Seedlings grow from seeds and contain the food needed for the young plant to grow. Flowers produce seeds which start the next generation. Pollination occurs when pollen is transferred between flowers by insects, animals, wind or water, allowing seeds to form. Non-flowering plants grow directly from seeds into trees or shrubs without producing flowers.

1. Plant Life Cycles
Flowering
Non
Flowering

2. seed
Seed—Seeds are reproductive structures that
some plants produce. Each seed contains a
tiny baby plant and the food the plant will need
to break out of the seed, grow up through the
soil, and grow its first leaves.

3. seed
seedling
germination
Seedling—Young, small plants that
have not reached the adult stage are
called seedlings.

4. seed
seedling
germination
growth
flower
Flower—Flowers are reproductive
structures that are produced by
adult plants. Seeds are created
from flowers

5. seed
seedling
germination
growth
flower
pollination
Pollination—When insects, other
animals, wind, or water carry
pollen from one flower to
another, it is called pollination.

6. Life Cycle
of
Non Flowering Plants

7. Seed
germinatio
n
Seedlin
g
growth
Tree
Acorn
development

8. Create a graphic organizer for
flowering and non flowering plants.
Then write a detailed explanation
comparing and contrasting both life
cycles.