Science glossary · India
Germination
When a seed begins to grow into a new plant.
A seed germinates when it has water and the right temperature, and the tiny plant inside breaks out of the seed coat. Most seeds do not need light to begin.
Example: A bean seed in a damp paper towel germinates and sends out a root.
Lessons, worksheets, practice and tools on this: Living things and life cycles.
Related words
- Photosynthesis: How green plants make their own food using light.
- Habitat: The place where a plant or animal naturally lives and finds what it needs.
- Life cycle: The stages a living thing goes through from birth to having young of its own.
- Adaptation: A body part or behaviour that helps a living thing survive where it lives.
- Pollination: The moving of pollen from one part of a flower to another so that seeds can form.