Year 3 science · C.10 · Living things
Plant life cycle
Plants go through stages: seed → seedling → adult plant → seeds again to start the cycle.
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Maya and Felix are curious. When a sunflower finishes blooming, what does it do?
- It starts to die
- It grows taller
- It makes seeds (right)
Priya wonders: A plant grows from a seed. What happens next?
- It becomes a small plant (right)
- It eats soil
- It turns to wind
Luca wonders: After a bean sprout grows, what comes next?
- A small plant (right)
- More beans
- A big tree
Tip: Plants go through stages: seed → seedling → adult plant → seeds again to start the cycle.
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