Adventist Adventurer Awards and Answers/Seeds

What does a seed need in order to grow?
Seeds need proper temperature, water and oxygen for them to germinate. A good soil location and proper light will also determine if a seed will germinate well or not. Oxygen and water are taken in through the seed causing the cells to enlarge.

Observe and discuss what happens when a seed sprouts.
During germination, water diffuses through the seed coats into the embryo, which has been almost completely dry during the period of dormancy, causing a swelling of the seed; the swelling is often so great that the seed coat is ruptured. With the absorption of oxygen by the seed, energy is made available for growth. The foodstuffs stored in the endosperm or in the cotyledons are broken down by enzymes into simpler substances that are transported through the embryo to the various centers of growth. The radicle is the first portion of the embryo to break through the seed coat. It develops root hairs that absorb water and attach the embryo to particles of soil. The hypocotyl then lengthens, bringing the plumule and often the cotyledon or cotyledons above the surface of the soil. If the cotyledons are brought into light, they develop chlorophyll and carry on photosynthesis until the true foliage leaves develop from the plumule. In many plants, especially members of the grass family, the cotyledons never appear above the surface of the soil, and photosynthesis does not occur until true leaves develop; the plant meanwhile subsists on food stores in the seed. From the time of germination until the plant is completely independent of food stored in the seed, the plant is known as a seedling.

Name some ways that seeds are naturally spread?


Seeds travel in many ways. Birds help spread seeds by their waste after eating the seeds. Some seeds travel by the wind, and others float in the water, and even by the fur on animals

Name the largest and smallest seeds you have ever seen?

 * Largest: The largest seed is the double coconut or coco de mer (Lodoicea maldivica) from Seychelle Isands. It is a giant fan palm, the coconut can take up to 10 years to develop, weigh up to 50 lbs., and reach 12 inches in length and nearly three feet in circumference.
 * Smallest: The smallest seed is from an orchid, and is less than half the diameter of a grain of table salt.

Collect and identify at least 2 different seeds of each category
_ Tree Seeds

_ Fruit Seeds

_ Vegetable Seeds

_Grain/Grass Seeds

_Nut Seeds

Sing a song about seeds
Plant Your Seed

(sing to the tune "the wise man built his house upon the rock")

Plant your seed with water and sun

Plant your seed with water and sun

Plant your seed with water and sun

And your plant will grow up strong.

The root grows down and the stem grows up,

The root grows down and the stem grows up,

The root grows down and the stem grows up,

Because of God's great love.

Plant your faith in the Lord Jesus Christ,

Plant your faith in the Lord Jesus Christ,

Plant your faith in the Lord Jesus Christ,

God will move mountains for you!