What is the life cycle of a plant?

The lifecycle of a plant

The world is full of different plants like flowers, trees and vegetables but most plants grow from a seed or a bulb.

There are a series of steps that need to happen for a seeds and bulbs to grow into plants.

Let's have a look at these steps.

A seed gets planted either by humans or animals or gets blown by the wind.

Seeds need water in order to start growing. This is called germination.

Germ - in - ation

When a seed germinates it will start growing roots and shoots. Its roots will grow deeper in the ground to find more water.

Whilst shoots will grow upwards to find light.

The shoots will then grow a stem and leaves above the ground.

Some plants will grow flowers that will turn into fruits and make their own seeds.

The seeds will get spread by animals, humans or the wind and the process will start all over again.

We call this the lifecycle of a plant.

Once fertilisation has taken place, the plant will produce seeds. They will often use the wind to transport these seeds.

And one of the best at this is the dandelion.

Each of the dandelion's seeds comes with its own individual parachute. This device works so well that a slight wind will carry the seeds high into the sky.

There are so many adult plants here that there is no room for the next generation of plants to grow, so the dandelions need the wind to take their seeds miles away.

New plants are formed and the whole process begins again.