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Life Cycle of a Plant
How living things grow, live, and die
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presentation are restricted. Original presentation created by Linda Cherry, a teacher with Graves County
(Kentucky) Schools. Modified by Beth Paparella, a teacher at Lincoln Park, for Mona Shores Public Schools
students.
A plant’s life cycle starts with
a seed.
•Inside the seed is a tiny new plant.
•The outside of the seed has a special covering
called a seed coat.
•When the seed gets the right amount of water, warmth, and air, it
can begin to grow.
•If conditions remain just right, after a time the little seed will
sprout.
•The sprout will grow to look like the plant it came from
As the sprout
continues to develop,
it will grow roots, a
stem, leaves, and
flowers which will
form more seeds
At this stage, the life
cycle of the plant
begins again.
It Starts With a Seed.
•From a seed, a small root grows down
into the soil.
•Then, the stem grows up toward the
surface of the soil.
•Soon, the stem breaks through the soil.
When this happens, it is called a sprout.
The Cycle Continues
•Later, leaves begin to form on the plant
stem.
•Now it is called a seedling and can make
its own food.
•Finally, the seedling develops into a plant
which will look like the plant it came from.
Vocabulary
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Life cycle ___
Leaves ___
Stem ___
Roots ___
Seeds ___
Fruit ___
Pollen ___
Flowers___
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
F.
G.
H.
holds up the plant
hold the plant in the soil and take
in water and minerals
make seeds
take in air and use light to make
food
grows around seeds for protection
grow into new plants
a powder which makes seeds
grow inside a flower
Shows how a living thing grows,
lives, and dies
So what do you know…
A plant’s life
cycle begins
with what?
So what do you know…
For a seed to grow, it
needs the right
amount of water, air
and what?
So what do you know…
As a sprout continues to
develop, it will grow a
stem, leaves, flowers
and what else?
So what do you know…
When the stem breaks
through the soil, the
plant becomes what?
So what do you know…
A plant becomes a
seedling after what
appears on the plant?