A plant is in a seed.
A seed has a coat.
A seed must get wet.
Then a root can pop out.
A root can sip water.
Wind can lift a seed up.
Look! A plant is in it.
Words to know
- seed: plant baby
- root: plant foot
- wet: with water
Facts
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A Plant in a Seed
How Plants Grow: How does a seed become a plant?
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Sources
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