Plants as a major kingdom of living things

Plants are one of the major kingdoms of living things. Plants are important to us as they provide us with food, clothing, shelter, medicines, even the air we breathe! They also enhance the environment with their beauty.


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Plants are alive, just like people and animals.
How do we know this? Living things all do certain things:
They grow and die.
They need energy, nutrients, air, and water.
They produce young.
They are made up of cells.
They react to what's around them.
Plants come from seeds. Each seed contains a tiny plant waiting for the right conditions to germinate, or start to grow.
Source of information: Biology of Plants: Introduction (http://www.mbgnet.net/bioplants/)


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Why are plants important? Because they make your world beautiful and colorful? Or because they give us fruits and vegetables to eat?

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