The Life Cycle of a Bean Plant

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The Life Cycle of a Bean Plant
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• Some plants do not have fruit that the seed grows
  in, but have a pod called a bean.

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A bean is the part of the plant that holds the
seeds.
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There are many different kinds of bean plants but
they all grow in a similar way.
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Stage One
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• The bean seed is covered in a hard outer shell.
  When water is added to the seed,

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Stage Two
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• it swells and the seed bursts open.

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Stage Three
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• As the roots grow, a stem will also appear. The
  bean uses the food in the seed to grow.

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Stage Four
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• Leaves will grow on the stem and stretch towards
  the light.

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• The bean seed is the part of the plant that is
  eaten. Peas and lima beans are bean seeds.

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And now you know the Life Cycle of a Bean Plant