Seeds and Growing Plants

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Seeds and Growing Plants

• Workbook of
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Parts of a plant

• Roots take water from the soil
• Stem support the plant, transport water and
  nutrients
• Leaves Do PHOTOSYNTHESIS to create energy for
  the plant
• Photosynthesis Using energy from sunlight to
  create food
• Flowers attract pollinators
• Stamen pollen on top
• Pistil needs pollen to create seed

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Seeds look different inside and OUT

• Look at a seed with your eyes, record
  OBSERVATIONS
• SEED__________________________
• OBSERVATIONS __________________________
• __________________________________________
• __________________________________________
• Look at a seed with a microscope
• SEED ___________________________
• OBSERVATIONS __________________________
• __________________________________________
• __________________________________________

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Seeds

• Match the word to the part of the seed and plant!
• Hypocotyl ?First leaves
• Radicle ?Epicotyl/stem
• Cotyledons/endosperm ? Root

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GERMINATION

• What is germination?
• GERMINATION ? ___________________
• __________________________________
• __________________________________
• Steps
• Seed coat breaks
• Radicle becomes ROOT
• 3. Hypocotyl and epicotyl become the STEM
• 4. First leaves grow ? photosynthesis

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Plants need NUTRIENTS

• Nutrients Chemicals that are needed fro growth
• Plants need Where are they?
• Carbon
• Oxygen ________________
• Hydrogen
• Nitrogen
• Phosphorus
• Potassium _________________
• Calcium
• Magnesium
• Sulfur

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pH of Soil

• pH measure how acidic or basic something is
• ? What is the pH of each soil sample?

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What conditions are the best for plant growth?

• Water
• Sunlight
• Soil - pH, - nutrients
• Under what conditions did our plants grow the
  best?
• ____________________________________
• Why? ________________________________
• _____________________________________
• _____________________________________