What’s in a seed?
A seed is a baby plant and a bundle of food all wrapped up in a package.
Different kinds of plants have different kinds of seeds. Some seeds are
as big as a baseball. Others are smaller than a grain of sand. Some are
round, some are flat, some are long and thin. But in every kind of seed
a baby plant, with its store of food, is waiting to grow.
Springtime is come-to-life time for seeds that have been in the earth
all winter. Water from melting snow and soft spring rains sinks into the
earth and soaks into
Seeds come in many different shapes and sizes. The seeds shown in these
pictures are the same sizes and shapes as the real seeds.
the seed. The seed’s tough shell—the cover of the package—becomes
soft. The food inside the shell swells up with water. Then the shell
bursts open.
Out creeps the baby plant. It uses its store of food to begin growing. A
tiny root pushes down into the ground in search of water. A tiny stem
grows up through the soil in search of sunlight.
As the plant grows, it uses up its store of food. When it pokes its head
above the ground, into the sunshine, the plant begins to make its own
food. It makes food out of sunlight, air, and water that its roots find.
