Seed Parts
Functions
Vocabulary
Experiments
100
What part of the plant grows through the soil upward?
Stem
100
What is the purpose of a seed?
To grow and make a plant
100
What is a seed?
The part of the plant that makes a new baby plant.
100

What are the two types of germination?

Epigeal and hypogeal germination

200
What is the outside covering of the seed called?
Seed Coat
200
What is the function of the seed coat?
To protect the seed from being damaged
200
What is germination?
The process of which a seed begins to grow into a plant
200

The second structure that emerges from a seed during germination

Plumule, shoot or stem

300
What is the middle, big, white part of the seed called?
Cotyledon (food)
300
What is the function of the embryo?
To grow into the baby plant
300
What is photosynthesis?
The process of how plants make their own food
300
Why are plants green?
The chlorophyll in a plant is green
400
What is the bottom part that grows out of the seed called?
Roots
400
What is the purpose of roots in a plant?
To anchor the plant to the ground and collect nutrients and water
400
What is the science name for the food supply of a seed?
Cotyeldon
400
What does the green color help them do?
Make food so that they can have energy
500
What part of a seed makes the new plant?
Embryo
500
What is the purpose of the leaves of the baby plant?
To make energy for the plant by collecting sunlight and air
500
What type of air do plants breathe?
Carbon Dioxide
500

Three important factors needed for germination.

Water, oxygen, and the correct temperature.

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