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A question to think about…
What are the stages in the life cycle of a plant?
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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.
Life cycle of a bean plant
Seed
Adult plant
Young plant
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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
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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.
shoot
root
leaf
A young bean plant
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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.
Adult bean plant
What do you see before the adult bean plant bears
fruits?
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• Flowers appear on the plant after the young plant grows into an adult plant.
• The flowers develop into fruits filled with seeds.
Life cycle of a bean plant
Flowers on the bean plant
Bean pods
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