Chapter 5

How Plants Reproduce

Plants make new plants by seeds, by spores, or from parts of the parent plant.

New Plants

Plants make new plants of their own kind. This is called reproduction. Plants can reproduce in different ways.

Ways Plants Reproduce

  • Seeds — Many plants grow flowers that make seeds. When a seed lands on wet soil, it grows into a new plant. Examples: rambutan, maize and sunflower.
  • Spores — Ferns and mushrooms do not make seeds. They make tiny dust-like spores that grow into new plants.
  • Parts of the plant — Some plants grow from a part of the parent plant. A new banana plant grows from a sucker, and a new tapioca plant grows from a piece of stem.

Key idea / 要点

Plants reproduce by seeds, by spores, or from a part of the plant such as a stem, sucker or leaf.

Remember / 记住

  • Seeds come from flowers.
  • Ferns reproduce by spores.
  • Banana and tapioca grow from plant parts.

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