I'll work through this problem step by step to help you solve it correctly.
## Part 1: Matching Words with Meanings
Let me match each word in column A with its correct meaning in column B:
1.
Seed - This is the part that can grow into a new plant
- Looking at the options, D says "Part of a plant that can grow into a new plant" ✓
2.
Embryo - This is the part inside the seed that develops into a new plant
- E says "Part of a seed that grows into a new plant" ✓
3.
Seed coat - This is the outer protective layer
- A says "The outer cover that protects the seed" ✓
4.
Germinate - This means when a seed starts growing
- B says "When the seed start to grow" ✓
5.
Environment - This refers to everything around us
- C says "Everything around us" ✓
## Part 2: Completing Sentences
Now let me fill in the blanks using words from the box (food store, factor, air, shoot, root, swells, warmth, up, down, absorbs):
1. "When a seed start to germinate it ______ water and ______."
- Seeds absorb water and swell when they germinate
- Answer:
absorbs,
swells
2. "The seed gets energy from its ______."
- Seeds have stored food for energy
- Answer:
food store
3. "The ______ is the first part of the new plant that start to grow. It grows ______."
- The root grows first and grows downward
- Answer:
root,
down
4. "The ______ grows next. It grows ______."
- After the root, the shoot grows upward
- Answer:
shoot,
up
5. "Seed need water, ______ and ______ to germinate."
- Seeds need water, air, and warmth to germinate
- Answer:
air,
warmth
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Final Answer:
Matching:
1 - D
2 - E
3 - A
4 - B
5 - C
Sentence Completion:
1. absorbs, swells
2. food store
3. root, down
4. shoot, up
5. air, warmth
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