UNIT 5: PLANTS. PARTS OF A PLANT 1. - Roots absorb water and minerals that the plant needs to grow. They also fix the plant to the ground. - Leaves use sunlight to make food for the plant. - Stem carry water and minerals from the roots to the rest of plant. They also support the plant. - Flowers produces a fruit with seeds inside. Its function is reproduction. - Seeds produce new plants. 2. HOW DO PLANTS FEED THEMSELVES? THE PHOTOSYNTESIS 1. To make food, plants need water, minerals, light and energy from the Sun and carbon dioxide. 2 . Photosyntesis happens during the day because there is sunlight, and plants need sunlight to do photosynthesis. 3. Water + minerals + carbon dioxide + sunlight = food + oxygen HOW DO PLANTS BREATHE? 4. The first picture shows NIGHT, because the plant takes in oxygen and releases carbon dioxide. The second picture shows DAY because the plant takes in ca...
