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Questions for Discussion: Life Cycle of a Seed Plant

Describe the relationships between the ovary, ovule, and egg.
Explain how a pollen grain fertilizes the egg.
Distinguish between the zygote, embryo, and seed.
Pick a familiar plant and see if you can draw the stages of its life cycle using the one in this interactive activity as a model. For example, what are the structures in each stage of a corn plant, a pumpkin plant, or a snapdragon plant?
Do all living things have life cycles? Compare the life cycle of a plant to the life cycle of an animal (such as a butterfly or mouse). What are some similarities? What are some differences?