PLANTS.

ROOTS.

• Roots are parts of plants that are under the stem.
• Most roots are underground.
• Some roots are in water.
• Some roots are in air.
• Roots store food for plants.

STEM.

• The stem holds the flower and Leaves up.
• Sunflowers have straight stems that grow long and tall to lift the leaves up.
• The stem lifts the leaves to the sunlight.
• A stem has many tiny tubes which carry water from the roots to the leaves.

FLOWERS.

• Many plants use flowers to make new seeds.
• Pollen from these orange flowers is carried by insects to ovules inside other orange flowers.

LEAVES

• Trees, bushes and flowers all have leaves.
• Leaves come in all shapes and sizes.
• The topside of a leaf is tough and smooth.
• The underside of leaves are usually paler and sometimes hairy.
• In autumn, the leaves of many trees change colour and fall off.