PLANTS

PLANTS ARE VERY IMPORTANT SINCE WE AS HUMANS (ANIMALS) COULD NOT LIVE WITHOUT THEM. THEY MAKE THE OXYGEN WE BREATH AND THE FOOD WE EAT IN ONE WAY OR ANOTHER

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ROOTS SOAK UP WATER AND MINERALS FOR THE REST OF THE PLANT TO USE –They hold the plant in place, store water and food ROOTS

Roots

PARTS OF THE ROOT SYSTEM ROOT HAIR – THIN TUBES THAT COME OUT OF THE ROOT

WALL AND SUCK UP WATER AND MINERALS

ROOT CAP – PROTECTS THE MAIN PART OF THE ROOT AND HELPS PUSH THE ROOT DEEPER INTO THE SOIL

Xylem tubes

Xylem tubes transports water and minerals from the roots through the stem to the leaves

Phloem tubes

These tubes bring the food (sugar) down from the leaves through the stem to the roots and rest of the plant.

Stems Supports and connects the leaves and roots of the

plant. The stem transports food from the leaves down to the rest of the plant and water and minerals from the roots to the leaves

parts of the leaf Petiole

Petiole – connects the leaf to the branch

Leaf blade

Flat surface where food is made

photosynthesis

Leaf vein

The vein of the leaf are tiny tubes that bring water and minerals from the stem to the blade of the leaf

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stomates

Small opening on the underside of the leaf that lets Carbon dioxide, oxygen and water vapor in and out of the leaf for photosynthesis to occur

Chlorphyll

Substance found in the chloroplast of leaves that traps the energy from the sun to make food (sugar)

chloroplast

The cell organelle in plants that hold the chlorophyll

photosynthesis

Energy from sun, carbon dioxide and water are transformed into food for the plant – simple sugars