The part of a plant that anchors it in the soil is called the root. Roots take in water and nutrients for the plant.

The task that something has is its function.

A nutrient is any substance that plants or animals need in order to live or grow.

Soil is ground up rock mixed up with plant and animal remains.

The function of roots

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In this What plants do and what they need unit, pupils learn about the part that flowers play in the life cycle of flowering plants. In the Reproduction and life cycles unit: plants, they will build on this knowledge to describe the life process of reproduction in some plants

In the Growing plants unit, pupils learnt that plants need water, light and a suitable temperature to grow and stay healthy. In this What plants do and what they need unit, pupils will build on this knowledge to explore a greater number of requirements of plants for life and growth and how they vary from plant to plant

What plants do and what they need

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at the bottom of the plant below the surface of the soil

Where do the roots of a plant usually grow?

Roots take in water and {{}} from the soil they are growing in to help the plant grow and stay healthy.

How do roots take in water and nutrients from the soil?

absorbing water and nutrients from the soil

providing support for the plant by anchoring it in the soil

Which of these is **not** a function of roots?

so they can absorb as much water as possible

so they can look attractive to animals living under the soil

Many roots are covered in tiny hairs. Why do they have these hairs?

Andeep wants to make a model plant with roots that absorb water like real roots. What would be the best thing for him to use for the roots?

What is the name for this part of the plant?

Plants get many nutrients from the {{}} they are growing in.

Plants need air, {{}}, light, room to grow and nutrients from soil to survive and grow.

substances that plants and animals need to grow

When scientists look closely at something and use their other senses to notice things about it, this is called making …

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