Plant Life Cycle Review

How do apple trees reproduce?

• People buy trees from the store

• Apples fall from the tree and the seeds sprout into new trees

• The trees sing romantic songs to each other

• Earthquakes make new trees

Which of the following do the seeds need to sprout? (One or more answers)

• The right amount of heat

• The right amount of water

• The right amount of calcium

• The right amount of dirt

Name the stages in the life cycle of a typical plant. (Choose one or more)

• Seeds are planted

• Flowers are pollinated

• Leaves, stems and leaves grow

• Rains help the plant

What hint does an apple tree give that new apples are coming soon?

• Roots grow

• Leaves grow

• Blossoms grow

• The tree turns red

How do most plants start their life?

• A leaf

• An egg

• A seed

• A flower

What does the plant do after it first sprouts?

• Makes fruit

• Roots grow

• Seeds drop

• Makes mature leaves

How are the fruits formed? In what order?

• Flower, fruit, root

• Seed, flower, bud

• Flower, seed, fruit

• Bud, flower, fruit

When a seed has it needs met, it germinates, or sprouts.

What does the word germinates mean?

• shoot forth

• dies

• fall off

Trees enter a state of dormancy, or lower activity, until spring.

What is the definition of dormancy?

• cannot grow

• not a lot of activity

• may become several seeds

• may germinate far from where it was eaten

Which choice is NOT a way that seeds spread?

• blown by the wind

• carried by animals

• attracted by the sun

• fall to the ground inside of fruit