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FL Flowering Plants
Florida Cone Bearing Plants
Seed Dispersal
FL Spore Producing Plants
Plant Life Cycle Summary
100

A majority of the plants that produce seeds are 

Flowering Plants

100

Pine trees produce ____ instead of flowers 

cones

100

Act out as a team how plants scatter their seeds 

the pods dry out, they open , and then they scatter 

100

If plants DON'T produce flowers nor cones, they produce _____

spores to reproduce 

100

What is the life cycle of a spore or seed 

seed -> seedling -> mature (adult) plant -> flower/cone

spore -> seedling -> mature (adult) plant -> spore

200

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 

200

Name two Florida pine trees 

loblolly pine, slash pines, and sand pines

200

Act out a dandelion seed disbursal through the use of wind

show wings of dandelions carrying the seeds, then getting blown away by wind

200

spores are NOT ___

NOT seeds

200

all plants will ___ no matter how they reproduce

all plants will die

300

Flowers contain _____ inside an ovary and pollen (sperm) within the anthers of the stamen.

eggs 

300

Male cones produce ___ and female cones contain ___ 

pollen ; eggs

300

Act out how an animal will spread seeds

stick to fur or body and eat the plants with seeds 

300

spores do not contain_____

eggs

300

Do all plants live for the same amount of time?

no, some life a few months

400

Pollen is spread by 

Insects, animals, and wind 

400

Flowers, animals, and wind carry ____ from male cone to female cone

pollen

400

Act out how a mangrove tree's seeds disburse in water

mangrove trees drop the seeds onto the surface  of the water, they float until find a good place to germinate 
400

spores germinate and grow to be plants that produce ____

spores

400

BONUS: What interesting fact have you learned?

answers may vary

500

When the conditions are right for adult plants, what comes next 

The life cycle continues to cycle

500

The stage when seeds drop to the ground is ____ 

germination 

500

What is seed dispersal 

the moving of seeds that must reach places that are right for germination 

500

in subheading 2, what is germination?

when plants develop into new plants of the same that grow and become adults

500

Use the diagram of the lima bean to explain the life cycle of this plant

answers may vary