Plants
8/11/2022 9:32:00 PM
Do you know?
- Although plants have male and female parts, sexual reproduction in the plant kingdom is wildly different than what you find in animals.
- According to the Encyclopedia Britannica, during asexual reproduction, in which a plant has both male and female parts, the child plant will resemble to parent plant identically.
Let's explore more about plants!
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| reproduction | copy | pollen |
| hidden | spores | rich |
It is important for scientists to sort animals into groups. It just as important to sort plants. Scientists sort them by how they make another plant like themselves. This is called . Scientists have decided to sort plants into three groups.
The first group of plants reproduces with . Spores are parts of the plant that break away and travel in the wind. Each one grows into a new plant if it lands on soil that is wet and . Ferns and mosses are plants that make a of themselves with spores.
Other plants reproduce with seeds. They are the second group. Seeds fall from the trees. They become part of the soil and grow into new plants. Evergreens, pine trees, and fir trees are plants that reproduce with seeds.
The third group is the plant that reproduces by flowering. Before seeds can form, the inside the flower needs to move from one part of the flower to another. The seeds form inside the flower. Birds and insects help this by moving the pollen when they land on the flower. Some of the flowering plants grow into fruits to eat. The seeds are inside the fruit. Apples, oranges, cherries, daisies, and roses are plants that have flowers.
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Plants
It is important for scientists to sort animals into groups. It is just as important to sort plants. Scientists sort them by how they make another plant like themselves. This is called reproduction. Scientists have decided to sort plants into three groups.
The first group of plants reproduces with spores. Spores are parts of the plant that break away and travel in the wind. Each one grows into a new plant if it lands on soil that is wet and rich. Ferns and mosses are plants that make a copy of themselves with spores.
Other plants reproduce with seeds. They are the second group. Seeds fall from the trees. They become part of the soil and grow into new plants. Evergreens, pine trees, and fir trees are plants that reproduce with seeds.
The third group is the plant that reproduces by flowering. Before seeds can form, the pollen inside the flower needs to move from one part of the flower to another. The seeds form inside the flower. Birds and insects help this by moving the pollen when they land on the flower. Some of the flowering plants grow into fruits to eat. The seeds are hidden inside the fruit. Apples, oranges, cherries, daisies, and roses are plants that have flowers.
Source: Daily Warm-ups Reading Grade 3
Fir trees, evergreens and pine trees belong to the group of _____.
- plants reproducing by flowering
- plants repoducing with seeds
- plants reproducing with spores
What can be inferred from the passage?
- Without certain conditions, not all spores will grow into new plants.
- The classification of plants and animals is based on the same criteria.
- Plants reproducing with seeds take much time to make a copy of themselves.
What is true about the plants that reproduce by flowering?
- They make a copy of themselves thanks to the wind.
- They need the assistance of animals to produce young plants.
- They include apples, cherries, daisies, mosses and evergreens.
Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage?
- How plants are classified into groups
- How seeds develop into new plants
- How flowering plants grow into fruits
What is the author's main purpose in the passage?
- To compare three groups of plants
- To inform how scientists classify plants
- To give general information about plants
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