Seed and germination bingo

Exercise and reference answers

Clues and terms

1. Clue

   Small opening in the seed coat through which water is absorbed

   Item

   Micropyle

2. Clue

   Hard protective outer layer surrounding the seed

   Item

   Testa

3. Clue

   Part that stores food to support the seedling during germination

   Item

   Cotyledon

4. Clue

   Part of the embryo that develops downwards into the root

   Item

   Radicle

5. Clue

   Part of the embryo that develops upwards into the shoot

   Item

   Plumule

6. Clue

   The young plant within a seed, made of radicle and plumule

   Item

   Embryo

7. Clue

   The process by which a seed begins to grow into a seedling

   Item

   Germination

8. Clue

   Movement of water across a semi-permeable membrane into a cell

   Item

   Osmosis

9. Clue

   Cell extension that greatly increases absorbing surface underground

   Item

   Root hair

Instructions

Read the call, then tap the seed part or term it names. Three in a line wins.