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2.2 Growth and Development in Plants

Biology · Grade 11 · 18 lessons in the design

What you will be able to do

  • distinguish between growth and development in living organisms
  • relate structures of monocot and dicot seeds to their functions
  • outline causes and ways of breaking dormancy in seeds
  • investigate conditions necessary for seed germination
  • investigate types of germination in plants
  • illustrate primary and secondary growth in flowering plants
  • demonstrate the role of hormones in plant growth and development
  • appreciate the importance of growth and development in plants

Key questions

“How does growth occur in plants?”

Lessons

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  1. Growth and development
    40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
    Distinguish growth from development.
  2. Structure of the seed
    40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
    Describe the structure of monocot and dicot seeds.
  3. Functions of seed parts
    40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
    Relate the parts of a seed to their functions.
  4. Seed dormancy
    40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
    Explain the meaning and significance of seed dormancy.
  5. Causes of seed dormancy
    40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
    Describe the causes of seed dormancy.
  6. Breaking seed dormancy
    40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
    Describe ways of breaking seed dormancy.
  7. Germination
    40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
    Describe the conditions and process of germination.
  8. Types of germination
    40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
    Describe epigeal and hypogeal germination.
  9. Primary growth
    40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
    Explain primary growth in plants.
  10. Secondary growth
    40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
    Explain secondary growth in woody plants.
  11. Annual rings
    40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
    Explain annual rings and their use.
  12. Measuring growth
    40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
    Describe how plant growth is measured.
  13. Growth curves
    40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
    Describe and interpret growth curves.
  14. Plant hormones
    40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
    Describe the main plant hormones.
  15. Apical dominance
    40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
    Explain apical dominance.
  16. Hormones in agriculture
    40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
    Describe uses of plant hormones in agriculture.
  17. The tree nursery project
    40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
    Establish a tree nursery using natural hormones.
  18. Appreciating plant growth
    40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
    Value plant growth and development.