Life Cycle of a Flowering Plant 5

Life Cycle of a Flowering Plant

• Most plants need to be pollinated to reproduce, and flowering plants achieve this by producing flowers that attract insects or other animals to spread their pollen to other plants.
• Flowers are designed to attract pollinators, which is why many are colorful and scented.

Pollination

• All flowering plants rely on animals or insects to pollinate them, with most relying on insects, but some using birds.
• Each flower needs to be pollinated with pollen from another flower.

Seed Distribution

• Once the fruit has ripened, the seeds are ready to be distributed, and it's vital that they're spread far apart.
• Different plants use various methods to distribute seeds, including wind, water, and animals eating them.

Germination

• With enough light and water, a seed will germinate, and the emerging shoots need lots of light but get most of their nutrients from the seed.

Growth

• As the plant grows, it requires more nutrients from the soil, and if seeds grow too close together, they'll compete for water and nutrients and not grow as strongly.

Fruit

• If a flower is pollinated, it will turn into a fruit, and all flowering plants produce fruit, but not all fruits are edible or traditional fruits.
• Some fruits turn into seed pods, as seen in poppies or marigolds.

Flowering

• When a flower matures, it will start to produce flowers that contain both male and female parts, and if pollinated, this flower will eventually turn into a fruit.