1st Class EVS Plants Plants

Plants

Plants are living things. They can grow but they cannot move.

Types of Plants

Big Plants

Tree: Big and strong plants are called trees. For example, Banyan tree and Mango tree.

                        Banyan tree                          Mango tree

Small Plants

Shrubs: Small plants which are strong are called shrubs. For example, rose and sunflower.

                              Rose                                                Sunflower

Herbs: Small plants which are weak are called herbs. For example, mint, coriander.

                                 Mint                                                              Coriander       

Plants that Cannot Stand Straight

Creepers: Plants which grow along the ground are called creepers. For example, pumpkin and watermelon.

                                                                                      Pumpkin                                  Watermelon

Climbers: Plants which climb up by taking supports of other plants, sticks or walls are called climbers. For example, money plant and pea plant.

                             Money Plant                             Pea Plant

What we get from Plants?

What we get from Plants?

We get clothes, fuel, shelter, wood and many other useful things from plants. We get food from different parts of plants which we eat as fruits, vegetables, cereals, stems, flowers and leaves.

Fruits:                                                                               

                 Apple,                                 Banana,                               Guava

Roots:                                                                              

     Carrot                              Beetroot                            Sweet Potato

Leaves:                                                                                           

    Spinach                                 Cabbage                              Mint

Stems:                                            

                                     Potato                                       Ginger                          Garlic

Flowers:                                       

            Cauliflower                     Broccoli

Cereals:                                  

                                Wheat                                           Rice                                       Maize  

Parts of Plants

Different parts of plants are: roots, stem, leaves, flowers and fruits.

Functions of different parts of plants:

(1) The green leaves make food for the plant. Leaves are also known as the kitchen of the plants.

(2) Flowers are of different types and colour.

(3) Fruits contain seeds from which other plants of same kind grow.

(4) Roots of plant are under the soil. Roots give water to the plant from the soil.

(5) The stem supports the plant. It also carries food and water to all the parts of the plant.