1. Plant Parts of Vascular Plants

2. Vascular plants have special cells that move water throughout the plant.
Vascular means “with tubes.”

3. Let’s name the parts of this flowering plant:
leaf
stem
What important part cannot be seen?

4. Did you say “roots”? What’s the job of the roots?
They anchor, or hold, the plant in place.
They have tiny hairs that help take in water and nutrients from the soil.
They store extra food for future use.

5. What does the stem do? The stem’s jobs:
The stem connects the roots and leaves
The stem takes the food and water to the rest of the plant.
The stem keeps the plant upright
The stem can be herbaceous (bendable) or

6. What does the stem do?
. . . woody (like a tree’s trunk and branches).

7. Tree Stems

8. Why do plants have leaves?
The leaf takes in energy from the sun (sunlight) and carbon dioxide.
The leaf releases oxygen into the air.
The leaf makes food (energy) for the plant.
The process of making food is called photosynthesis.

9. The Seed
The seed contains a new plant.

10. Where are the seeds?
In flowering plants, seeds are in the flowers or fruit

11. “Hey insects, come over here!”
The Flower
What does the flower do?
The flower is the reproductive part of the plant.
The flower attracts insects by its color and smell so insects can pollinate the flower.
After being pollinated, the flower makes the seeds.
“Hey insects, come over here!”

12. The Fruit
The fruit provides a covering for the seeds. It can be fleshy (like an apple) or hard (like a nut).

13. Where are the seeds?
Cone-bearing plants – seeds are in the cones

14. Where are the seeds?
Ferns – seeds are in the spores

15. Plants are important to our habitat!
Plants give:
Shelter
Oxygen
Food to animals
And more……
Take care of a plant today!!