Parts+of+Plants+and+Trees

The parts of a plant or tree and how they work.
The parts or a plant or tree are essentially the same in that trees are a kind of plant. The parts can be very simply defined, or can be looked at on an in depth level. For our purposes here, we will keep it on a fairly simple level.  Plants and Trees have a few basic parts: The main parts of a tree are the roots, trunk, branches and stem, leaves. Each part has a unique job that keeps the plant healthy.



**Leaves Branches and Stems** Leaves provide trees with all their food because they turn sunlight into food energy. [|**Chlorophyll**] makes this energy transformation possible. Leaves also help to make and clean the oxygen in the air that we breathe. The process by which plants and trees turn sunlight into food and oxygen is called [|photosynthesis]. Branches and stems are extensions of the trunk and support the growth of the leaves of the tree.

 This little video will explain photosynthesis in a fun and memorable way

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The next part we will look at is the trunk:

**TRUNK**

 The trunk of the tree is the main support system for all the other parts. The most outer part of the trunk is made up of bark. Bark is a tree's natural armor and protects from external threats. Bark also has several physical functions, one is ridding the tree of wastes by absorbing and locking them into its dead cells and resins. Also, the bark's phloem transports large quantities of nutrients throughout the tree.

Last we will talk about the roots   **Roots** are a part of the structure of the tree that you don't usually see. They are an underground network that provide the plant or tree with the water and nourishment from the soil that the tree needs to survive. It is the first system of the tree or plant to be established. Using this [|site], scroll over the parts of the tree to learn more about them . HOME