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Seeds & Germination

Science: Year 5 & 6 National Curriculum, topic 1.5.1

Seeds of Plants

A seed contains everything needed to grow into a new plant when planted in the soil and provided with enough water and sunlight.

Formation of seeds

Formation of seeds

  • Fertilisation happens when the male and female sex cells fuse.
  • The fusion leads to the formation of seeds.
Germination

Germination

  • The seeds need the right conditions to grow.
  • The right conditions include the correct temperature and the presence of water.
  • The right conditions make the seed swell to become a new plant.

Test yourself on Seeds & Germination

  • What is the name of the stage in the life cycle of a plant in which the seeds grow?

  • What happens when the male and female sex cells fuse?

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