Plants have no mouths, so how does water get to the leaves?
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Plants need water, just like people.But plants do not have mouths, so how do they drink?
The answer starts under the ground.A plant's spread out through the .They are covered in tiny hairs, which take in water.
The water then up the .Inside the there are thin , a bit like drinking straws.They carry water up to every leaf and flower.
On a sunny day, some water leaves the plant through very small holes in its leaves.As water goes out of the leaves, more water is pulled up from the .
You can see this with a simple .Put a white flower or a stick of celery in a glass of water with a few drops of food colouring.Wait a day.The colour will up the and into the leaves or .
Word box: 7 words
root
the part of a plant that grows under the ground
soil
the earth that plants grow in
travel
to go from one place to another
stem
the long, thin part of a plant that holds up the leaves and flowers
tube
a long, thin, empty pipe
experiment
a test you do to find out or show something
petal
one of the coloured parts of a flower
Questions
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1. Which part of the plant takes in water?
2. What are the tubes inside the stem like?
3. How does some water leave the plant?
4. In the experiment, what do you add to the water?
5. What will you see after a day?
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