Green Life Go outside, any time of the year, even winter and what do you see? Plants!! Without plants we could not survive, the following presentation gives us some

information on this important staple in our lives.

Created By: Fatimah Washington and Susana PintoED 713.22 Fall 2008

Most people do not think of plants very often, but they should! Plants are the food we eat, are in the medicines we take, in the air we breathe, etc. Many other living organisms depend on them also. Plants are the key to life on Earth.

Some plants have parts which humans eat or make into food. Take this quiz to see if you can guess what part of the plant you are eating:

plantexplorer

Lets discover the world of plants.

First things first: seeds

The seed coat softens. A tiny root sticks out and growsaway from the sun. It is pulleddown by gravity. The root takesin water from the soil and nutrients from an embryo inside.The seed begins to sprout anda stem grows. It is now called aseedling. Once leaves form theseedling begins to make itsown food. Now it is called a plant.

PARTS OF A FLOWER

Plants can be classified in numerous ways – dividing them into seeded and non-seeded is just one the ways.

Planting Zones on the Eastern CoastName of Capital & State Zone Last Frost

Date First Frost Date

Number of Frost Free Days

 

Augusta, Maine 5 30-Apr 15-Oct 165Concord, New Hampshire 5 30-Apr 15-Oct 165Boston, Massachusetts 6 15-Apr 15-Oct 180Providence, Rhode Island 6 15-Apr 15-Oct 180Hartford, Conneticut 6 15-Apr 15-Oct 180Albany, New York 6 15-Apr 15-Oct 180Trenton, New Jersey 6 15-Apr 15-Oct 180Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 6 15-Apr 15-Oct 180Dover, Delaware 7 15-Apr 15-Oct 180Baltimore, Maryland 7 15-Apr 15-Oct 180Richmond, Virginia 7 15-Apr 15-Oct 180Raleigh, North Carolina 8 10-Mar 15-Nov 245Columbia, South Carolina 8 10-Mar 15-Nov 245Atlanta, Georgia 8 10-Mar 15-Nov 245Tallahassee, Florida 9 15-Feb 15-Dec 265

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Growing Seasons are the period of year when crops can be grown. It is usually determined by climate, andcrop selection. The chart above showed the time of year suitable for planting on the Eastern coast.

Exploratorium Science of Gardening: The Secret Lives of Flowers

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Plants survive in their surroundings Because they adapt To conditions that are found in The desert habitat. There it's always hot and sunny The air is very dry Soil is sandy and it's rocky And the winds go blowing by.Play Verse 2

How have desert plants adapted To their habitat? Roots are long for finding water That they store in stems so fat. Leaves lose water so they're smaller Some plants have none, you know Cacti have spines that will protect them.

The Desert and Rainforest Habitat To the tune of: "I've Been Working on the Railroad"  

Like people, plants have to adapt to theirenvironment in order to survive. Here is a song about plant adaptation.

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Other kinds of plants are living Where they must adapt To the tropical rain forest a wet, shady habitat. There it's always warm and rainy Soil is shallow and poor There's so many plants it's shady On the forest floor.Play Verse 4

In the tropical rain forest How do plants adapt Buttresses support the tall trees Drip-tip leaves shed water. Prop and stilt roots can be found here—Supporting while they feed. Some plants climb or live on others For the light they need.