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Plants and Plant Growth

By: Lynn Mantay

         Algae is a plant that has no leaves, roots, 

stems or flowers and reproduce using spores. 

They grow very flat in wet places like, rivers or 

lakes. There are thousands of types of algae 

including red and green algae. 

          Buds are the small bulge at the end of a 

stem. The bud is where flowers bloom from. 

When the flowers are ready to come out the 

petals push through and open the bud. 

      Conifers are plants that make cones. The cones 

are hard and protect the plant's seeds. Most 

conifers have leaves like needles.Conifers include 

evergreen trees or trees that lose their leaves a 

little at a time not only during winter like most 

plants. That is why these trees are used at 

Christmas time, because they are still green during 

winter. 

        Dicots are flowering plants that have two 

leaves inside of the seed. The seed leaves are 

food that help the embryo grow. Once they 

start to grow they can have many leaves. 

Almost 175,000 types of flowering plants are 

dicots.  

         Every plant comes from an embryo. The 

embryo is the baby plant inside the seed. There is 

food in the seed to give the embryo energy to 

grow into a full, beautiful plant. 

A fruit is the part of the plant that protects the 

seeds. When the flower makes the seeds after 

pollination, the fruit begins to form around the 

seeds to protect them. Then the flower withers 

away and the fruit is left on the plant.

Genes are the information found inside each tiny 

cell of the plant. This code says how the plant will 

grow, look, survive, and change. Every single plant 

has genes.Genes are held on little threads called

chromosomes.

A habitat is where plants and animals live. A habitat gives 

the plants or animals shelter and food. There are different 

types of habitats for all the different types of plants. 

Some plants need a very moist area that is nice and warm, 

while others may live in a cold area. Some plants even live in 

deserts where there is very little water.

Interdependence means that two or more living things need 

each other to survive. This can be between plants and 

animals. For example, plants sometimes need insects to 

pollinate the flowers for them by carrying it to another 

place. The bee taking pollen from flower to flower shows the 

interdependence.

Jasmine is a beautiful type of flower that is known 

for its amazing smell. It grows in tropical areas 

and make black berries for their fruit. These 

flowers are always white but can be seen in yellow 

and even red. 

Kernels are the seed portion of the nuts we eat. Kernels 

are often covered by a hard outer shell. The kernel is 

usually full of oils and protein which help the seed live. 

This is also what helps the seed grow once it germinates 

or begins to grow.

A lichen is a plant formed from an alga and a 

fungus growing together. They are very small and 

grow on other items like tree trunks, rocks, and 

walls. When they die they can form a type of soil.

Mosses are plants that do not have any tubes to 

transport their food. They make their food 

inside their leaves just like all other plants. They 

live in damp places and have small pointed leaves. 

Nectar is a sweet liquid that plants make to 

attract insects and animals. It is found inside 

the flower. When the insects come to drink the 

nectar they collect pollen and help fertilize the 

flower. 

Orchids are monocots and there are almost 

20,000 types of orchids. These flowers come in 

many colors and have an unusual shape. They can 

live in tropical rain forests as well as in cold 

habitats. 

Photosynthesis is how plants make their food. 

They take in water and Carbon dioxide from the 

air and make sugar and Oxygen that helps us 

breathe.

Queen Anne's lace is a wild plant that has 

flowers and is part of the carrot family. It is 

also called the wild carrot. It has wide, flat 

flowers.

Roots are the part of the plant that secure the 

plant into the ground. The roots collect the water 

and nutrients the plant needs to survive. Some 

roots look like tiny fibers while others are big and 

clearly seen. 

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