Read About: Plant Life Cycles Plant Life Cycles Plants undergo sequential stages of growth and development called a life cycle. A Cycle is a repeating pattern. In plants, this life cycle is very diverse. A tomato plant goes through the following stages: * Seed * Germination * Seedling © Flowering stage * Fruit development * Seed production from fruit Seeds * Plants start as seeds. In a seed are: * Seed Coat: The protective covering oe + Embryo: The young plant: * Food: Food the plant needs to grow out of the seed Seedling =~ * The seeds grow roots in the ground. * The plant grows out of the ground and into a young tomato plant called seedling.Flowering Stage plant. + The mature tomato plant grows flowers. * Soon the flower will die off and the fruit will grow in its place. + The young tomato plant changes and grows into a larger mature 4 Fruit Development Stage * Fruit grows where the blooms were. + The fruit produces seeds that will help the plant reproduce. + The fruit also provides food for animals. + The plants that grow from the seeds start the life cycle all over again!Why is the flower important for a it 2 plant? What is a life cycle’ Llustrate the life cycle of a tomato plant. Name 2 things we get from the fruit of a plant. How is a tomato life cycle the similar to an animal life cycle?Plant Life Cycles Name Date Teacher outside (oct) 3.10B Plant Life Cycles Note Taker Plants go through sequential of growth and development called a