Grade 4 Seed germination

All seeds have

• Seed Coat

• Food Store

• Embryo

• All of the above

What do seeds need to germinate (grow into a new plant)? (You may select more than one answer)

• Air (oxygen)

• Warmth

• Water

• Light

• Food

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It is the development of a seed into a plant.

• seed dispersal

• germination

• habitat

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Gertrude planted some beans in a pot. After 5 days her pot looked like this. Why?

• She watered the seeds but placed the pot in the dark.

• She did not water the seeds.

• She used yellow-coloured soil.

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Which condition is NOT needed for germination?

• Water

• Oxygen

• Light

• Suitable temperature

What does a seedling need energy for?

• Photosynthesis

• Growth

• Movement

• Reproduction

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

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The seed is protected by an outer covering called:

• food store

• embryo

• seed coat

• germination

Roots grow downward to anchor the seed. 

• True
• False

Besides the plant embryo, what else is inside the seed?

• Food, which it uses until it can make its own food.

• grass

• life span

• source of light

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The part of a plant that grows into a new plant

• food store

• roots

• seed

• flower