Seeds and Seeds

INTRODUCTIONSEED: A seed is a small embryotic plant

enclosed in a covering called the seed coat.

Cotyledon

Plumule

Radicle

Micropyle

Seed coat or testa

OBSERVATION AND REPORTING

IDENTIFICATION AND CLASSIFICATION

Spices in home : Aniseed ,Cuminseed, coriander, Fenugreek (Methi) ,Turmeric, Chilies etc.

Seeds of vegetables : Beans , beets ,carrots, corn (Maize), Peas , Cucumber, garlic, Rajma etc.

Seeds of fruits : Mango, Orange, Blackberry, Strawberr y , Apple etc.

Seeds give oil : Olive ,Sunflower, Sesame, Soyabean, Mustard, etc.

DISCOVERING FACTS

Find out the different ways by which seeds are spread:

By Air: By Bird : By insects:By animals:By Water:By Human beings:

Did you know this? From South America long ago, came a tomato, a potato, and a green chilli. Did you know this? A cabbage came from Europe, and also a pea. From Africa came a coffee bean, and a green bhindi.They crossed the land.They crossed the sea.Did you know this?

Did you know this? …A mango sang, ‘Come in! Come in!’ An orange smiled inside its skin. ‘Welcome to India,’ a banana said. the methi and spinach, brinjal and radish, nodded its head. Did you know this?

GERMINATION OF PLANTS

SPROUT : A sprout is a small growth on a plant. A little new bud.

Germination: germination is the process which plants emerge from seeds and being growth.

Plants which hunt!

There are some plants which trap and eatfrogs, insects and even mice. The Pitcherplant (Nepenthese) is one such plant. It isfound in Australia, Indonesia and Meghalayain India. It has a pitcher-like shape and themouth is covered by a leaf. The plant has aspecial smell that attracts insects to it. Whenthe insect lands on the mouth of the plant,it gets trapped and cannot get out. What aclever way to hunt!

TYPES OF PITCHER PLANT1. NEPENTHESE2. SARRACENIA3. VENUS FLYTRAP

WORKSHEET Q 1 List out the seeds which you

observed in the slides. Q 2 List out the different ways by which

seeds are spread. Q 3 Where do the pitcher plants are

found? Q 4 Define the term sprouting and

germination. Q 5 How does a big plant grow from a

tiny seed? Q 6 What are the types of pitcher

plant?

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PRESENTED BY RAJ

KUMAR PRT