Vocabulary
What do we call a newly germinated young plant?
A seedling
The plant life cycle starts as a ________
seed
What happens after a flower blooms?
Fruits grow
What part of the plant holds the plant in place and absorts nutrients and water?
roots
This part of the plant grows from the seed and becomes the stem
Shoot
What happens after a seed is planted?
Roots grow
To begin germination, plants need ______ and ______.
water, heat
What part of the plant holds the plant and carries the water and nutrients to all parts of the plant?
Stem
This is what bees do to plants
Pollinate
What happens after the roots grow?
The shoot sprouts up.
True or false. Dormant is another word for a seed that is asleep.
True
What part of the plant is placed in the soil to create new plants?
Seed
A set of changes a plant or animal goes through during its life is called a ___________
Life cycle
What happens after the shoot sprouts?
Seedling (leaves and stem grow taller)
What part of the plant are acorns and kernels?
Seeds
Which part of the plant uses carbon dioxide, sunlight, nutrients, and water to make food?
Leaves
What is the word for when a plant grows from a seed (the seed coat opens and a plant begins to grow)?
Germination
What happens after the seedling?
Plant becomes an adult and grows flowers
Name the four stages of the plant life cycle.
Seed, sprout, seedling, adult plant
Which part of the plant makes seeds?
flower