Life Cycles of Flowering Plants

Vocabulary terms covering the stages and functions of the flowering plant life cycle based on the lecture notes.

Plant life cycle

All the changes in a flowering plant, from flowers to seeds growing into new plants.

Cycle

Something that happens over and over again.

Function of flowers

To help the plant reproduce to form new plants.

Fruit

The part of the flower that stays behind on the plant after the flower dies and falls off, where seeds form inside.

Seeds

Parts that form inside the fruit and grow into new plants.

Germination

The stage in the life cycle where a seed starts to grow into a plant.

Stages of the flowering plant life cycle

The seed germinates, the plant grows, the plant flowers, the flower produces fruit, and the fruit releases seeds.

Reproduction

The process by which flowers help the plant form new plants.