Seeds, bulbs and germination

Question 1

What do most seeds need to start growing (germinate)?

• A. salt
• B. sweets
• C. water and warmth
• D. darkness and cold

Question 2

Is this a seed or a bulb: apple pip?

• A. seed
• B. bulb

Question 3

Which of these is a bulb?

• A. conker (horse chestnut)
• B. acorn
• C. hyacinth
• D. pea

Question 4

What grows first out of a germinating bean?

• A. a new bean
• B. a root
• C. a fruit
• D. a flower

Question 5

Is this a seed or a bulb: garlic?

• A. seed
• B. bulb

Question 6

Which of these is a bulb?

• A. garlic
• B. pea
• C. acorn
• D. apple pip

Question 7

What do most seeds need to start growing (germinate)?

• A. water and warmth
• B. darkness and cold
• C. sweets
• D. salt

Question 8

Is this a seed or a bulb: tulip?

• A. seed
• B. bulb

Question 9

Which of these is a bulb?

• A. daffodil
• B. acorn
• C. bean
• D. sunflower seed

Question 10

What grows first out of a germinating bean?

• A. a flower
• B. a fruit
• C. a root
• D. a new bean

Question 11

Is this a seed or a bulb: daffodil?

• A. seed
• B. bulb

Question 12

Which of these is a bulb?

• A. conker (horse chestnut)
• B. apple pip
• C. garlic
• D. pea

Question 13

Where does a young seedling get its energy before its leaves can make food?

• A. the rain
• B. the soil
• C. the Moon
• D. the food store inside the seed

Question 14

Is this a seed or a bulb: bean?

• A. seed
• B. bulb

Question 15

Which of these is a bulb?

• A. tulip
• B. conker (horse chestnut)
• C. bean
• D. sunflower seed

Question 16

Cress seeds are put on damp cotton wool with no soil. What happens?

• A. They still germinate.
• B. Nothing, seeds need soil.
• C. They turn into bulbs.
• D. They melt.