Life Cycle of a Plant How living things grow, live, and die This presentation was created following the Fair Use Guidelines for Educational Multimedia. Certain materials are included under the Fair Use exemption of the U.S. Copyright Law. Further use of these materials and this 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 Life cycle ___ Life cycle ___ Leaves ___ Leaves ___ Stem ___ Stem ___ Roots ___ Roots ___ Seeds ___ Seeds ___ Fruit ___ Fruit ___ Pollen ___ Pollen ___ Flowers___ Flowers___ A. holds up the plant B. hold the plant in the soil and take in water and minerals C. make seeds D. take in air and use light to make food E. grows around seeds for protection F. grow into new plants G. a powder which makes seeds grow inside a flower H. Shows how a living thing grows, lives, and dies

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? So what do you know…