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Seeds Mandarin seed colours, and sizes. They can look very different on the outside. However, on the inside, every seed contains a tiny plant, as well as food Most seeds need water, air, soil, and the right temperature to germinate (start growing). Nearly all plants produce seeds. Seeds come in many shapes, How a seed grows When it has all these things: Pumpkin seed 1 Poppy seeds 1. The seed takes in water and starts to swell up. 2. The seed coat breaks open so that the plant can grow. 2 as the tiny plant starts to get bigger. 3. The roots grow downwards. A seed cut in half 4. The shoot grows upwards. 3 5. When the shoot gets above the ground, it starts stored food young plant forming leaves. 4 5 seed coat 12 13 Seeds Mandarin seed Nearly all plants produce seeds. Seeds come in many shapes, colours, and sizes. They can look Pumpkin n seed very different on the outside. However, on the inside, every seed contains a tiny plant, as well as food Poppy seeds so that the plant can grow. A seed cut in half Text and illustrations copyright © Crown 2015 stored food young plant For copyright information about how you can use this material, go to: http://www.tki.org.nz/Copyright-in-Schools/Terms-of-use seed coat 12 Published 2015 by the Ministry of Education PO Box 1666, Wellington 6140, New Zealand. www.education.govt.nz All rights reserved. Enquiries should be made to the publisher. JUNIOR JOURNAL 50 ISBN 978-0-478-44652-4 (online) Publishing services Lift Education E tū Series Editor: David Chadwick Designer: Liz Tui Morris Literacy Consultant: Kay Hancock Consulting Editors: Hōne Apanui and Emeli Sione Curriculum learning area English, Science Reading year level Year 3 Keywords seeds, plants, germination