Where Plants Grow

Where Plants Grow book cover — LET’S FIND OUT PLANTS WHERE PLANTS GROW REBECCA KRAFT RECTOR Britannica Educational Publishing IN ASSOCIATION WITH ROSEN EDUCATIONAL SERVICES

Where Plants Grow — page 1 — PLANTS GROW ALMOST EVERYWHERE Plants are living things that do not move around They live and grow in one spot Trees flowers and vegetables are examples of plants Many plants are green but some are not Most plants need sun air and water to survive Parasitic plants however get food and water from another plant Vocabulary Parasitic describes a living thing that depends on another living thing for existence or support without offering anything in return Lilies grow in temperate areas of the Northern Hemisphere 4

Where Plants Grow — page 2 — Many different living things can live in one habitat Plants cannot move from place to place but they can grow in almost any habitat A habitat is an environment where something lives There are plant habitats both on land and in the water The habitats can be hot warm or cold On land they can also be wet or dry like a swamp or a desert Plants with similar needs grow in the same habitats Most plants grow in soil Some plants grow in water and some even grow under water A kind of plant called an epiphyte grows on other plants or rocks 5

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