Plants Review

​Sunlight, Air, and Water

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​A plant needs certain things to live and grow.

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​A plant needs sunlight, or light from the sun. It needs air and water.

​Sunlight, Air, and Water

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A plant grows toward the sun to get the light it needs.

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​A plant uses sunlight, air, and water to make food.

​Soil is made up of small pieces of rock and once-living things.

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​Nutrients are things in soil that help plants grow.

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​A plant's roots take in water and nutrients from the soil.

​As a plant grows, it gets larger. Its stem gets taller. Its leaves get bigger.

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​A plant needs space to grow.

​People can help plants.

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​People water plants. They put plants in the window so they can get sunlight.

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​People pull weeds so plants have a place to grow.

People also plant new plants.

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​They plant seeds so flowers can grow.

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​They plant young trees so people can enjoy them.

​Taking Root

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​A plant has roots that grow into the soil.

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​The roots hold the plant in place.

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​Roots take in water and other things from the soil that the plant needs.

•The stem holds up the plant.

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•It takes water from the roots to the other parts of the plant.

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•A flower has a thin, soft stem. A tree has a thick, woody stem.

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​•A leaf is a plant part that makes food for the plant.

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•It uses light, air, and water.

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•Leaves can be different shapes and sizes. For example, a maple leaf has points. A cloverleaf has a round shape.

​Many plants have flowers. A flower is a plant part that makes seeds.

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•A new plant may grow from a seed. The new plant will look like the plant that made the seed.

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•Many flowers grow into fruits. A fruit holds seeds.

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​•We use plants for food.

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•We also use plants to make things.

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•We even use plants to make some medicines.