WORLD OF PLANTS

Plants make our surroundings beautiful and help in

keeping the environment pollution free.
Plants play very important role on earth. They provide
food and oxygen to all other living things. Plants are
seen almost everywhere. They grow on land, on
mountains, in deserts and under sea. We know plants
grow mostly from seeds when they get enough water,
sunlight and air.
PARTS OF A PLANT
 
ROOT
Root is the underground part of the plants body and
grows towards the force of gravity. It fixes the plant
within the soil and absorbs water and mineral
nutrients from the soil. It stores excess food.
FUNCTION OF ROOTS
     1.   Roots attach the plant body to the ground. It provides
support to the plant and helps in holding the plant firmly
in the ground.
     2.   Root hairs of the plant absorb water and mineral from
the soil and pass it to the stem.
     3.   Some roots like carrot, radish etc. store food.
     4.   Root bind the soil which otherwise may be blown away
by wind or washed away by water. Root prevents soil
erosion.
STEM
It supports the upper parts of plants. It carries the
water and nutrients needed for plants to grow from
roots to leaves and food produced by the leaves to
other part of plants. Big trees like neem, mango,
peepal etc. have strong, thick and woody stem. Such
stem is called trunk. Some plant have thick but soft
stem, example banana. Some plants have weak, soft
and green stem as in case of climbers and creepers,
example watermelon, money plant etc.
FUNCTION OF STEM
     1.   Stem provide support to the plant above the
ground. It bears branches, leaves, buds, flowers and
fruits.
     2.   Stem transport water and minerals from root to
other parts of the plants. It also transport food
prepared by the leaves to different part of the plants.
     3.   Some underground stem stores food such as
sugarcane, potato, ginger etc.
LEAVES
Leaves are of different shapes and sizes.  The outer
surface of the leaf has a waxy coating which protects
the leaf. The flat surface of the leaf is called leaf blade
or lamina. It has veins running across within the leaf.
Tiny opening on the surface of the leaves called
stomata helps in the exchange of gases. Stomata can
be seen only under microscope.
FUNCTION OF LEAVES
 1.   These are the parts of the plant where food is made by the
process of photosynthesis. That’s why leaves are called the
food making factories of green plants. Chlorophyll (green
pigment) present in the leaves uses the energy in sunlight to
turn water (H2O) and carbon dioxide gas (CO2) into sugar and
oxygen gas (O2).
     2.   Leaves gives out oxygen in the process of photosynthesis.
All living beings need oxygen to live.
     3.   Some leaves store food in them such as mint, cabbage etc.
FLOWER
Flowers are the most attractive part of a plant. Each
flower types have a different physical structure, color
and scent from those of other flower type plants. Buds
of the plants grows into flower and flower finally
becomes fruit enclosing the seed or seeds. Some fruits
have one seed such as mango and cherry. Some fruits
have many seeds such as papaya and watermelon.
FUNTION OF FLOWER
  1.   Many flowers such as rose and jasmine are used for
making perfumes.
     2.   Some flowers edible such as cauliflower, broccoli
and banana.
     3.   Some spices are obtained from flower such as
saffron or kesar from crocus flower and cloves is dried
flower.
   4.   Flowers are used for decoration on different
occasions and for preparing bouquets, garlands and
rangoli.
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