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Growth
During this phase, a seedling develops into a mature plant. Depending on the species of plant this can take anything from days to weeks to even years. Throughout this phase, the plant’s roots are growing below ground to allow it to absorb the water and nutrients it needs. The roots also provide the plant with…
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Germination
Seeds come in all different shapes and sizes. But every seed contains an embryo. This embryo is what will go onto become a fully grown plant. So when a seed finds itself in the right conditions it will start to grow, this is called germination. Most seeds need moisture, oxygen and warmth in order to germinate.…
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Stages Of A Flowering Plant Life Cycle
A flowering plant life cycle can be broken down into several stages. When teaching, how much detail you need to cover during each stage will depend on the age of your children. For most primary students, it is enough to say that there are 5 key stages in a flower plant life cycle. These are listed below.…
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What Is A Flowering Plant?
First, let’s define what a flowering plant is. Ok, so it’s not that difficult. A flowering plant is a plant that produces flowers, and these flowers turn into fruits. Because of this, you might also hear them referred to as fruit-bearing plants. Or if you want to get really serious, their scientific name is angiosperms.
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Flowering Plant Life Cycle
A life cycle is a chain of events that an organism goes through during its life until the next generation starts the cycle again. Throughout a life cycle, there will be several different stages in development and reproduction. Every living organism goes through a cycle during its life, plants included. However, these life cycles have…
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Seed
Seed, the characteristic reproductive body of both angiosperms (flowering plants) and gymnosperms (e.g., conifers, cycads, and ginkgos). Essentially, a seed consists of a miniature undeveloped plant (the embryo), which, alone or in the company of stored food for its early development after germination, is surrounded by a protective coat (the testa). Frequently small in size and making negligible demands upon their environment, seeds are eminently suited to perform a…
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Fruit
Fruit, the fleshy or dry ripened ovary of a flowering plant, enclosing the seed or seeds. Thus, apricots, bananas, and grapes, as well as bean pods, corn grains, tomatoes, cucumbers, and (in their shells) acorns and almonds, are all technically fruits. Popularly, however, the term is restricted to the ripened ovaries that are sweet and either succulent or pulpy. For treatment of the cultivation of fruits, see fruit farming. For treatment of the nutrient composition and…
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Flower
Flower, the characteristic reproductive structure of angiosperms. As popularly used, the term “flower” especially applies when part or all of the reproductive structure is distinctive in colour and form. In their range of colour, size, form, and anatomical arrangement, flowers present a seemingly endless variety of combinations. They range in size from minute blossoms to giant blooms. In some…
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Leaf
Leaf, in botany, any usually flattened green outgrowth from the stem of a vascular plant. As the primary sites of photosynthesis, leaves manufacture food for plants, which in turn ultimately nourish and sustain all land animals. Botanically, leaves are an integral part of the stem system. They are attached by a continuous vascular system to the rest of the plant so that free exchange of nutrients,…
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Stem
Stem, in botany, the plant axis that bears buds and shoots with leaves and, at its basal end, roots. The stem conducts water, minerals, and food to other parts of the plant; it may also store food, and green stems themselves produce food. In most plants the stem is the major vertical shoot, in some it is inconspicuous, and in others it is modified…
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