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What is the life cycle of a plant?

All plants have a life cycle but it can be different from plant to plant. Help Detective Le Plant choose the life cycle for each type of plant.

1 An annual is :

A A plant that grows, makes flowers, fruit and seed and then dies all in one growing season.
B A plant that comes back year after year without replanting, usually from underground parts.
C A plant that produces green leaves in one year, flowers the next year, and dies.