Plants
& Trees
Revised by Miss Pflaumer
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.
•The seed leaf has a bit of food or
energy to help the seed to germinate.
When the seed gets the right amount of
water, sun, and air, it can begin to
grow.
When it starts to grow, it is
“germinating”.
•If conditions remain just right, after a
time, the little seed will sprout.
•The little sprout is called a “seedling”.
•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 ___
D
Leaves ___
A
Stem ___
B
Roots ___
Seeds ___
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Fruit ___
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Pollen ___
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Flowers___
B.
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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
What Am I ?
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I take in mineral and water from the soil.
What am I?
ROOTS
I allow water to travel up to the leaves
and flowers and support them as well.
What am I?
STEM
What Am I ?
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I use sunlight and oxygen to make sugary
food for the plant. What am I?
LEAVES
I make the seeds to allow the plant to
reproduce. What am I?
FLOWER
What Am I ?
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I form around the seed for protection, and
I’m sometimes edible. What am I?
FRUIT
When a plant starts to grow, you say it
doing this. What is it?
GERMINATING
What Is It?
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Bees, wind, animals, and water help
plants with this important process. What
is it?
POLLINATION
When a sprout begins to have leaves, you
call it this. What is it?
SEEDLING
What Is It?
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This is around the seed when it’s planted
and has some food/energy in it to help the
seed to begin to grow. What is it?
SEED LEAF
The main two types of trees. What are
they?
CONIFEROUS & DECIDUOUS
What Am I ?
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I am a tree that loses its leaves during the
fall and hibernates during the winter.
What am I?
DECIDUOUS or BROAD-LEAF
I am the part of the tree that protects the
trunk. What am I?
BARK
What Am I ?
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I am a tree which has short sharp needles
and forms cones around its seeds. What
am I?
CONIFER or EVERGREEN
I am the hardest wood in the tree trunk
and give it its sturdiness. What am I?
HEARTWOOD
What Am I ?
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I am the living layer of cells that makes a
layer of wood and bark each year. What
am I?
CAMBIUM
Water flows up and down me to the
branches and leaves as a stem does for a
plant. I’m part of the trunk. What am I?
SAPWOOD
What Am I ?
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I’m the word Dr. Rubino taught Miss
Pflaumer which tells you why the plant in
the closet grew more quickly at the
beginning of our study. What am I?
ETIOLATION
I am the process of a plant making its
food and releasing oxygen. What am I?
PHOTOSYNTHESIS
Identification
You need to be able to draw and label the
following parts of a plant.
SEEDS
FLOWER
STEM
LEAVES
ROOTS
Identification
You need to be able to draw and label the
following parts of a tree trunk.
HEARTWOOD
BARK
SAPWOOD
CAMBIUM
Written Assessment
Finally, you will write a paragraph or
paragraphs telling me as much as you
know about plants. You are allowed to
use any of the pages in your “Plant
Folder” to help you. Make sure you
include the parts of trees and plants as
well as their life cycles.