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2020 G.C ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE SHORT NOTE GRADE 2

Plants and their needs

What are plants?
Plants: - Living things that grow from seeds.
Energy: - What gives plants that power to do things.
Leaves: - Parts of a plant that use sunlight and air to make food.
Roots: - Parts of a plant that take in water from the soil.
Plants
- Plants are living things.
- Living things grow and change.
- Seeds from plants grow in to new plants.
- Many people grow plants near their homes.
- Some plants have flowers.
- Some trees are very tall.
Where do plants live?
- Plants live all over Earth.
- They have parts that help them live in different places.
- Some plants live in the hot dry desert.
- They have thick skin and spines to help them live there.
The name of some plants
- Cactus
- Tree
- Bush
- Flower
- Grass
  Some plants have flower
 Some trees are very tall.
Plants need to grow:-
 Plants need water, air, space, and sunlight to grow.
 Some plants grow in warm places.
 Orange trees grow in warm places.
 Some plants need a lot of water to grow.
 Rice plants grow in very wet places.
How do plants use sunlight?
Energy: - gives plants the power to do things.
 Plants get energy from the sun.
 Plants use sunlight to make the food they need.
 Forest plants need very little sunlight to grow.