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The Parts of a Flowering Plant

A flowering plant is built from four main parts that work together. The roots drink water, the stem carries it upward, the leaves catch sunlight, and the flower makes seeds.

In the picture

  1. Roots — they soak up water and minerals from the soil and hold the plant in place.
  2. Stem — it carries water up from the roots to the leaves and the flower.
  3. Leaf — it catches sunlight and uses it to make food for the plant.
  4. Flower — it makes the seeds that grow into new plants.

Examples

  • The sunflower seeds we snack on come from the middle of a sunflower’s flower.
  • A carrot in the kitchen is the thick root of a plant, full of water and stored food.

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Science, Age 9