Lesson 5 Plant Reproduction

A plant begins its life as a ______________. They have a hard outer shell that protects the seed embryo inside.

• seed

• sprout or seedling

• anther

• stigma

This is when mature plant will grow flowers.

• mature plant

• flowering

• pollination

• germination

During this process, the seed ends up on the ground. It needs air, water, and soil to grow. When a seed begins to grow, this is called ____________________. The first growth will usually be some small roots. Then the stems will grow.

• germination

• sprout or seedling

• seed

• pollination

When the first sign of life appears above the soil

• sprout or seedling

• germination

• seed

• mature plant

The seedling will continue to grow into a full ______________________________with leaves, roots, and stems.

• mature plant

• flowering

• pollination

• petals

When insects, other animals, wind, or water carry _______________________ from one flower to another it is called ____________________________.

• pollen, pollination

• seed, seedling

• flower, flowering

• pollen, flowering

___________________________ are the colorful part of the flower that attract insects that pollinate.

• petals

• stamen

• anther

• filament

The male parts of a flower that produces fine, yellowish, dust-like grains called pollen.

• stamen

• petals

• anther

• filament

The tip of a stamen. It is where the pollen is released.

• anther

• petals

• stamen

• filament

______________________ holds up the anther.

• filament

• stamen

• petal

• stigma