LIFE CYCLE OF A FLOWERING PLANT

Sunlight

WATER

Air

Carbon di Oxide

SOIL
Nutrients & Minerals

Parts of a Plant

Where do the seeds form?

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Roots act like straws absorbing water and minerals from the soil. Tiny root hairs stick out of the root, helping in the absorption. Roots help to anchor the plant in the soil so it does not fall over. Roots also store extra food for future use.

 Stems and branches hold up the leaves and space the leaves out. This helps the plant to get the light it needs.

Stems the plant's

the plant. They act like , from the roots and food in the form of glucose from the leaves to other plant parts. Stems can be herbaceous like the bendable stem of a daisy or woody like the trunk of an oak tree.

Most plants' food is made in their leaves. Leaves are designed to capture sunlight which the plant uses to make food through a process called photosynthesis.

 Flowers Flowers contain the male and female parts of the plants. Successful pollination of the flower can result in the production of fruit and seeds.

Flowering plants go through the following life cycle. Click to Open Hyperlink

Pollinators

DISPERSAL of SEEDS

 Flowering Plants - Most of the plants around us are flowering plants. Flowering plants have roots, stems, leaves, flowers and fruits. Non- flowering Plants - These do not have flowers and include plants like algae, ferns, fungi and mosses.