Plants

Plants give us lots of things including oxygen, foods, and medicines. Plants need things like water, light, and air. The amount of daylight affects their growth. Plants also need food, just like we do. The different parts of a plant help it make food. Some plants cross-pollinate. These plants have male (the stamen), or female (the carpel) parts. Wind and water sometimes scatter the pollen, but insects do most of the work. Other plants pollinate …

…harm the plants they are living on. These plants are called parasitic plants. These plants do not need sunlight, one of the basic elements, because they steal their food from other plants. These plants are usually hidden from sight. Plants have adapted to living in many climates, including underwater, in very cold places, and in very dry places. We have cultivated some plants to fit our food needs by making them bigger and more plentiful.