Module 3: Plant Biology🌱🌿🍃

Question 1

What is the first stage of plant reproduction?

Answer 1

The production of a seed

Question 2

What does a seed contain?

Answer 2

All the information needed in order to allow a new plant to grow

Question 3

What does Germination involve?

Answer 3

Germination involves the breaking open of the seed coat and the development of structures that will eventually become the stem and root of the plant

Question 4

What THREE minerals to plants need to be able to grow?

Answer 4

• Calcium: to build cell walls
• Magnesium: for chlorophyll formation
• Nitrogen: for amino acid and protein formation

Question 5

Where do plants get minerals from?

Answer 5

• Plant roots are covered in root hair cells, which take in minerals and water from the soil.
• The root hairs greatly increase the surface area of the root so that the maximum amount of water and minerals can be absorbed.
• They also help to anchor the plant in the soil.

Question 6

If a plant has a weak stem and yellow/ green leaves which mineral is it lacking?

Answer 6

Nitrogen

Question 7

If a plant has poor flower/fruit growth which mineral is it lacking?

Answer 7

Potassium

Question 8

If a plant’s leaves are yellow from the bottom upwards, which mineral is it lacking?

Answer 8

Magnesium

Question 9

If a plant has purple leaves and small roots, which mineral is it lacking?

Answer 9

Phosphorous

Question 10

What are the conditions that a seedling needs to grow properly?

Answer 10

• Water (moisture)
• warmth
• air (oxygen)