2. What do plants need to live?
• Plants are living things.
• They need:
– Water
– Sunlight
– Minerals
– Air
3. Parts of the plant
FLOWERS: LEAVES:
The seed forms inside the They make food for the plant.
flower.
They use water, air and sunlight.
The fruit forms around
the seed.
New plants grow from
seeds.
STEM:
It has branches. ROOTS:
The branches have leaves. They hold the plant in the soil.
The stem carries the water and They are under the ground.
minerals from the roots to the leaves.
They absorb water and
minerals from soil.
4. Types of plants
A tree has one thick, A bush has many A grass has one soft
hard stem. It is thin and hard stems. and flexible stem.
called trunk.
The branches grow The branches grow
near the ground. The stem is green and
high above the
short.
ground.