What do you know about plants?

What do you know about plants?

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Plants are Living Things

Plants are living things. They depend on water and light to help them grow. But how do plants find what they need? They get it from the world around them!

Plants get water from the soil. They get light from the sun.

Multiple Choice

1. Plants depend on water to help them grow. What else do they depend on to help them grow?

• people

• animals

• light

Multiple Choice

Based on the text. How do plants find what they need?

• They get it from people.

• They get it from the world around them.

• Animals give it to them.

CAN YOU NAME THE PARTS OF THE PLANT?

Parts of A Plant

Many plants have roots, stems, and leaves. Roots keep a plant attached to the soil and help the plant take in water. Water moves up the plant’s stem to the leaves. The stem also supports the plant so it stays up straight.

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Roots keep a plant ___________ to the soil and help the plant take in water.

LEAVES

Leaves take in light energy from the sun. The leaves use water, light energy, and a gas called carbon dioxide to make glucose. Glucose is a kind of sugar. It is food for the plant. Yes, plants make their own food! They use it to grow.

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Why are leaves important?

Multiple Select

What three things do plant leaves use to make glucose? Choose all that apply.

• gas called carbon dioxide

• water

• light energy

• leaves