Plants and Structures

By Mariana Chedraoui

Plants

The larger the leaf of a plant the more sunlight it takes it.
Broad leaves like this one grows in a sunny and wet enviornment.

Roots

Roots absorb water from the soil
Anchors a plant into the soil
The longer it grows, the more water it carries.

Leaves

Waxy leaves:
- slows the loss of water from the needle
-repels water

Leaves

Spikey/Spikes on Cactus :
- to protect the plant from animals
-collects water

Stem

Stems of a CACTUS makes the food unlike other plants

Stems of REGULAR plants is a tunnel for moving nutrients to the plant
Holds the plant upright