THE GREAT GLASSHOUSE · SPROUTLING
Plant Life Cycles & Roles
Buried Seed Vault
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Sproutling — Plant Life Cycles & Roles Buried Seed Vault
Hi!
I'm Sproutling.
Welcome to Buried Seed Vault!
Will you help me investigate plant life cycles & roles?
The Grumblies have mixed up our clues.
Let's check the evidence!
Many flowering plants grow from seeds into mature plants
that produce new seeds.
This cycle continues through new generations.
What continues the cycle into a new generation?
- A. An old plant turning into a rock
- B. New seeds growing
- C. The same plant returning from death
The answer is B: New seeds growing
Many flowering plants grow from seeds into mature plants
that produce new seeds.
This cycle continues through new generations.
That clue helps us make sense of this place.
Plants differ: not every plant has flowers or produces seeds
in the same way.
A model of one flowering plant is not the pattern
for all plants.
Do all plants have flowers?
- A. No
- B. Yes
- C. Only plants in pots
The answer is A: No
Plants differ: not every plant has flowers or produces seeds
in the same way.
A model of one flowering plant is not the pattern
for all plants.
Hmm...
how does that connect to our first clue?
Our flowering plant feeds a leaf-eating insect and shelters a small animal.
Plants support other organisms through food
and habitat as well as continuing their own life cycles.
How does our plant support the insect?
- A. It produces a physical Gemling figure
- B. It provides no resources
- C. It provides food
The answer is C: It provides food
Our flowering plant feeds a leaf-eating insect and shelters a small animal.
Plants support other organisms through food
and habitat as well as continuing their own life cycles.
Nice investigating!
You've been following the evidence.
Let's bring our clues together before the adventure.
Many flowering plants grow from seeds into mature plants
that produce new seeds.
Plants differ: not every plant has flowers or produces seeds
in the same way.
Our flowering plant feeds a leaf-eating insect and shelters a small animal.
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