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Plants

A tomato

Plants are very important living things. They have lots of jobs, such as providing animals with food and releasing oxygen into the air. To survive and carry out these jobs, they all need three important parts:

  • roots
  • leaves
  • stem

This guide will look more closely at the structure of plants.

A tomato
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Watch: A plant's structure

Take a closer look at the structure of plants.

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The parts of a plant and their jobs

All plants have similar parts and each of these has a different job.

RootsTake up water and from the soil. The roots also keep the plant steady and upright in the soil.
StemCarries water and nutrients to different parts of the plant. The stem of a tree is called its trunk. This often divides into smaller branches.
LeavesUse light from the Sun, along with from the air and water to make food for the plant. This process is called photosynthesis.
FlowersAre involved in plant reproduction and produce seeds from which new plants grow.
A flower, leaves and stem shown above ground. Below the ground the roots are shown.
Image caption,
A diagram of a plant.
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Activity 1: Parts of the plant

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Activity 2: Structure of a plant quiz

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Activity 3: Identifying and describing plants

Blades of grass.

Next time you're in your garden, local park or school playing field:

  • identify as many different plants as you can
  • draw a picture of each plant that you see
  • explain how they are similar and the differences that they have
Blades of grass.
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