Plant reproduction By Jennie Dye An introduction to

Plant reproduction By Jennie Dye

An introduction to plant reproduction During a plants life cycle it must reproduce to continue the species. There are several stages to a plants life cycle, we will talk about them later. Many plants reproduce by developing seeds.

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Germination stage 1 Seeds will germinate if you provide the correct things (enough water and warmth) this stage is called germination. The initial energy for this stage comes from the seed itself so if the seed is fresh enough your seeds will germinate. If your seeds don’t germinate they will not come up.

Roots of a plant The roots are one of the most important bits of a plant. The roots job is to provide water to the plant. When you water your plants the roots will suck up the water and give it to the plant. Lots of people don’t reliese what an important job the roots do.

Shoot or Stem of a plant Whether you call it a shoot or a stem it is the same thing and does the same job. A shoots job is to provide the water that the roots gave it to the rest of the plant so it can stay alive. If the shoot breaks the plant will rush to grow a new one as it is very important.

Leaves of a plant The leaves are also very important as the provide sunlight to the plant this is called photosynthesis. This is were which means “putting together through light. ” During photosynthesis, a plant traps energy from sunlight with its leaves. It also takes up water from its roots and carbon dioxide gas from the air.

The main life cycle stages of a flowering plant are: The seed The germination Flowering plants The growth to maturity The flowering The reproduction Return to start

Non - flowering plants The official name for non – flowering plants reproduction is asexually. Some examples of asexually plants are bulbs, tubers, runners and plantlets which involve ‘only one parent’.

Bulbs and tubers Bubs and tubers can also be called ‘underground food store’. Bulbs can form small side bulbs underground which then grow into copies of the ‘parent plant’. Tubers form underground and can reproduce asexually to make new plants.

Runners and plantlets Some plants grow sideways runners or side shoots with plantlets which are copies of the ‘parent plant’. Some plants form side shoots which can be cut and grown into a new identical plant. Other plants with runners produce small plantsthat can grow into a full grown ‘parent plant’

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Fruit fact file

Mini pepper The seed is found in the centre of the The seed is fruit. tiny, it is a whitishbrown colour, it is roundish shape. There about 30 seeds in a mini pepper. We don’t normally eat the seed of a mini pepper.

Apple The seed in an apple is found in the centre. The seed of an apple is long and thin and normally blackishbrown colour. In an apple the amount of seeds can vary but normally 4 or 5. We can eat the seed of an apple but don't normally.

Strawberry The seed in a strawberry is found on the outside. The seed of a strawberry is long and thin, they are tiny, they are a yellowish-green colour. In a strawberry the amount of seeds can vary but normally about 100. We always eat the seed of a strawberry.

Thank you for listening! Thank you I hope you leant something new about plant reproduction.