Lesson 9 of 84 · Ecosystems
Lesson⭐ 30 XP🌿 Wild JungleSeeds and Germination
Ecosystems.
🎯 Your mission
Master the concept. Use it tomorrow.
⚡ The twist
What the body does in one minute is wilder than any cartoon.
Mind = Blown
🐙 An octopus has 9 brains and 3 hearts.
Make a hypothesis first
Guess: how does the body solve this problem?
What You'll Learn
Plants reproduce through seeds or spores. Flowering plants produce seeds inside fruits, while conifers produce seeds in cones. Ferns and mosses reproduce using tiny spores.
Key Words
- decomposer
- food web
Steps
Review the background information on Ecosystems before starting.
Design a controlled experiment: grow plants under different light conditions (full sun, partial shade, no light). Water equally and measure growth daily for one week.
Watch carefully for any changes and note the time.
Create a data table to organize your measurements.
Check Your Understanding
Question 1
1 of 3What is germination?
Where you see this in real life
Your own body is doing this thousands of times every second.
Stretch Challenge
Try this in real life this week.
Find one thing about your body that's different from a friend's. Wonder why.
For the dinner table
“Tell me something you noticed about your own body today.”
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