All plants have leaves, stems and roots.

STEM

ROOTS

LEAVES

Leaves grow from thestems or branches.

Leaves use sunlightto help make theirown food

Deciduous trees lose alltheir leaves in the autumn.

Evergreen treesproduce new leavesall year

Stems carry water and minerals from theroots to the rest of the plant.

They also support the plant.

Roots are the part of the

plant that is underground.

Roots have two functions:

They absorb water

and minerals that the

plant needs to grow.

They fix the plant into

the ground.