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Sunflower Grade 2
 
Watering Earth's Plants
 
Places Plants Live
 
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  • Plants grow in dry and wet places.
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  • Different kinds of leaves and roots help plants live in different types of places.
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  • Some roots spread out near the top of the ground, and others are long and go deep into the ground.
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  • TYou can observe how leaf shape helps plants keep water in dry places.
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  • Forest plants have special parts and features.
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  • The leaves and shapes of conifer trees help them live in winter.
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  • Conifer leaves look like needles and are small and waxy.
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  • The waxy coat helps keep water inside the leaves.