The Plant Life Cycle

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The Plant Life Cycle
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Seeds

• Formed in the center part of the flower
• Many shapes and sizes
• Plants grow from seeds

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Parts of a Seed

• Seed Coat
• Seed Leaf

• Stored Food
• Developing Plant

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How Seeds Are Scattered

• Planting
• Animals
• Water
• Wind

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A Seed Grows into a New Plant

• The seed germinates
• The root pushes through the seed coat.
• The seedling grows out of the ground.
• The stored food is used in the seedleaves.
• The seed leaves fall off.
• The new plant makes its own food.
• New seeds are formed and dispersed.

• What is thisprocess called?

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The Plant Life Cycle
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Lets Review...

• The hard covering that
• protects the seed is the ...

Seed Coat
The part that looks like a leaf inside each
seed is the ...
Seed Leaf
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Seeds are scattered by planting, wind, water,
and ...
Animals
When the small plant inside begins to grow,
the seed ...
Germinates
The young plant that grows from a seed is the
...
Seedling
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The stages in the life of a plant or animal is
its ...
Life Cycle