1. Wisconsin Fast Plants
Lesson 5

3. 1. General Information Life cycle lasts 35-40 days
Cycle is from seedling to new generation seedling
Let us take a look at the 1st 28 days of the fast plant cycle
Needs a constant source of bright light
The tips must be within 5 cm of the light source to be effective.

5. 2. Flowering Occurs 13 days after germination
Germination: process in which a seed or spore emerges from a period of dormancy – it sprouts
Seeds are harvested days after pollination
Harvested: full growth

7. 3. Genetics Anthocyanin: purple pigment of fast plant
Color seen in the leaves and stems
Triggered by sunlight
Dominant genetic trait
Dominant: capital letter; ex “P” – means you see the trait
Recessive: lowercase letter; ex “p” – means you do not see the trait

10. 4. Seeds Monocots Grasses (corn, rye) & grains (rice, wheat)
Protective seed coat
1 cotyledon: seed leaf in embryo
Endosperm surrounds embryo
Endosperm – food storing tissue
Cotyledon stays below ground when seed sprouts
Absorbs nutrients from endosperm
Transports nutrients to seedling

13. B. Dicots Beans, peanuts, peas, apples, broccoli; shrubs; trees
Protected by seed coat
2 cotyledons
At full growth, cotyledons emerge from soil
Seeds separate into two halves; monocots do not

14. 5. Roots Monocots: fibrous roots - spread and branch out under ground
Anchor plant
Dicots: 1 long, thick root (taproot)
Small, secondary roots grow from taproot

16. 6. Stems
Tubes that carry food downward and water and nutrients upward in a plant
Monocots: scattered throughout stems
no pattern
Dicots: tubes arranged in a ring around center of stem

18. 7. Leaves Monocots: parallel veins
Dicots: veins intersect forming branching pattern

21. 8. Flowers Monocots: flower parts in multiples of 3
Ex: 3 pedals, 3 sepals, 6 stamens
Ex: Lilies, Spiderwort, Dayflower, Bamboo
Dicots: Flower parts varied; multiples of 2, 4 or 5
Ex: Rose, Bellflower, Fast Plant, Calendula Plant