Science: Plant life cycle Ordering activity | Worksheet ... - Free Printable

Let's solve the Plant Life Cycle worksheet step by step.

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🌱 Objective:

Arrange the stages of each plant’s life cycle in the correct order by writing 1, 2, and 3 under each image. The three stages are:
1. Seed → germination
2. Seedling → young plant
3. Mature plant → flowering/fruiting

We’ll go row by row and identify the correct order.

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🔹 Row 1: Flowering Plant (e.g., pea or vine plant)

- Image 1: A mature plant with flowers and pods (like peas).
- Image 2: A seed sprouting (germinating) — just emerging from soil.
- Image 3: A mature plant with a pumpkin (so this is likely a pumpkin plant).

Wait — there seems to be a mix-up. Let's analyze:

Actually, looking closely:
- Image 1: Mature plant with yellow flowers and green pods → mature plant
- Image 2: Seed starting to grow (germination) → seedling stage
- Image 3: Plant with a large orange fruit (pumpkin) → also mature plant

But both Image 1 and 3 look like mature plants. Wait — perhaps these are different plants?

Wait! Actually, the first row has three images:
1. A vine-like plant with yellow flowers and green pods → mature plant
2. A tiny sprout coming out of soil → seedling
3. A plant with a big orange pumpkin → mature plant (different kind?)

But this doesn’t make sense for one life cycle.

Ah! It appears that each row represents a different plant, and we must order the three images in that row into the correct life cycle sequence.

So let’s examine each row separately.

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## ✔ Row 1: Pea/Pumpkin-type Plant
Images:
1. Mature plant with flowers and pods → Stage 3
2. Sprouting seed → Stage 1
3. Plant with pumpkin → Stage 3 (but different plant?)

Wait — this seems inconsistent. But notice: the third image shows a pumpkin on a vine. That's a mature plant. The first image has flowers and pods — also mature. So maybe they're showing two mature forms?

But the task says: “Write the numbers 1, 2, 3 and arrange the life cycle of each plant in the correct order.”

So likely, each row contains the three stages of a single plant.

Let’s re-express:

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🔹 Row 1: Pumpkin Plant

- Image 1: Vine with yellow flowers and green pods → mature plant (flowering)
- Image 2: Sprouting seed → stage 1
- Image 3: Plant with orange pumpkin → mature plant (fruiting)

But both Image 1 and 3 are mature. So which is earlier?

- Flowers come before fruits → so Image 1 is before Image 3.

So:
- Image 2 = seed germination → 1
- Image 1 = flowering plant → 2
- Image 3 = fruit-bearing plant → 3

✔ Order: 2 → 1 → 3? No — wait: the images are in columns. We need to label each box.

The user must write 1, 2, 3 below each image in the correct order.

So for Row 1:
- Left image: flowering plant → Stage 2
- Middle image: sprouting seed → Stage 1
- Right image: pumpkin plant → Stage 3

So:
- Left: 2
- Middle: 1
- Right: 3

✔️ Answer for Row 1: 2, 1, 3

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🔹 Row 2: Tomato Plant

Images:
- Left: Small plant with yellow flowers → Stage 2
- Middle: Plant with red tomatoes → Stage 3
- Right: Tiny sprout (seedling) → Stage 1

So:
- Right: Seedling → 1
- Left: Flowering → 2
- Middle: Fruit → 3

So:
- Left: 2
- Middle: 3
- Right: 1

✔ Answer for Row 2: 2, 3, 1

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🔹 Row 3: Sunflower / Leafy Plant

Images:
- Left: Seed with root growing → Stage 1 (germination)
- Middle: Young plant with roots and leaves → Stage 2
- Right: Mature plant with sunflower head → Stage 3

So:
- Left: 1
- Middle: 2
- Right: 3

✔ Answer for Row 3: 1, 2, 3

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🔹 Row 4: Pine Tree (Conifer)

Images:
- Left: Mature pine tree → Stage 3
- Middle: Pine seed (cone seed) → Stage 1
- Right: Young pine sapling → Stage 2

So:
- Middle: 1 (seed)
- Right: 2 (sapling)
- Left: 3 (mature tree)

So:
- Left: 3
- Middle: 1
- Right: 2

✔ Answer for Row 4: 3, 1, 2

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## ✔ Final Answer Summary:

| Row | Left | Middle | Right |
|-----|------|--------|-------|
| 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 |

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🔍 Explanation:

- Life cycles follow: Seed → Seedling → Mature plant (with flowers/fruits).
- In each row, identify the earliest stage (seed), then the young plant, then the adult.
- Some plants (like pumpkins and tomatoes) have flowers first, then fruit.
- For trees, seeds grow into saplings, then mature trees.

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✔ How to Fill the Worksheet:

Under each image in the rows, write the number based on its stage:

#### Row 1:
- First image (flowering vine): 2
- Second image (sprouting seed): 1
- Third image (pumpkin): 3

#### Row 2:
- First image (flowering tomato): 2
- Second image (tomato plant with fruit): 3
- Third image (tiny sprout): 1

#### Row 3:
- First image (seed germinating): 1
- Second image (young plant): 2
- Third image (sunflower): 3

#### Row 4:
- First image (mature tree): 3
- Second image (seed): 1
- Third image (sapling): 2

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This completes the plant life cycle exercise! 🌿