Plant Life Cycle and Functions

What is the first stage of the flowering plant life cycle?

• Flowering

• Germination

• Seed Dispersal

• Leaves

What happens during the roots stage of the plant life cycle?

• The plant makes its own food

• Roots grow, usually underground

• Seeds are spread out

• The pollen is used to make seeds

Which part of the plant life cycle involves the plant making its own food?

• Germination

• Roots

• Leaves

• Seed Dispersal

What is the purpose of seed dispersal in the plant life cycle?

• To make food

• To grow roots

• So seeds can grow where they are not fighting for space with the parent plant

• To make flowers

During which stage is pollen used to make seeds?

• Germination

• Flowering

• Roots

• Leaves

Put these stages of the flowering plant life cycle in the correct order: Germination, Roots, Leaves, Flowering, Seed Dispersal.

• Flowering

• Leaves

• Germination

• Roots

• Seed Dispersal

Why does a plant need to make its own food?

What must happen for a seed to start growing?

• It must be eaten

• Conditions must be suitable

• It must be in the sun

• It must be in water

What is photosynthesis?

• The process of spreading seeds

• The process of making flowers

• The process of making food in the leaves

• The process of growing roots