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Plants

Plants. Questions to think about…. How are plants classified?. How are plants similar or different?. Where can we find plants?. What are plants?. Why are plants important?. What are plants?. Plants are living things. They need air, food and water to stay alive.

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Plants

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  1. Plants

  2. Questions to think about… How are plants classified? How are plants similar or different? Where can we find plants? What are plants? Why are plants important?

  3. What are plants? • Plantsare living things. • They need air, food and water to stay alive. • They can make their own food. Plants come in different shapes, sizes and colours. There are more than 350 000 kinds of plants!

  4. Where can we find plants? • Plants are found in many places: • on the ground • on buildings • on other plants • on rocks • in water Ferns growing on a tree Moss growing on a rock Plant growing in water

  5. How are plants classified? There is a great diversity of plants around us. Can you think of some ways to classify plants?

  6. How are plants classified? • Plants which produce flowers. • E.g. orchids Flowering Plants • Plants which do not produce flowers. • E.g. ferns, mosses Non- flowering

  7. Flowering plants • The adult plants of flowering plants produce flowers. • They produce flowers when the conditions are right. • Flowering plants produce fruits.

  8. Non-flowering plants • Plants which do not produce flowers are called non-flowering plants. Mosses and ferns are non-flowering plants. Moss on a rock A fern

  9. How are plants similar or different? • The diagram shows the different parts of a flowering plant. • These parts may look similar or different in different plants. fruit leaf flower stem roots

  10. How are plants similar or different? • Roots • Usually found underground • However, some plants have roots above the ground. Mangrove trees have roots above the ground.

  11. How are plants similar or different? • Stems • Usually found above ground • However, some stems of plants are found underground. stem stem

  12. How are plants similar or different? • Leaves • Leaves come in different shapes, sizes and colours.

  13. How are plants similar or different? • Flowers • Flowers of different plants have different sizes, shapes and colours.

  14. How are plants similar or different? • Fruits • Only flowering plants bear fruits. • Fruits come in many different sizes, shapes and colours and tastes. • Some fruits are edible while others are not.

  15. Why are plants important? • Plants are important for the survival of living things. • Plants make their own food. • Animals depend on plants for food. • It is important to conserve and maintain the diversity of plants so that living things can survive.

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