Exploring Plant Parts

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Exploring Plant Parts
flower
leaf
stem
roots
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Roots

• Roots hold plants in place.
• Roots take in water and nutrients from the soil.
• A large main root is called a taproot.
• Fibrous roots are smaller, thinner, and nearly
  the same size.
• We can eat some plant roots such as radishes,
  carrots, and beets.

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Stems

• Stems hold up and support the plant.
• Water and nutrients are carried from the roots
  through the stems to the other parts of the
  plant.
• Different plants have different kinds of stems.

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Leaves

• Leaves are like a factory.
• They make food for the plant.
• Leaves use water, carbon dioxide, and energy from
  the sun to make the food.
• The food made by plants is sugar.
• Plants use the sugar to live and grow.
• The plant gives off oxygen when it makes food.

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Flowers

• Most plants produce flowers.
• Flowers form on the stems and change as they
  grow.
• The outside part of the flower dries up and falls
  off.
• The inside part of the flower changes into a
  fruit or seed.

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Fruits

• Some plants produce fruits.
• Apples, strawberries, pears, cherries, melons,
  nuts, and pods are fruits.
• Seeds form inside fruits.

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Seeds

• Seeds form inside the flower, cone, or fruit of
  the plant.
• Each seed has a covering called the seed coat.
• Inside the seed is stored food and a small plant
  called the embryo.
• A seed germinates (sprouts) when it gets water,
  air, and warmth.
• The seed grows into a new plant using air, light,
  water, and nutrients from the soil.