By: Olivia KrauseEDTC 602-Spring 2006

Parts of a Plant

Plants are living things.They grow and change over

time.

Plants need 3 basic things to live.

1.Water

3. Air

2.Sunlight

Plants have 4 basic parts.

•Flowers•Leaves•Stems•Roots

Plant Parts: RootsPlant Parts: Roots•Roots help hold the plant in place.•Roots take in water from the ground and bring it to the stems.

Potatoes, turnips, carrots and onions are

roots we eat!

Plant Parts: Stem•The stem holds a plant up.•A stem can be stiff or flexible.•Stems bring water and food to

the leaves.

Some stems we eat are celery, chives, and asparagus.

Plant Part: Leaves

•Leaves make food for the plant and provide shade for the stem.

Lettuce, cabbage and spinach

are leaves we eat!

Plant Parts: Flowers• Flowers make the seeds of a plant.• Flowers provide pollen to insects.• Some flowers help to make fruit

for the plant.

Flowers: Can we eat these?

•Some flowers are edible. (Edible means we can eat them!)

CornflowerAnise

Impatients

Lemon Flower

BibliographyJones, R. (2003). Harcourt science. 1st ed. Orlando,

FL: Harcourt School Publisher, Inc.. (Jones, 2003)

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Picture: cornflower:http://homecooking.about.com/gi/dynamic/offsite.htm?site=http://aggie%2Dhorticulture.tamu.edu/wildseed/23/23.7.html