FL Flowering Plants
A majority of the plants that produce seeds are
Flowering Plants
Pine trees produce ____ instead of flowers
cones
Act out as a team how plants scatter their seeds
the pods dry out, they open , and then they scatter
If plants DON'T produce flowers nor cones, they produce _____
spores to reproduce
What is the life cycle of a spore or seed
seed -> seedling -> mature (adult) plant -> flower/cone
spore -> seedling -> mature (adult) plant -> spore
Name 2 Flowering plants that grow in Florida
include: orchids, hibiscus, live oak tree, orange tree, daisy, tomatoes, cucumbers, sqaush, beans, sabal palms, and honeysuckle
Name two Florida pine trees
loblolly pine, slash pines, and sand pines
Act out a dandelion seed disbursal through the use of wind
show wings of dandelions carrying the seeds, then getting blown away by wind
spores are NOT ___
NOT seeds
all plants will ___ no matter how they reproduce
all plants will die
Flowers contain _____ inside an ovary and pollen (sperm) within the anthers of the stamen.
eggs
Male cones produce ___ and female cones contain ___
pollen ; eggs
Act out how an animal will spread seeds
stick to fur or body and eat the plants with seeds
spores do not contain_____
eggs
Do all plants live for the same amount of time?
no, some life a few months
Pollen is spread by
Insects, animals, and wind
Flowers, animals, and wind carry ____ from male cone to female cone
pollen
Act out how a mangrove tree's seeds disburse in water
spores germinate and grow to be plants that produce ____
spores
BONUS: What interesting fact have you learned?
answers may vary
When the conditions are right for adult plants, what comes next
The life cycle continues to cycle
The stage when seeds drop to the ground is ____
germination
What is seed dispersal
the moving of seeds that must reach places that are right for germination
in subheading 2, what is germination?
when plants develop into new plants of the same that grow and become adults
Use the diagram of the lima bean to explain the life cycle of this plant
answers may vary