Life Cycle of a Plant - Educational diagram showing the stages of plant growth from seed to mature plant.

Let’s go step by step to label each stage of the plant life cycle correctly.

We have 7 stages shown in a circle, and we need to match them with these words:
- pollination
- sprouting
- seedling
- planting
- mature plant
- fruiting
- germination

Let’s start from the top and go clockwise (following the arrows):

1. Top center: A seed is sitting on soil — this is when you put the seed in the ground → that’s planting.

2. Top right: The seed has started to grow a little root and shoot — it’s just beginning to come out of the soil → that’s germination.

3. Right middle: A small green plant with two leaves — very young but already above ground → that’s a seedling.

4. Bottom right: A bigger plant with more leaves — still growing, not flowering yet → this is sprouting (sometimes called vegetative growth).

5. Bottom left: A full-grown plant with flowers → this is the mature plant stage.

6. Left middle: Flowers are being visited by bees or wind — pollen is moving between flowers → that’s pollination.

7. Top left: The plant now has fruits (like tomatoes or pods) after the flowers were pollinated → that’s fruiting.

Wait — let’s double-check the order using the arrows:

The arrow goes:
→ From “planting” (top) to “germination” (top right)
→ Then to “seedling” (right)
→ Then to “sprouting” (bottom right)
→ Then to “mature plant” (bottom left)
→ Then to “pollination” (left)
→ Then to “fruiting” (top left)
→ And back to “planting”? Wait — no, the last arrow points from “fruiting” back to “planting”? That doesn’t make sense biologically.

Actually, looking again — the arrow from “fruiting” (top left) points to “planting”? No — wait, the diagram shows:

From “fruiting” (top left) → arrow points to “planting” (top)? But that would mean fruit leads directly to planting — which isn’t quite right. Actually, after fruiting, seeds are released, and then those seeds can be planted again — so maybe it’s implying the cycle restarts.

But let’s look at the actual images:

- Top: Seed on soil → planting
- Top right: Seed cracking open, root emerging → germination
- Right: Small plant with 2 leaves → seedling
- Bottom right: Bigger plant, no flowers → sprouting (or growing)
- Bottom left: Plant with flowers → mature plant
- Left: Two flowers with arrows between them → pollination
- Top left: Plant with fruits (yellow things) → fruiting

Yes — that matches.

Now, let’s assign the labels in order following the arrows clockwise starting from top:

1. Top → planting
2. Top right → germination
3. Right → seedling
4. Bottom right → sprouting
5. Bottom left → mature plant
6. Left → pollination
7. Top left → fruiting

And then the arrow from “fruiting” goes back to “planting” — meaning the cycle continues as new seeds from the fruit get planted.

So the correct labeling for each box (going clockwise from top) is:

- Top: planting
- Top right: germination
- Right: seedling
- Bottom right: sprouting
- Bottom left: mature plant
- Left: pollination
- Top left: fruiting

Final Answer:
Top: planting
Top right: germination
Right: seedling
Bottom right: sprouting
Bottom left: mature plant
Left: pollination
Top left: fruiting