Plants

A Science A–Z Life Series

Plants
Word Count: 139

Written by Kathy Zahler

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Plants
KEY ELEMENTS USED IN THIS BOOK
The Big Idea: Many aspects of our lives are affected by or dependent
upon plants. In addition to learning about plants, students may gain
an appreciation for the amazing diversity of plant life on Earth and
the extensive roles plants play in their lives.
Key words: air, animals, flowers, food, fruit, grow, leaves, light, live, nuts,
plants, roots, seed, soil, sprouting, stems, sunlight, water

Key comprehension skill: Main idea and details

Other suitable comprehension skills: Compare and contrast, summarize,
classify information, identify facts, elements of a genre

Key reading strategy: Ask and answer questions

Other suitable reading strategies: Connect to prior knowledge,
summarize, visualize

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Illustration Credit:
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Reading Levels
Plants
© Learning A–Z Learning A–Z F
Written by Kathy Zahler Lexile 280L
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Fountas and Pinnell* F
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Plants are alive.
What do plants need?

Plants grow in wet places

and dry places.

Plants need a place to grow.

Plants grow in different
places.
They grow on land.
Plants need things to live. They grow in water.
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Plants need air and light. Plant Parts

They need water. Flowers make

fruit and seeds.

Fruits hold
seeds.

Leaves get
sunlight and
make food.
Stems carry
water from
roots to leaves.

Roots take
in water.
They hold
the plant in
place, too.
Plants use air and sunlight
to make food.
Plants have parts.
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Roots dig into soil. Trees
have hard
stems.
Roots keep plants in place.
Roots find water.

Grass has
soft stems.
A carrot is a root.

Stems hold leaves.

Some plants have

Stems bring water to leaves.
tiny roots that grow
close together. The Sun shines on leaves.
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Some leaves are big. long, thin leaves

Some leaves are small.

Big leaves get lots of sun.

large, flat leaves

Some leaves are long and thin.

groups of small leaves Some leaves are large and flat.
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Flowers make seeds.
Some seeds are big.
Some seeds are tiny.

A dandelion
a dandelion

All fruits have seeds.

a coconut

Some seeds are in fruit.

nuts
a sunflower plant sunflower seeds Some seeds are in nuts.
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 Hippos like to eat grass.

A pea sprouting
Animals need food.
Plants grow from seeds. Many animals eat plants.
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Animals eat leaves.
They eat roots and stems.
They eat fruits and seeds.

Monkeys eat fruit. Bread is made from wheat seeds.

We eat plants, too.

Plants help us grow.
Hamsters like
nuts and seeds. Plants make us strong.
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