Nome Dote

How Seed Plonts ReproduceWhat am l?Choose a word from the word box below that answerseach question.

1. I am the plant part that contains an undeveloped plant anda food supply inside my protective coat.

What am l?

2. I am the process that uses flowers and fruits to make new

plants. What am l?

3. I am the part of a flowering plant in which the eggs are

made and stored. What am l?

4. I am the process that occurs when pollen is moved from

the anther to the pistil of a flower. What am l?

5. I am the process that occurs when the male and female sex

cells of a flower join together. What am l?

6. I am the ongoing life story of a flowering plant.

What am l?

7. I am the process during which a seed becomes a new plant

What am l?

Chapter I . Kingdoms of LifeReading and Writing

Use with Lesson 4How Seed Plants Reproduce

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Nome Dote

How Seed Plqnts ReproduceFill in the blanks.

The plant kingdom has many members. One very large

group is made up of plants. ln this

type of plant, flowers, fruits, and cones are needed for

These plant parts contain male

and female plant parts that produce special cells. The male

cells are found in on the anther

of a flower. The female cells, called eggs, are found in the

at the base of the pistil.

Pollen can be transferred from the anther to the pistil

by the wind or by another organism, such as a honeybee,

through . The male cells pass through

a tube into the ovary and join with the eggs, a process called

. Fertilization in plants forms a seed.

The seeds when conditions are right.

The seed produces a seedling with traits inherited from its

parent plant.

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Chapter 1 . Kingdoms of LifeReading and Writing

Use with Lesson 4How Seed Plants Reproduce

fertilization ovary

pollen

pollination

reproduction

seed

germinate

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