Curious Questions and Answers About... Plants

Curious Questions and Answers About... Plants — page 3
Do plants get hungry Plants don’t feel hungry the same way that animals do but they do need food Animals eat their food but plants make all the food they need Sunlight Flowering plant Leaf Carbon dioxide in Plants use sunlight to turn water and carbon dioxide from the air into food This is called photosynthesis I can store the food I make in different parts of me and save it for the winter Flower Stem Oxygen out Why are leaves green Because they have a green substance called chlorophyll inside them This helps the plant collect the energy from sunlight and turn it into food Water is sucked up from the soil by a plant’s roots Roots also suck up minerals to help a plant grow 6