UNIT 2

PLANTS

LIVING THINGSplants animals

Human beings

LIVING THINGS

Characteristics

They are born They grow

They reproduce They die

NON-LIVING THINGS

CHARACTERISTICS:1)They AREN’T born.2)They DON’T grow.

3)They DON’T reproduce.4)They DON’T die.

ROCKS PENCIL CHAIR

PARTS OF A PLANT

PARTS OF A PLANT1)ROOTS:

A)Take water and minerals from the soil.B)Hold the plant.

2)STEM:A)Carries water, minerals and sugars to the different

parts of the plant.

3)LEAVES:A)Are responsable for the photosysthesis: The plant

takes energy, carbon dioxide, water and minerals to make the sugars it needs.

4)FLOWERS:A)Produce seeds.

LIFE CYCLE OF A TREE

SEED

SEED

GERMINATION AND

SEEDLING

GROWTHAND

POLLINATION

LIFE CYCLE OF A TREE1) SEED: Seeds are inside the fruit.

2) GERMINATION: The seed germinates.

3) SEEDLING: It’s a young plant growing out of the ground.

4) GROWTH AND POLINATION: When the plant grows, it forms flowers. Pollinated flowers form new seeds