What is a Plant?

What plants do you see around your community?

• Trees

• Cacti

• Mangroves

• Desert shrubs

A plant is:

• an animal

• a living organism that typically grows in soil and uses sunlight to make its food

• a type of mineral

• a machine

Characteristics: What does a plant look like?

• It has leaves, stems, and roots.

• It has fur and four legs.

• It has feathers and wings.

• It has scales and fins.

Which of the following sentences correctly uses the word 'plant'?

• She will plant a tree in the garden.

• He will water the car every day.

• They will eat the plant for dinner.

• The dog will plant the ball.

Plants are important to humans for many reasons. Plants give us _____

• food

• plastic

• metal

• glass

Plants are important to humans for many reasons. Animals eat plants. Animals give us _____, too.

• food

• water

• sunlight

• soil

Plants are important to humans for many reasons. Plants keep our _____ clean.

• air

• food

• clothes

• shoes

Plants are important to humans for many reasons. We can use plants to build things like _____.

• houses

• cars

• computers

• televisions

Plants can be used for _____

• medicine

• plastic

• metal

• glass

Plants are beautiful to _____ at.

• look

• eat

• throw

• jump