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The pinto bean is planted in soil, watered, and placed in a warm sunny area. -
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Germination begins. The seed absorbs water, swells, and opens to let the root and shoot come out. What is germination? -
The shoot pushes the toward the surface of the soil which will create a seedling. The roots continue to grow, -
The seedling will grow leaves and begin photosynthesis. As the roots grow, more leaves will appear. -
The plant's roots will keep growing and its stem will become stronger. The plant will continue grow leaves and become a mature plant. -
The mature plant will form flower buds to begin the process of flowering. -
Pollination will begin and the plant will form pods. What is pollination? -
Seed pods are cases that hold and protect the seeds inside of them while they are growing. These pods will continue to grow and mature. -
The seeds inside the pod will become bigger as they grow and mature. -
As seed finish growing, the plant's leaves begin to turn yellow and the seeds start to dry up. Some seeds will fall to the ground and continue the life cycle. Some will be harvested for food and future crops.