Unit 4 Lesson 4 How Are Plants Different? Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company

Is It a Plant? Plants are living things, like animals. Unit 4 Lesson 4 How Are Plants Different? Is It a Plant? Plants are living things, like animals. Plants are also different from animals. Plants cannot move like animals. They stay in one place. Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company

Unit 4 Lesson 4 How Are Plants Different? Is It a Plant? Green plants use light, water, and air to make their own food. Animals eat plants or other animals for food. Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company

Plenty of Plants Plants have different leaves. Unit 4 Lesson 4 How Are Plants Different? Plenty of Plants Plants have different leaves. Plants have different shapes. They can be big or small. Some plants have soft, thin stems. Some have thick, woody stems. Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company

Trees Trees are tall. They have many branches. Unit 4 Lesson 4 How Are Plants Different? Trees Trees are tall. They have many branches. Trees have woody trunks. They live a long time. Different kinds of trees have different kinds of leaves. Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company

Shrubs Shrubs are shorter than trees. They have smaller branches, too. Unit 4 Lesson 4 How Are Plants Different? Shrubs Shrubs are shorter than trees. They have smaller branches, too. Shrubs have small, woody stems. They live a long time. Different kinds of shrubs have different kinds of leaves. Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company

Grasses Grasses are small plants. Unit 4 Lesson 4 How Are Plants Different? Grasses Grasses are small plants. Grasses have soft stems. They have long, thin leaves. Grasses have a shorter life than trees and shrubs. Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company

Plants with Flowers Flowers make a plant’s seeds. Unit 4 Lesson 4 How Are Plants Different? Plants with Flowers Flowers make a plant’s seeds. Some plants, such as hibiscus plants, have flowers. Flowers can grow on small plants. They can also grow on shrubs and trees. Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company

Plants with Cones Cones hold a plant’s seeds. Unit 4 Lesson 4 How Are Plants Different? Plants with Cones Cones hold a plant’s seeds. Some plants, such as pine trees, have cones. Cones grow on some trees. Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company