🌾 The Plant Life Cycle
Learn about the amazing journey plants take from seed to mature plant and back again. This quiz explores all the key stages of a plant's life, including what seeds need to grow, how plants develop, when flowers appear, and what happens as plants age. Discover the differences between plants that live for one year and those that return year after year. **What you'll learn:** - The seven stages of the plant life cycle and what happens at each stage - The three essential conditions seeds need to germinate - How plants grow taller, develop new leaves, and eventually flower - Why plants produce seeds and flowers - The differences between annual and perennial plants
Questions in this quiz
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- Question 1
What are the three things a seed needs in order to germinate and start growing?
- Question 2
A seed is alive even when it is resting in the ground and appears inactive.
- Question 3
During the germination stage, what is the first thing that pushes out of the seed?
- Question 4
What is the main job of the growth stage in a plant's life cycle?
- Question 5
Most plants produce flowers before they grow any leaves.
- Question 6
Why do plants produce flowers?
- Question 7
What happens during pollination?
- Question 8
A flower must be pollinated before it can develop into a fruit with seeds inside.
- Question 9
What does a plant do during the seed production stage?
- Question 10
Which word describes when a plant becomes old, stops flowering, and begins to wither and die?
- Question 11
Annual plants only live for one growing season and then die.
- Question 12
How do perennial plants differ from annual plants?
- Question 13
What is seed dormancy?
- Question 14
Too much water can stop a seed from germinating because it prevents oxygen from reaching the seed.
- Question 15
In what order do these life cycle stages happen?
- Question 16
Why is it important for plants to produce many seeds rather than just a few?
- Question 17
All plants go through all seven stages of the life cycle at exactly the same speed.