Practice identifying the stages of plant life cycles and explaining how seeds, flowers, fruits, and pollination help plants reproduce.
Read each problem carefully. Answer in complete sentences when needed. Use what you know about how plants grow and reproduce.
How plants grow, reproduce, and make new seeds
Biology - Grade 4-5
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Put these stages of a flowering plant's life cycle in order: adult plant, seed, seedling, flower, fruit with seeds.
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What is germination?
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Name two things most seeds need in order to germinate.
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A small plant has just come out of the seed and started growing leaves. What stage is it in?
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What job do roots do for a plant?
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Why are flowers important in the life cycle of many plants?
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What is pollination?
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Name two animals that can help pollinate plants.
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How does fruit help a plant in its life cycle?
- 10
A squirrel carries an acorn away from an oak tree and buries it. How can this help the oak tree's life cycle?
- 11
Compare a seed and a seedling. How are they different?
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Why do plants need to make seeds?
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Some seeds are spread by wind. Describe one way a seed can be shaped to travel in the wind.
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What stage comes after a flower is pollinated and seeds begin to form?
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Explain how one plant can lead to many new plants over time.