Starter quiz
The part of the plant that allows it to reproduce is called a ______.- 'flower' ✓
- What do we call plants that grow flowers?
- trees
- grasses
- flowering plants ✓
- mosses
- non-flowering plants
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- A life cycle is…
- the way an animal is born.
- what happens to an animal’s body after it dies.
- the way in which a living thing changes as it ages. ✓
- the amount of time a living thing is alive after it is born.
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- What is seed formation?
- when seeds are planted in soil
- when seeds develop inside an ovary ✓
- when flowers die and the seeds drop off the plant
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- Seeds are formed inside the ovaries of flowering plants. Where are the ovaries?
- at the base of flowers ✓
- on the tips of leaves
- inside the roots
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When pollen is transferred from an anther to a stigma of a flower by animals or the wind, it is called…- pollination. ✓
- fertilisation.
- pollen dispersal.
- seed formation.
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Exit quiz
- What is germination?
- when pollen from a male part of a flower lands on a female part
- when a seed first begins to grow ✓
- when pollen reaches the ovary of a flower
- when a plant’s seeds are spread away from itself
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What do most seeds need to germinate?- soil
- air ✓
- water ✓
- warmth ✓
- light
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Starting with the stage where a seed first begins to sprout, order the stages of a flowering plant's life cycle.- 1⇔germination
- 2⇔growing and flowering
- 3⇔pollination
- 4⇔fertilisation and seed formation
- 5⇔seed dispersal
- Which of these would not be a good way to present information about flowering plant life cycles?
- a poster showing each life cycle stage
- a life cycle diagram
- a photograph of a seed ✓
- a video explaining the life cycle stages
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- Which of these stages of the flowering plant life cycle needs either animals or wind in order to happen?
- germination
- growing and flowering
- pollination ✓
- seed formation
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Match the name of the life cycle stage to what happens during that stage.- germination⇔the seed starts to grow ✓
- pollination⇔pollen from a male part of a flower lands on a female part ✓
- growing and flowering⇔the plant gets larger and grows flowers ✓
- seed formation⇔seeds are made inside the ovary of a flower ✓
- seed dispersal⇔seeds are spread away from the parent plant ✓
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Key learning points
- Germination is when a seed first starts to grow into a plant.
- For a seed to germinate, the conditions must be right; including access to water, air and warmth.
- The life cycle of a flowering plant includes germination, growing, pollination, seed formation and seed dispersal.
- Life cycles can be presented in different ways including oral and written forms.
Common misconception
Pupils may confuse pollination and seed dispersal, as both involve something from the flower being moved from one place to another.
Explain that each of these processes happen at different times and have different purposes. Pollination happens before seeds have formed and leads to fertilisation whereas seed dispersal spreads the fully formed seeds away from the parent plant.
Keywords
Life cycle - A life cycle is the way in which a living thing changes throughout its life.
Germination - Germination is when a plant starts to grow from a seed.
Pollination - Pollination is when pollen from a male anther is transferred to the female stigma of a flower.
Seed formation - Seed formation happens inside flowers after a plant has been fertilised.
Seed dispersal - Seed dispersal is the way seeds are spread out from their parent plant.