I Ate Sunshine for Breakfast: A Celebration of Plants Around the World

I Ate Sunshine for Breakfast: A Celebration of Plants Around the World — page 7
WHAT IS A PLANT A plant is a living thing that usually grows in a permanent place The plant kingdom is so varied that it includes microscopic algae and pretty flowers right up to huge trees that can live for thousands of years It survives by taking in water H2O and nutrients through its roots and breathing in carbon dioxide CO2 through its leaves Using sunlight energy a plant can also make sugary food in a process known as photosynthesis Plants also need oxygen to survive They use it to break down their food which helps them grow see pages 16-17 This is a process called respiration 12