Life Cycle of a Plant and Pollination

Life Cycle of a Plant

Plants – seed germination seedling (sprout) --takes in WATER thru roots/produces FOOD in its leaves/passes food & H2O in stem--

full grown plant with flower (flowering plants – make seeds) some flowers produce fruit (that fruit holds the seeds of the plant). --Flowers/fruits/cones= seeds for REPRODUCTION--

Life Cycle – distinct stages that make up an organism’s life.

- Pollination occurs in the flowers - The seed is formed after pollination - This is when the cycle begins again

Pollination•is the process by which pollen is transferred in plants or between plants

• Self-pollination – within the plant• Cross-pollination – between plants

• By wind• By insects and animals• By humans

Seed DispersalSeeds are scattered in different ways-

Some coast along the currents of the windSome are transported by waterTransported by animals-

Attachment to fur (humans – shoe strings, pant legs, etc…)Stomach (Scat)Burying, carrying, etc…

Vocabulary

Germinate – a seed that sprouts: the first stage of sprouting is the growth of roots

Seedling – a seed that has grown roots and begins to grow a stem

Runners – horizontal stems