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Seed

Key Stage 1

Meaning

Seeds are small, hard, objects that can grow into a new plant.

Singular Noun: Seed
Plural Noun: Seeds or Seed

About Seeds

Seeds are found inside the fruit of a plant.
The seeds of a Tree are called nuts.

Examples

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These are apple seeds. Poppy seeds are very small and there are hundreds in one fruit.
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An acorn is the seed of an Oak Tree. An acorn is a nut. A Conker is a nut known as a Horse Chestnut and it is the seed of the Horse Chestnut Tree.

Key Stage 2

Meaning

Seeds are small, hard, objects that can grow into a new plant.

Key Stage 3

Meaning

A seed is a small part of a plant containing the offspring of the plant.

References

AQA

Seeds, pages 129, 267, GCSE Biology; Third Edition, Oxford University Press, AQA

OCR

Seeds, pages 113, 187, Gateway GCSE Biology, Oxford, OCR