What is a plant life cycle?
Plants grow in a simple circle from seed to mature plant, then make seeds to begin again. Here is a kid friendly step by step journey.
- Seed and soil: Seeds rest in soil, waiting for warmth and water.
- Germination: With water and warmth, the seed breaks open and a tiny root and shoot appear.
- Seedling grows: The plant gets bigger, with leaves that use sunlight to make food.
- Flowering: Many plants grow flowers, which attract bugs to help make seeds.
- Pollination: Pollen moves from one flower to another, making seeds inside the flowers.
- Seeds are made: New seeds form inside fruit or pods after the flower is pollinated.
- Dispersal: Seeds fall, are carried by wind, water, or animals, and start the cycle again.
- Back to a new plant: When a seed lands in good soil, a new plant begins growing.
Fun facts you can try at home: watch a bean plant sprout on a damp paper towel, or plant a seed in soil and see what happens.