Many trees that live where winters are freezing cold lose their leaves each fall. Leaves make the food that keeps a tree alive. But to make food, and to stay alive themselves, leaves need water. A...
What roots do
Roots are like sponges. They soak up water. And roots are anchors, too. A plant's roots grow down into the earth. They spread out and send out branches. They curve around stones. They grow toward...
Why leaves change color in autumn
Inside a leaf there are millions of tiny packages of color---yellow, orange, and green. The yellow is called xanthophyll, the orange is carotene, or carotin, and the green is chlorophyll. The green...
What leaves do
Leaves don't seem to do anything at all. But if you could become tiny enough to peek inside a leaf---you would have a surprise! Sunlight comes into a leaf through the leaf's skin, which is clear...
Why leaves are green
In the furry, finny, feathered world of the animal kingdom, there are many different colors. There are orange and brown giraffes, white polar bears, blue beetles, and red birds. But in the plant...
Do all plants come from seeds?
Some plants do not come from seeds. They come from spores. A spore is usually made up of one cell---a tiny bag of living jelly that you would need a microscope to see. Spores have a covering on the...
What’s in a seed?
A seed is a baby plant and a bundle of food all wrapped up in a package. Different kinds of plants have different kinds of seeds. Some seeds are as big as a baseball. Others are smaller than a grain...
Plant Ways
So W. W. Watt Have you ever wondered why leaves change color in the fall? Or why some flowers smell nice and some don't? Or what pine cones are for? Do you know why some trees stay green all...
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