Parts of a Seed

The outer part of a seed is called __________.

• shell

• embryo

• seed coat

• jacket

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The scientific name for "baby plant" is _________.

• seed

• embryo

• small plant

• seed coat

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Besides the embryo, the inside of a seed contains ____________.

• soil for the embryo

• water for the embryo

• air for the embryo

• food for the embryo

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Insects, like bees, help plants by ____________.

• carrying pollen to other plants

• giving the plant water

• protecting the sticky stigma

• not eating them

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Animals help plants by ____________.

• watering them

• giving them soil

• carrying their seeds to new locations through their waste

• carrying pollen to other plants so they can make seeds

Which picture shows the first stage in plant growth?

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What does a plant's roots do?

• carry water and nutrients from the soil to the stem

• carry water and nutrients from the stem to the branches

• carry water and nutrients from the stem to the flowers

• carry air and water from the soil to the stem

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What MUST happen before a flower can produce seeds?

• the flower's own pollen has to get on it's sticky stigma

• the flower has to get water on its pollen

• the sticky stigma must be placed in soil

• the flower's own pollen has to get on another flower's sticky stigma

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What is the process called when the embryo's leaves and roots push out of the seed coat?

• pollination

• germination

• growth

• maturation

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True or False? Plants need both insects and animals to help them.

• True

• False

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