Unit 1 - Life cycle of a flowering plant worksheet - Free Printable

Let’s solve this step by step.

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Q11: Match the seeds to their features

We have three types of fruit (seed dispersal methods):
- Glider
- Parachute
- Shaker

And three features:
- Openings at the top
- Stiff wings
- Light, fluffy parts

Let’s think about each one:

✔ Glider – These seeds usually have stiff wings that help them glide through the air. Think of maple seeds — they spin like little helicopters. So → Stiff wings

✔ Parachute – These are light and fluffy, like dandelion seeds. They float on the wind because of their soft, feathery parts. So → Light, fluffy parts

✔ Shaker – These fruits dry out and shake open to release seeds. Often they have openings at the top so seeds can fall or be shaken out. Like poppy pods. So → Openings at the top

So matching is:
- Glider → Stiff wings
- Parachute → Light, fluffy parts
- Shaker → Openings at the top

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Q12: Label the stages in the life cycle of a dandelion plant

The stages given are:
Fertilisation, Flowering, Growth, Pollination, Germination, Seed dispersal

Look at the diagram clockwise from the top left:

1. Top left: A yellow flower blooming → This is Flowering

2. Top right: A bee on the flower → Bees help move pollen → This is Pollination

3. Right middle: Inside the flower, after pollination, the ovary develops into a seed → This is Fertilisation (when sperm meets egg inside the flower)

4. Bottom right: The white puffball ready to blow away → Seeds being carried off → Seed dispersal

5. Bottom left: A tiny sprout coming out of the soil → That’s when the seed starts growing → Germination

6. Left middle: A small green plant getting bigger → Just growing leaves and roots → Growth

Then it goes back to flowering — completing the cycle!

So labeling clockwise starting from top left:

→ Flowering
→ Pollination
→ Fertilisation
→ Seed dispersal
→ Germination
→ Growth

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Final Answer:

Q11 Matching:
- Glider → Stiff wings
- Parachute → Light, fluffy parts
- Shaker → Openings at the top

Q12 Life Cycle Labels (clockwise from top left):
1. Flowering
2. Pollination
3. Fertilisation
4. Seed dispersal
5. Germination
6. Growth