Plants
When a seed ________, it breaks open and roots,shoots, and leaves start to grow.
germinates
Heredity
the passing of traits from a mature plant to its seeds.
How many steps are in the life cycle of a bean plant?
5 steps
What are the male and female parts of a flower?
Male= Pollen
Female= egg
Describe the 3 types of fruit that can develop around seeds.
1. wet/fleshy
2. shaped like pods
3. dry
What do seeds need to germinate?
1. Warmth
2. Soil
3. Water
Dispersal
the spreading of something to a new location.
What is the first step of the plant life cycle?
The seed germinates.
What part of the flower attracts insects and birds?
What are the male and female conifers called?
Male- pollen cone
Female- seed cone
What is a seed called when it first germinates?
a sprout
Pollinate
to move pollen from the stamen to the pistil in a flower or from a pollen cone to a seed cone in a conifer.
What happens after the sprout grows into a mature plant with flowers?
The flowers get pollinated.
What part of the flower makes the eggs in its ovaries?
How do insects pollinate flowers?
The pollen sticks to their legs and lower body. They fly or crawl from flower to slower covered in pollen, leaving pollen behind.
What are 3 ways that plants can reproduce?
1. Flowers
2. Cones
3. Spores
Fertilization
is the process of pollen joining with an egg and forming a seed.
What do the flowers develop into after pollination?
They develop into fruits surrounding seeds.
What does the sepal do?
Protects the growing flower until it opens and spreads its petals.
Birds use their beaks to get nectar from a flower. Birds then transfer pollen as they fly to different flowers.
What protects the seeds of a plant?
Fruit
Perennial
a plant that lives and produces seeds through many growing seasons.
What are all the steps in the life cycle of a bean plant?
1. the seed germinates
2. the sprout grows into a mature plant with flowers
3. the flowers get pollinated
4. flowers develop into fruits surrounding seeds
5. the seeds find a new location
Where does the pollen grow?
On the tip of the stamen.
What are the 5 ways that seeds can be dispersed?
1. animals
2. bursting
3. humans
4. water
5. wind