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The edible part of a plant from the pea
family.
If planted they will grow into new
plants.
Most plants begin life as seeds.
Plants form their seeds inside flowers or
cones.
In flowering plants a fruit often
surrounds the seeds.
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A flower is the part of a plant that
blossoms.
Flowers produce the seeds that can
become new plants.
Most plants, including many trees, grow
some kind of flower.
Soil is a mixture of bits of rock and
organic material.
Organic material is the remains of living
things that have died.
Most plants need soil to provide water
and minerals.
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Rain fills lakes, ponds, rivers, and streams.
It provides the freshwater needed by
humans, animals, and plants.
Most plants get their water from the rain,
either through the soil or their leaves.
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Plants use sunlight to grow.
Photosynthesis is the process in which
green plants use sunlight to make their
own food.
Without sunlight there would be no green
plants, and without green plants there
would be no animals.
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A root is a part of a plant that is usually
hidden underground.
Roots have several jobs. They hold the
plant in the ground and keep it upright.
They take water and food from the soil.
They also store food for the plant.
The stem is the main trunk of the plant.
They can be very thick or very thin!
Buds and shoot develop along the stem of
a plant.
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The leaf is one of the most important parts
of a plant.
Leaves produce food for the plant through
a process called photosynthesis.
The leaves of different plants vary widely
in size, shape, and colour.
Berries are small, fleshy fruit that usually
have many seeds.
People and animals eat many types of
berries.
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This is the point when a seed or bean
begins to grow.
The first shoot is a sign that the seed has
germinated.
Vegetables are the leaves, stems or roots
of certain plants that people eat.
Vegetables usually come from herbaceous
plants. Herbaceous plants have stems that
are softer than the woody stems of bushes
and trees.
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A fruit is the part of a flowering plant that
contains the seeds.
The skin of a fruit may be thin, tough, or
hard. Its insides are often sweet and juicy.
But some fruits, including nuts, are dry.
Fruits develop from a plant's flowers.
Pollen is the thing that causes plants to
form seeds.
Both flowering plants and conifers (plants
that grow seeds inside cones) make pollen.
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