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2. Life cycles of plants

3. A question to think about… What are the stages in the life cycle of a plant?

4. What are the stages in the life cycle of a plant? • Most flowering plants, like the bean plant, go through the same stages in their life cycle. Seed Life cycle of a bean plant Young plant Adult plant

5. What are the stages in the life cycle of a plant? • Most plants grow from seeds. Do you know which part of the plant will grow first? A bean seed

6. Life cycle of a bean plant • As a seed grows, the roots grow out first. • After some time, the shoot appears. • The seed grows into a young plant. • When leaves appear, the young plant is able to make its own food. leaf shoot root A young bean plant

7. Life cycle of a bean plant • As the young plant grows into an adult plant, more leaves develop to help make food. • More roots grow to take in water and minerals from the soil. What do you see before the adult bean plant bears fruits? Adult bean plant

8. Life cycle of a bean plant • Flowers appear on the plant after the young plant grows into an adult plant. • The flowers develop into fruits filled with seeds. Flowers on the bean plant Bean pods

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