What Do Plants Need To Live?

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What Do Plants Need To Live?

• By Audra Gallo, Karen Kaner, Lynn Nunziato,
  Kathy Pappas

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What Is A Plant?

• A plant is a living thing. Just like humans,
  plants need water, food, sunlight and care to
  grow healthy and strong.

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Water

• Plants use water to grow. Like you and me, plants
  get thirsty. They use the water around them to
  drink. Plants can get water from many places.
  Can you think of some places that plants get
  water?

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Plants Get Water From
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When Do Plants Need Water?

• Most plants need to be watered daily. Some plants
  can go for a long time without water. A cactus is
  a plant that lives without water in the desert.

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Sunlight

• Plants need the sunlight to keep them warm. When
  a plant is warmed by the sun it can get food and
  water easier. When some plants are warmed, their
  tops open up. Do you know what a plant looks like
  when the tops are opened up?

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A Flower!
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Dirt For Food

• Plants use dirt to eat! It might sound strange to
  us, but dirt has a lot of vitamins and minerals
  that plants need to grow.

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How Do Plants Eat?

• Plants do not have mouths with teeth! Plants have
  roots buried under the ground. The roots take in
  water and food for the plants. These are carried
  through the flower by the long stems.

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Love and Care

• Plants are living things. All living things need
  love and care. If you own a plant, it is
  important to take care of it. Water it daily and
  give it plenty of sunlight.

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What About Plants In Nature?

• The plants in nature rely on the seasons to help
  them grow. Plants get lots of sunlight in Spring
  and Summer, which is why we see so many at those
  times of the year!