Science 3 plant parts-root and stems

2. The different parts of the plants do
different jobs.

3. Plants and trees have roots, they
hold the plants in the soil.

4. Roots take water
from the soil;
Water travels up the
stem to the leaves;

5. Roots keep trees standing in the
wind

6. There are different types of root:

7. This is a storage root:

8. Stems:
The stem grows up from the ground.

9. The stem carries water from the
root to the leaves and flowers:

10. In the stem there are xylem and
phloem:

12. The rings in a tree trunk show how
many years it grow for:

14. Check your progress:
• How does water travel through the plant?
• What types of root do you know?
• What are the roots for?
• What are the stems for?
• What are the names of the hollow tubes in
the stem?
• What is a trunk?
• How can we guess the age of the tree?