Plant Parts and their Functions

Roots

• acts as the "straw"
• sucks up water and nutrients from the soil
• hidden underground
• stores food for future

Stem

• Acts as the "elevator"
• supports the plant
• carries water, nutrients, and plant chemicals up and down to all parts of the plant

Leaves

• acts as the "kitchen"
• little openings let air and water come and go
• catches energy from the sunlight
• Uses sunlight to turn the air and water into food

Flower

• acts as the "bait"
• attracts pollinators such as bees and birds
• make seeds that will someday grow into new plants

Seeds

• Acts as the "seed factory"
• little cases with baby plant inside the parent plant
• plant packs the seed with nutrition
• seed has much more energy than other parts of the plant

Fruit

• acts as the "protector"
• after pollination, petals fall away and the ovary develops into a fruit
• fruit protects the developing seeds

Did you know that you eat parts of a plant?

Roots

Stems

Leaves

Flowers

Seeds

Fruits