WickHigh S2 Germination and Plant life cycle

Plant life cycles begin with a _____.

• seed

• egg

A seed needs soil, water, and ________ to grow.

• seeds

• The right temperature

• wind

• moonlight

Plants need water, air, and what three other things

• pretty pots, sun, and love
• open space, sun, and soil
• open space, pretty pots, and songs
• open space, birds, sun

 Roots push down into the ground to get?

• chips and dip 
•   water and minerals
• carbon and oxygen
• sun and sunshine

Why do you think dandelion seeds can float in the wind?

• so you can make a wish

• so they can have fun

• so the seeds can reach new places to grow

• so the seeds can all grow in the same place

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Why do farmers like to keep beehives near their crops?

• Bees scare away the animals.

• Bees keep weeds away.

• Bees help plants absorb nutrients from the soil.

• Bees help carry plants’ pollen so they can make seeds.

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How is a seedling different from an adult plant?

• A seedling does not have flowers or fruit.

• A seedling does not have roots.

• A seedling does not have a stem.

• A seedling does not need sunlight to grow.

Why might the seeds of a sycamore have wings like a helicopter?

• They help keep the seeds on the tree.

• They help the seeds fly in the wind to new areas.

• They protect the seeds from bees.

• They protect the seed from becoming a seedling.

The correct order of a plant life cycle is: (be careful..!)

• fruit - seed - seedling - mature plant - flower

• seed - mature plant - seedling - flower - fruit

• seed - seedling - mature plant - flower - fruit

• seed - seedling - flower - mature plant - fruit

• seedling - mature plant - flower - fruit - seed

Tick the correct statements.

• Plumule grows into a shoot

• Plumule grows into a root

• Radicle grows into a shoot

• Radicle grows into a root

• Plumule grows into a shoot and Radicle grows into a root