PARTS OF THE PLANTLIVING THINGS

5th

What do different parts of plants do?

• LEAVES are the part where the plant makes its food by photosynthesis. They contain the chlorophyll which is necessary for this process.

• Most leaves have two main parts: the petiole and the blade.

• Petiole joins the blade to the stem.• Blade is the fad part of the leaf.

• Veins in the blade support the leaf and carry water and minerals.

• On the underside pf the blade, there are tiny pores called stomata. Gasses throught the stomata.

STEM• It supports the plant. • Water and minerals travel through the stem to the

leaves for photosynthesis. The stem distributes the food to the parts of the plant.

• Two groups of stems:• HERBACEOUS STEM: it’s soft and flexible.

• WOODY STEM: such as trees. They are hard.

ROOTS

• They hold the plant in the ground. • If you look closely at a root, you can see tiny

hairs, which are called root hairs.• Roots absorb water and minerals needed for

nutrition from the ground.

FLOWER

• We can classify plants into two groups: flowering plants and non-flowering plants.