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How are plants like their parents?
Name 4 ways plants are like their parents.
(Hint: sunflower, acorn, same flowers, same leaves).
⚠️ Important:
When plants bend or change to survive, those changes are not passed to their babies.
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They can store water in thick stems.
Plants live in many different homes
—dry deserts, rainy forests, windy coasts—and each one has special parts that help it survive.
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They have very few leaves or no leaves.
👉 Example:
Cats have kittens, dogs have puppies.
Just like you look a little like your mom or dad
, baby plants look like their parent plants.
Some
grow in a way that helps them survive bad weather.
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How do plants stay safe?
Roots always grow downward to find water and food.
No matter where plants live, they need roots!
Even if plants look a little different from their parents,
they still keep most of the same traits.
For example:
A tree bent by the wind will have normal straight baby trees.
How can you tell what kind of plant it is?
(Look at its leaves, flowers, and stems).
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How do plants survive in different places?
👉 Example:
An acorn grows into a big oak tree.
👉 Example:
Trees near the coast grow sideways because of strong winds, but they still survive!
Rainforest/wet place plants
like banana trees
This is called a trait.
A trait is something you inherit (get) from your parents.
👉 Example:
A sunflower seed grows into a sunflower (same flower shape and petals).
What things can change the way plants grow?
(Hint: weather, animals, where they live).
Some
grow thorns so animals won’t eat them.
Plants can’t run away,
so they have special ways to protect themselves.
Desert plants
like Joshua trees or cacti
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Think, Talk, and Write (Kid Practice)
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Big leaves help them catch sunlight in the dark, wet forest.
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They have very large leaves.