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Growing New Plants
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Learning Objectives

To Understand
• Growing new plants from seeds, roots, stems, leaves and spores.

• Dispersal of seeds.
• Large scale production of crop.

To Find Out
• Growth of new plants from seeds.

• Germination of seeds.
• Crop cultivation for human use.

Let’s Begin

Plants are the main source of food for both animals and human beings. We eat the

flowers, seeds, stems, roots, bulbs, tubers, fruits and leaves of many plants. This is the
reason we need to grow new plants to get regular supply of food.

Write the part of the plant from which these food items are obtained.

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