How Seeds Grow

A seed will start to grow if....

• The conditions are right and the embryo is alive

• The conditions are right

• The embryo is alive

• If there is water

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What is germination?

• The growth of a plant

• When a plant in a seed starts to grow

• A plant making food

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What happens when a seed is soaked in water overnight?

• It gets smaller

• It swells and bursts

• It shrivels up and gets hard

• It weighs less

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What part of the seed gives the new plant energy to grow?

• The seed coat

• The food store

• The embryo

• The leaf

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What part of the seed protects the seed before the new plant starts to grow?

• Stem

• Seed coat

• Embryo

• Food store

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What do seeds do to start germination?

• They absorb water

• They shrivel up

• They eat lots of food

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Which part of the new plant appears first?

• Leaves

• Roots

• Shoots

• Seed

What direction do the roots grow?

• The roots grow up

• The roots grow down

• The roots grow up and down

• The first root starts to grow.

• Seed absorbs water and swells

• The first shoot starts to grow.

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• The first shoot starts to grow.

• The first leaves start to grow.

• Seed absorbs water and swells.

• Side roots grow

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