First Step Science

From Seed To Plant

Table of Contents1. What is a plant? 6

2. Parts of a plant 9

3. A plant sprouts 12

4. Bloom 18

5. Simple Flowers 22

6. Pollination 26

7. Self-Defense 30

Glossary 38

Index 42 Irma Miller

Bayou Press Iberville

GlossaryCarbon dioxide: a gas in the air that is used by

plants to make their food.

Carpel: The part of a flower that grows into a fruit and in which the seeds develop

Germinate: when a seed starts to grow and produce a new plant

Oxygen: a gas in the air: plants and animals use this gas for breathing

Petal: the part of a flower that is often brightly colored

Pollen: the yellow dust made by the stamens

of a flower

Sepal: the small leaves on the outside of a flower that protected it while it was a young bud.

Stamen: the part of the flower that makes the yellow dust-like pollen

carbon dioxide, 18

cereals 21

experiment, 12-14, 25-30

flowers 49

of grasses 3

of trees, 3

parts of 4-5

fruits 6

seeds in, 5

of trees, 3

parts of 4-5

germination, 15, 17

grass 3, 25, 31

insects , spread of pollen by 4, 5

light 4,5

oxygen 15

petals, 5

poisonous, 21, 28

rain, 15

roots, 17, 3

seed leaves 17, 18

seedlings, 18, 19

growing 29

measuring 30

seeds 2, 5, 7, 9

collecting, 13, 14

kinds of, 27

need for light, 31

parts of, 14

planting 24-26

spreading of 9, 10

Index

• Leaf• The leaf is thin and flat. It absorbs light. • Light energy is used to make food from

carbon dioxide and water. • A waxy waterproof layer protects the

surface of the leaf. • Veins carry substances in and out of the

leaf.

• Gases enter and leave the leaf through tiny

holes called stomata.

• 5 Chief Kinds of Plants found in the plant kingdom.

1. seed plants2. ferns

3. lycopsids4. horsetails, 5. bryophytes.

Parts of a Flower

What Plants need to

Grow

1. Room to Grow

2. Temperature

3. Light

4. Water 5. Air

6. Nutrients

7. Time

World’s Largest SeedsThe giant, dark brown seed of the coco de mer palm tree can reach 12 inches (30cm) long. It measures 3 feet (1m) in diameter and weighs up to 40 lb.

Name Measurement

Coco de Mer 12 inch

30 cm

Coconut 6 inch

15 cm

Avocado 3 inch

7-6 cm

Peach 2 inch.

3cm

Acorn 1 in.

2.5 cm

World’s Most Harvested

Plants

Corn Rice Wheat Veg. Fruits

600

550

525

500

450

Million of Tons

Further ReadingRoyston, Angela. Flowers, Fruits and Seeds.

Plants Series. Des Plaines, ILL.:Heinermenn Library, 1999.

Royston, Angela. Life Cycle of an Oak Tree. Chicago, ILL.: Heinermann Library, 2000.

Saunders-Smith, Gail. Stems Growing Flowers Series. Mankato, Minn.: Pebble Books, 1998.

The Visual Dictionary of Plants. Dorling Kindersley, 1992

Websites to Visitwww.enchantedlearning.com

www.pbs.org

www.nationalgeogrphic.org

Plant Infor. Packet

1. What is the name of the Series this book is a part of?

2. List one web site you could find more information on plants

3. Were more vegetables are fruits grown in one year ?

4. On what page would you find information aboutpoisonous plants?

a. 21 b. 15 c. 18 d. 5

5. How do plants use carbon dioxide ? Oxygen?

6. List 3 things that plants need to grow?

7. What year was Life Cycle of an Oak Tree published?a. 1999 b 2000c. 1998 d. 1992

8 What does a leaf do?

9. Define germinate.

Plant Infor. Packet

1. What is the name of the Series this book is a part of?

2. List one web site you could find more information on plants

3. Were more vegetables are fruits grown in one year ?

4. On what page would you find information aboutpoisonous plants?

a. 21 b. 15 c. 18 d. 5

5. How do plants use carbon dioxide ? Oxygen?

6. List 3 things that plants need to grow?

7. What year was Life Cycle of an Oak Tree published?a. 1999 b 2000c. 1998 d. 1992

8 What does a leaf do?

9. Define germinate.

Plant Information Packet

1. What does stamen mean?

2. How many things do plants need to grow?

3. 600 million tons of _______ are harvested each year.

4. The book From Seed to Plant is a part of

what series?

5. How many chapters are in this book?

6. On what pages would I find information about collecting seeds?

7. What is the URL of a web site where I could find out more information on plants?

8. List three parts of a flower.

Plant Information Packet

1. What does stamen mean?

2. How many things do plants need to grow?

3. 600 million tons of _______ are harvested each year.

4. The book From Seed to Plant is a part of

what series?

5. How many chapters are in this book?

6. On what pages would I find information about collecting seeds?

7. What is the URL of a web site where I could find out more information on plants?

8. List three parts of a flower.