the following dry out and explode to shoot out their seeds?

• bean pods

• avocado fruits

• coconuts

How are the seeds of dandelions, chandelier plants, poppy fruits and maple trees dispersed?

• They float in water.

• Their fruits dry out and explode to shoot out the seeds.

• Their seeds are light and dry so they are blown away by the wind.

There are male parts and female parts of a flower.

• True

• False