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
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
FORESTS A forest is a place where many trees grow Forests grow in almost every part of the world The only places bare of forests are deserts some prairies and mountaintops and the North and South poles Some thick forests grow in warm wet areas These are called tropical rainforests Forests in cold areas just south of the North Pole are called taiga Most forest trees are called either hardwoods or softwoods The two kinds of trees usually do not grow in the same forest Hardwood forests grow where the weather is mild or of Cancer Tropics The plants that grow in the tropics where pic of Capricorn it is very warm are different than those Encyclopædia Britannica Inc that grow in colder
Think About It Why do you think hardwoods and softwoods usually do not grow in the same forest Most hardwood trees have leaves that change colors in the autumn hot Hardwoods grow fruits They also have wide leaves Softwood forests grow where the weather is cool Softwood trees have cones and needles These trees are often called evergreens Other forest plants include bushes and vines Wildflowers and ferns also grow in forests 7
