Life cycle of a flowering plant
I can present the life cycle of a flowering plant.
Life cycle of a flowering plant
I can present the life cycle of a flowering plant.
Lesson details
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.
Equipment
None required.
Licence
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Starter quiz
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the seed starts to grow
pollen from a male part of a flower lands on a female part
the plant gets larger and grows flowers
seeds are made inside the ovary of a flower
seeds are spread away from the parent plant