HOW DO PLANTS TRANSFER FOOD

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HOW DO PLANTS TRANSFER FOOD

• Mr. Miller

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3 main parts

• First part
• Roots they have two main jobs
• 1 anchor plants in place
• 2 They take in water and other nutrients

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Parts of a plant

• The second part is the stems
• They have two main jobs
• 1 support the plant
• 2 allow the leaves to reach the sunlight
• Some stems store the food

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Parts of a plant

• The third part is the leaves
• They have one job
• 1 to make food for the plant

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Inside of plants

• There are two main parts to inside of a plant.
  The Xylem and the Phloem
• The xylem carries water and nutrients from the
  soil to the leaves
• The Phloem carries food from the leaves to other
  parts of the plant.

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XYLEM
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Phloem
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Phloem
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Protection of plants

• Epidermis keeps the leaf from drying out. It
  is covered with a layer of wax that keep the
  water in.
• There are small openings in the leaves called
  stomata.
• Stomata allow carbon dioxide into the leaf.
• They also allow water vapor and gases out of the
  leaf.
• They close at night to prevent water loss.

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Stomata
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Epidermis
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Transpiration

• The loss of water through the leaves

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Photosynthesis

• Making food in a process that uses water from the
  soil, carbon dioxide from the air, and energy
  from sunlight.
• The plant then releases oxygen into the air.
• The chloroplast is in plant cells and makes the
  food.
• Chlorophyll is the green pigment that absorbs
  light energy to make food.

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Photosythesis
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Producers

• Plants are producers because they can produce or
  make their own food.

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Consumers

• Any organism that eats producers or other
  consumers is a consumer.
• Consumers do not make their own food.