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PLANTS and ANIMALS IN MY COMMUNITY

SECTION A 1. What are the plants in my community? a. What is a plant? A plant is a living thing. There are lots of different kinds of plants, from weeds to trees. They may look different but we can group them together because they have some important things in common. a living organism of the kind exemplified by trees, shrubs, herbs, grasses, ferns, and mosses, typically growing in a permanent site, absorbing water and inorganic substances through its roots, and synthesizing nutrients in its leaves by photosynthesis using the green pigment chlorophyll. b. Five plants in my community

Mango Tree

Hibiscus Plant

Calaloo Plant

Coconut Tree

Ackee Tree

2. How are plants and animals useful? Plants are very useful to humans. We eat many different types of plants. Some products are made from plants such as shampoos, rubber, paper and camera film.

a. Draw or paste the picture of a flowering plant


Flowering plants, also called angiosperms, are the most numerous of all the divisions in the Plant Kingdom. Flowering plants are characterized by a root system and a shoot system. The root system absorbs water and nutrients from the soil. The shoot system is composed of the stem, leaves, and flowers. This system allows the plant to obtain food and to reproduce. Both the root system and shoot system work together to enable flowering plants to survive on land.

Flowering Plant - Rose

b. Label the parts

Complete c. Plants need sunlight, water and air in order to grow 3. Uses of Plants Medicine Cerasee plant Aloe Vera Fever Grass Ginger Mint Decoration 5

Transportation Boat Cart Canoes Clothes Cotton Flax Plant

4. Write three sentences telling how you would take care of a plant in your garden. Name the plant

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