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Seeds form new plants through a fairly complex process called germination.
Plant seeds consist of a number of parts, the embryo being the part that will develope into a new plant. After a dormant period, the seed (if placed in the presence of moisture and warmth), will absorb water and swell. A small sprout will break through the seed shell - this is called a radicle and will develope to become the roots of the new plant.
Next a stem emerges, usually opposite the radical, and will develope either one or two small leaf-like structures. These are call cotyledons and will be seen above the ground. They will feed the new plant through photosynthesis until the actual leaves began to develope. The cotyledons will eventually drop off once they are no longer needed.
Presuming sufficient sun, rain and soil nutrients, the plant will continue to grow until it forms blossoms which, if pollinated, will develope some type of seed bearing device, such as a tomato, an apple, a pumpkin, a pea pod, or a nut. This "fruit" will ripen, drop from the plant, decay, leaving seeds that will go through a dormant period (usually), and the whole process starts over !!!
You can watch this process at home by planting a seed in soil in a glass jar. Use a bean seed (because they sprout quickly and grow like crazy), press it into the soil about an inch deep and close to the glass so you can see it. Moisten the soil (not too wet), place the jar in a warm place and wait. In about 10 days, you will have the beginnings of a new plant that can grow several inches per day under the right conditions!
(It is best to wrap the jar so that the roots do not receive any light. Just the above-ground part of the plant should receive light...but it is ok to peek at the roots as the seed geminates :).
Chauncey Kihn
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What is the function of seeds?
Seeds grow into new plants.
What do new plants grow from?
Normal plants grow from seeds. But banana tree can't grow from seeds. They need a banana plant to grow. Plant such as- Fungi,Moss,Fern etc grow from spores. Spores blow in wind.
Most seeds that plants make do or never grow to be new plants?
do
Do plant seeds that plants make grow to be new plants?
yes
Why is pollination important to plants?
It leads to the creation of new seeds that grow into new plants.
Why some plants no need seed to grow?
Seeds are a way that some plants reproduce. Those that do not use seeds for reproduction, do not need seeds. <><> They have other means of reproduction. Strawberry plants send out runners, which will root and form new plants. Potato plants grow potatoes, which sprout into new plants. Garlic and daffodils grow bulbs, which sprout new plants.
How are seeds of an apple and spores of the fern slimilar?
they have seeds
Do plants have young?
Yes they do. They make seeds or spores from which new plants grow.
Do most plants seeds grow to make new plants?
Yes, and a few seeds undergo dormancy for specified periods
How are plants renewable?
by producing new plants (seeds) or dying-producing litter and supplying nitrates for new plants to grow.
What do plants make to reproduce something?
Plants reproduce and make new plants by seeds: They get planted or settle in an area and then grow to new plants. Seeds are not the only ways plants reproduce and make new plants. Some plants use bulbs, branches, pollen,etc.
Describe pollination and why it is important for flowering plants?
it leads to the creation of new seeds that grow into two plants
