Exploring Seed Parts
A Grade 5 science worksheet focusing on the different parts of a seed and their functions.
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Exploring Seed Parts
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Read each question carefully and answer to the best of your ability. Use the diagram provided to help you.
Study the diagram of the dicot seed below and answer the questions that follow.
1. Label the following parts of the seed based on the diagram:
a. The protective outer layer:
b. The tiny embryonic plant:
c. The stored food for the embryo:
d. The embryonic root:
2. What is the primary function of the seed coat?
To absorb water
To protect the embryo
To provide food for the plant
To help with photosynthesis
3. Which part of the seed develops into the new plant's shoot system (stems and leaves)?
Radicle
Cotyledon
Plumule
Seed coat
4. The is the part of the seed that contains stored food for the young plant.
5. A seed needs water, warmth, and to germinate.
6. All seeds have two cotyledons.
True
False
7. Describe the main role of the radicle during seed germination.